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  • Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...

  • Young Millennials less tech savvy than people in 20s

    Younger American teens are starting to map their careers at 13 and sometimes opt for baking over texting, a new study has found. The study by MTV said that the teens from 13-17 age groups dubbed "young" Millennials have absorbed advice from their Gen X parents, the New York Daily News reported. MTV said in a statement that today's twenty-somethings - more akin to the magical wizard Harry ...

  • Cook says England can win Champions Trophy without a doubt

    England captain Alastair Cook has said that he is confident that his team can win the ICC Champions Trophy 'without a doubt', after their seven-wicket victory against South Africa brought them into the finals of the eight-nation tournament. Ecstatic at leading England to their second ICC 50-over final in the past 20 years, Cook said that a successful climax on Sunday at Edgbaston would be a ...

  • De Villiers admits chokers Proteas felt the heat during CT loss to England

    South African captain AB de Villiers has admitted that his team had 'felt the heat' after which it floundered after the loss of quick wickets in the morning of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against England, who cruised into the final with a seven-wicket win at The Oval. Underlining South Africa's reputation as 'chokers, Alastair Cook's men outplayed the Proteas after electing to bowl on ...

  • Disappointed Kirsten says Proteas deserves choker tag after CT crash-out

    Outgoing South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten has admitted that his team deserved the tag of 'chokers' after South Africa crashed to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it is the first time that a South African coach had publicly accepted what is widely believed in the rest of the cricket world that the ...

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Knight's Tale, A

Brian Helgeland's A Knight's Tale is enjoyably vacuous summer entertainment, a medieval saga that is designed through and through to be a fundamental crowd pleaser, from its simple good-and-evil morality, to its broad use of humor, to its incorporation of '70s rock standards to give the armor-laden period film a quirky postmodern spin. It's all so carefully calculated that none of its ... ...

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  • US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

    White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

  • Beetles Housefly Larvae Show Great Potential for Animal Feed Sector

    PARIS French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally produced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name. Ynsect is not alone in looking to invertebrates to meet a jump in demand for meat and fish, and so for feed, in coming decades. Black soldier flies, common housefly larvae, silkworms and yellow ...

  • US Congressional Human-Rights Panel Condemns Sudan

    CAPITOL HILL Members of a U.S. Congressional human-rights panel are calling on Sudan to stop alleged state-sponsored violence and abuses against civilians. The government is fighting rebel movements in the western Darfur region and two southern states, and stands accused of a long string of rights violations, including alleged "scorched earth" tactics against villages in Blue Nile State. At a ...

  • American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

    The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

  • Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

    LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

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