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The Swiss glacier that responded to the power of prayer … finally
Villagers in the canton of Valais have been praying for a large glacier to shrink for centuries. Now it's melting, sending dangerous floods their wayYou've got to hand it to the Catholic church,...
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Ten things I miss about the 20th century | Ian Martin
Smoke everywhere, lovely great lumps of concrete and chirpy bus conductors – just some of the things I liked about the good old days1. Vocalised cheerfulness I'm not saying people were happier in the...
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Olympic hospital beds from opening ceremony to be donated to Tunisia
More than 300 beds featured in Danny Boyle's ode to the NHS to be converted before being delivered to hospitalsMore than 300 hospital beds which featured in the Olympics opening ceremony to celebrate...
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Dr Dillner's health dilemmas: how much exercise must I do to stay healthy?
Even though physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for premature death, people in the UK are less active than those in almost every other countryThe UK is the third laziest country in Europe,...
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The world as seen by Republicans, in a land of myth and amnesia | Gary Younge
US conservatives are increasingly keen to interpret their country's woes primarily in terms of threats from abroadThe dramatic turning point in the career of Will McAvoy, the once inoffensive network...
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Gaffes show Mitt Romney not ready to be US president, says Obama aide
Robert Gibbs criticises GOP challenger's blunders but Romney campaign says gaffes will not make or break US electionA key adviser to President Barack Obama reignited the debate over Mitt Romney's...
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Bradley Manning's lawyers seek to show torturous holding conditions
Manning's lawyers move to have the 22 charges against him dismissed due to treatment during his detention likened to tortureBradley Manning, the suspected WikiLeaks source, is seeking to call several...
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Mitt Romney urged not to repeat McCain's Sarah Palin 'mistake'
Dick Cheney says selection of Palin in 2008 was a 'mistake' and suggests Romney should go for experienced running mateFormer vice-president Dick Cheney said Sunday that having Sarah Palin on the 2008...
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The eurozone can learn from financial crises in the developing world
Argentina and Malaysia emerged from their own financial crises by ignoring the orthodox prescriptionThere is a widespread sense that what is happening in the European economy today is unprecedented –...
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Mitt Romney: bad trip | Editorial
Romney's words abroad are really aimed at Americans at home, but the trip nevertheless prompts consideration of what kind of president he would be for the worldMitt Romney's foray abroad is very much...
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Romanians unlikely to impeach president
Low turnout thwarts efforts to oust Traian Basescu, although exit polls suggest over 80% of votes were in favour of impeachmentThe Romanian government's bold and controversial attempt to unseat the...
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Martin Rowson on Aidan Burley's 'multicultural crap' tweet - cartoon
Tory MP says his remark was misunderstood, while police arrest 182 Critical Mass cyclists during opening ceremonyMartin Rowson
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Coalition green policies are 'incoherent and failing to achieve objectives'
Manufacturers' trade body says most firms are struggling with the government's 'time-consuming and inefficient' regulationsThe government's green policies are incoherent and fail to achieve their...
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Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin
Trial of three band members over protest song highlighting church ties to Kremlin is politically motivated, say supportersThree members of the band Pussy Riot, who staged a punk-rock protest against...
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Serbia warns of Kosovo genocide
Tomislav Nikolic says Serbs in Kosovo face threat of genocide and refuses to rule out partition along ethnic linesThe Serbian president has claimed Serbs in Kosovo are living under the threat of...
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Assad forces continue onslaught in Aleppo
Battle for Syria's second city intensifies as Assad regime claims it has stamped out rebel assault in DamascusAnti-regime guerillas have battled to stave off an onslaught by forces loyal to President...
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Romney declares unity with Israel over Iranian nuclear threat
Presumptive Republican candidate says US must use 'any and all measures' to prevent Tehran developing nuclear weaponsMitt Romney has made a staunch declaration of unity with Israel against the Iranian...
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Eurozone crisis: strong rally falters as euro loses ground
European Central Bank's pledge to save euro hampered by investor doubts as currency slips on foreign exchangesThe strong rally in Europe's financial markets in the wake of the European Central Bank's...
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Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller
From vegetarian athletes and grey panthers to the truth about Asma AssadDiet of championsWhy the amazement that British cycling medal winner Lizzie Armitstead is vegetarian? Saying no to meat never did...
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Olympic breakfasts: Kelly Parker, footballer
The 31-year-old Canadian midfielder goes for carbohydrate-heavy cereal and fruit to avoid getting crampsIf we have an early game in the afternoon, breakfast is high in carbohydrates. It would be...
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