377 dead in west and central African floods UN
DAKAR – The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in flooding in central and west Africa, with nearly 1.5 million people affected since the start of the rainy season in June. 2010 has seen the largest number of people affected
Lawmaker Chile mine collapse warning ignored
SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean legislative commission is investigating reports that mining operators ignored danger warnings from a man who was later among 33 later trapped when a mine collapsed.Deputy Carlos Vilches, a commission member, said Tu

lawyer octuplets' mom knew dangers of pregnancy

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LOS ANGELES A lawyer for Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor said Tuesday that the doctor consulted the octuplets' mother about the dangers of bearing multiple babies, and he didn't refute allegations that she was implanted with 12 embryos, far in exc

fda seeks more data on amylin lilly diabetes drug

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) U.S health regulators declined on Tuesday to approve a diabetes drug being developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc's and Eli Lilly and Co, citing the need for further studies, including the drug's effect on heart rate.The com

hormones for menopause increase breast cancer hazard

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Women undergoing hormone therapy for the symptoms of menopause face an increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer or dying of the disease, according to the results of an 11-year study. Women taking a hormone therapy that uses a combination

glivec study gives hope of cure for some leukaemia

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LONDON (Reuters) Some leukemia patients may be effectively cured by taking modern cancer pills, giving a small minority of patients the option of discontinuing treatment, French researchers said on Wednesday.It had been thought that chronic myeloid

india warns on damage from g20 tension

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Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, has appealed for “a meeting of minds at next month’s meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies to give renewed impetus to co-ordinated financial reform and the rebalancing of the global economy.“I’m worried

eduardo gets ovation after scoring against arsenal

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LONDON - Eduardo da Silva received what could be one of the biggestovations of his career Tuesday - from opposition fans.With his Shakhtar Donetsk team losing 5-0 at Arsenal in the ChampionsLeague, Eduardo volleyed in a late goal for the Ukrainian

basel beats roma 3-1 in champions league

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ROME - Basel shocked struggling AS Roma 3-1 Tuesday to revive its hopes ofadvancing from the Champions League group stage as Roma captain FrancescoTotti's scoreless run reached 11 games.Alexander Frei put the Swiss champion ahead in the 12th minute

braga beats partizan 2-0 in champions league

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BRAGA, Portugal - Rodrigo Lima scored a stunning free-kick to set Braga onits way to a 2-0 win over Partizan Belgrade on Tuesday, the Portuguese club'sfirst victory in the Champions League group stage.The Brazilian forward struck after 35 minutes,

ajax beats auxerre 2-1 in champions league

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AMSTERDAM - Demy de Zeeuw and Luis Suarez scored Tuesday to help Ajax beatAuxerre 2-1 and earn its first victory in Group G of the Champions League.In a match which both sides finished with 10 men, De Zeeuw capitalized onsome sluggish defending to