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Preparing for rainy days ahead, Greeks have withdrawn 700 million euro from local banks in just one day, after it became clear on Monday that new elections in the country are inevitable. Together with orders received by Greek banks for German bonds, the withdrawals totaled about 800 million euro, Greek President Karolos Papoulias told party [...]

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Following the anti-Monsanto activism launched by nations like France and Hungary, Poland has announced that it will launch a complete ban on growing  Monsanto’s  genetically modified strain MON810. The announcement, made by Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki, sets yet another international standard against Monsanto’s genetically modified creations. In addition to being linked to a plethora health ailments, Sawicki says [...]

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Plans to add fluoride to drinking water in Southampton, Hampshire, England, have been voted against by the city council, but may go ahead anyway. The council’s vote follows heavy lobbying by ‘Hampshire Against Fluoridation’ including a petition signed by 6,000 people. The decision as to whether to fluoridate water in Southampton is up to the [...]

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Twelve people were reported killed and 62 people injured in a terrorist attack outside gate number 5 of Delhi High Court, in India’s capital New Delhi at around 10:15am (4:45 am GMT) on Wednesday.According to home secretary RK Singh, the explosives were hidden in a briefcase placed in the reception of the high court. At [...]

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Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, has chosen to step down from his post as CEO of the company. The former Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook will be succeeding Jobs as CEO. Jobs resigned in a letter to Apple’s board of directors stating, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could [...]

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A 5.8 earthquake struck 4 miles southwest of Mineral, Virginia, 80 miles south of Washington D.C., at 1:51 p.m. EDT (17:51 UTC) and lasted for 15–30 seconds. The quake had a magnitude of 5.8 with an epicenter 27 miles (43 km) east of Charlottesville, Virginia. A 2.8 aftershock was reported at 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 [...]

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