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'Some aware of Kampusch kidnapping'
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May 7, 2009, 10:30 am-
Indian elections enter final stretch
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May 7, 2009, 10:15 am -
Branson blasted for dressing as cleaner
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May 7, 2009, 10:15 am -
Scientists crack swine flu genetics
Canadian scientists have completed the full genetic sequencing of the H1N1 swine flu virus, vital to understanding the outbreak and developing a vaccine, officials said overnight.
May 7, 2009, 10:00 am -
Hobbit clue in theory of tiny human species
South-East Asia may have been host to a mysterious and primitive human species that colonised the region thousands of years before known human ancestors reached the area, scientists say.
May 7, 2009, 10:00 am -
Russia expels Canadian diplomats
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May 6, 2009, 11:30 pm -
Australian faces East Timor conspiracy trial
The brother of an Australian woman accused of conspiring to assassinate East Timor's president and prime minister says he cannot believe the case is actually going to trial.
May 6, 2009, 7:00 pm -
Korean dies in poverty despite money in bank
A homeless South Korean, unable to withdraw his life savings because he could not remember his real name, has died in poverty.
May 6, 2009, 5:00 pm -
Flu fears abate despite new US death
Mexico is set to return to normal life, reopening public venues in the hope that the worst of the swine flu outbreak is over - even after confirmation of a US death across the border.
May 6, 2009, 3:30 pm -
First face transplant patient reveals new look
Five years ago a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman.
May 6, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Mexico raises flu death toll to 29
Mexican authorities on Tuesday raised the toll from a swine flu epidemic to 29 people dead and 913 infections.
May 6, 2009, 1:45 pm -
Tribunal overturns Serb murder acquittal
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May 6, 2009, 12:45 pm -
Swine flu death toll rises to 30: WHO
The World Health Organisation has raised its global tally of confirmed cases of swine flu to 1,490.
May 6, 2009, 12:30 pm -
Swine flu cost Mexico billions says govt
Mexico said on Tuesday the swine flu epidemic had ravaged the country's vital tourism industry and cost its economy billions as it looked to reopen shuttered businesses after a five-day shutdown.
May 6, 2009, 12:30 pm -
US double hand transplant patient stable
A US man is recovering in Pittsburgh after becoming the first US recipient of a double hand transplant.
May 6, 2009, 11:00 am -
'Alien skull' found on Mars
UFO spotters are claiming they have spotted an alien skull on Mars after NASA beamed back satellite images from the planet.
May 6, 2009, 10:30 am -
Thousands flee Pakistan's Swat clashes
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Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled car
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First US resident dies from swine flu
A woman from Texas is the first US resident to die from swine flu, health officials said overnight after a Mexican boy died last month in the United States due to the (A)H1N1 virus.
May 6, 2009, 10:15 am -
Downloaders invited to test Windows 7
A nearly-final version of Windows 7 made its world debut overnight, giving people a chance to tell Microsoft what they love or hate about the new-generation operating system.
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