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Unesco Equatorial Guinea Obiang Nguema prize ‘shameful’

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

Human rights groups have denounced plans by a UN agency to award a science prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema. The groups

Actress Uma Thurman gives birth to girl: manager

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Actress Uma Thurman, star of movies such as “Kill Bill” and “Pulp Fiction,” has given birth to her third child, a girl, the

Obama rallies supporters in rainy battleground Virginia

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, soaked to the skin as he rallied supporters during a downpour in the election battleground state of Virginia on Saturday,

Worst US drought since 1956 hits residents and crops

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

The US is currently suffering its widest drought since 1956, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). On Monday, NOAA

Actor Charlie Sheen pledges $1 million to U.S. military support group

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

(Reuters) – His rants under control and his life seemingly on the mend, “Anger Management” actor Charlie Sheen has pledged $1 million to the USO,

London 2012: G4S chief faces MPs’ scrutiny of security

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

The chief executive of security firm G4S will go before MPs later to explain why his company was unable to provide the Olympics staff it

Syria: Assad regime ‘ready to use chemical weapons’

YoopyaJul 17, 2012July 17, 20120

The most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it

Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord, dies aged 71

YoopyaJul 17, 2012July 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Jon Lord, keyboardist and co-founder of British rock group Deep Purple, has died in a London hospital aged 71, his official website said

UK university joins US online partnership

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

Edinburgh University is to be the first UK institution to join an influential US-based online university project. Edinburgh is part of a major expansion in

Scottish cabinet discussing gay marriage

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

The Scottish cabinet is expected to discuss plans to legislate for same-sex marriage when it meets later. SNP ministers, who favour the move, are due