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One of the slogans of the 2011 Occupy protests was 'capitalism isn't working'. In an epic new book, French economist Thomas Piketty explains why they're right. ...[Read more]
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Raúl Capote is a Cuban. But not just any Cuban. In his youth, he was caught up by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They offered him an infinite amount of money to conspire in Cuba. But then something unexpected for the US happened. Capote, in re ...[Read more]
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Jon Henley: While chancellor George Osborne preaches austerity, his brother Theo has an exclusive company just waiting to help Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals spend their dosh ...[Read more]
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Researchers for the Cochrane Collaboration have discovered that Tamiflu has no effect in preventing children from succumbing to influenza. In adults, Tamiflu was shown to reduce symptoms of influenza; however âno proof people taking Tamiflu were less ...[Read more]
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Frankie Mullin: Use of antidepressant drugs has become more common than ever before. Perhaps it's time that we looked at the wider causes of this trend ...[Read more]
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China's rejection of shipments of US corn containing traces of unapproved genetically modified maize has caused a significant drop in exports. According to a new report, US traders have lost $427 million in sales. ...[Read more]
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Tests have shown that what a woman eats during her pregnancy is easily detectable in her amniotic fluid, and the foetus develops a taste for familiar flavours ...[Read more]
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The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter ...[Read more]
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Scientists now say that an antiquated piece of papyrus containing an excerpt concerning the alleged wife of Jesus Christ is not in fact a forgery.
According to the results of a carbon dating test just now released, the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’s Wif ...[Read more]
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This list of NSA capabilities and whistleblower statements is important and might offer some insights into the reasons that actual reform of the NSA is unlikely to come from within. ...[Read more]
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Scientists at MIT have found that certain nanoparticles may be toxic to cells, damaging DNA. ...[Read more]
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