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Final News of the World hits stands as scandal closes tabloid

By doris | Published: July 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com London (CNN) — The last edition of the News of the World hit stands Sunday morning, as Britain’s best-selling newspaper shuts down in the face of a scandal over illegal eavesdropping and bribery that has outraged Britain and rattled the foundation of the nation’s political establishment. Plastered with a montage of [...]

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Missiles strike Libya in first wave of allied assault

By doris | Published: March 19, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com BENGHAZI, Libya — A coalition of American and European forces bombed Libyan targets by air and sea Saturday in the first phase of a military campaign to drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. French warplanes fired the first shots in the broadest international military effort since the Iraq war, destroying government tanks [...]

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Breast cancer vaccine to go on trial within a year

By doris | Published: May 30, 2010

Full Story at Telegraph.co.uk The drug, which goes on trial within a year, has been shown to stop tumours ever appearing and also to attack those that are already present.If successful, researchers say GPs could offer it to women before they reach their mid-40s, when the risk of breast cancer starts to rise steeply.The drug [...]

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BAE Systems to pay $400M fine

By doris | Published: March 2, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — British defense contractor BAE Systems has pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and was ordered to pay a $400 million criminal fine, authorities announced. A top Justice Department official said the fine is one of the largest criminal fines ever levied in the [...]

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