Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'
Fri, 24 May 2013 06:44:51 GMT
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.
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Cancer cell enzymes are 'good cops'
Thu, 23 May 2013 23:24:34 GMT
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
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Robson to face Wozniacki in Paris
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:14 GMT
British number one Laura Robson faces former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the French Open first round.
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Stoke make contact with Hughes
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:50 GMT
Former QPR boss Mark Hughes is contacted by Stoke City after emerging as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis.
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Englishisms in France: Readers' franglais favourites
Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:44 GMT
A row over plans to teach French university courses in English has sparked soul-searching in France. Here, readers share their favourite anglicisms.
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What do radical Islamists actually believe in?
Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:21 GMT
After a British soldier was killed in south London, apparently by Islamist fundamentalists, Dr Usama Hasan explains how to tackle their beliefs.
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Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombs
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:26:18 GMT
Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.
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Japan PM Abe heads to Burma
Fri, 24 May 2013 03:53:04 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.
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Turkey to ban late-night drink sales
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:51 GMT
The Turkish parliament approves controversial legislation to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol.
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Ecuador satellite space crash fears
Fri, 24 May 2013 00:39:08 GMT
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
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'Hard decisions' needed for peace
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:30 GMT
US Secretary of State John Kerry says "hard decisions" will be needed for peace after two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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Embattled Toronto mayor fires aide
Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:18 GMT
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sacks his chief of staff Mark Towhey as he fights claims he has been caught smoking crack cocaine on camera.
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Wife expected soldier 'to be safe'
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:42 GMT
The wife of a soldier murdered in London says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.
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Plane 'fire' closed Heathrow runway
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:33:48 GMT
British Airways cancels its short-haul flights to and from Heathrow after one of its planes makes an emergency landing.
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Benefit fraud talent show mum jailed
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:34:31 GMT
A mother of eight is jailed for four years for fraudulently claiming more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.
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