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The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian researchers. Bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and hundreds of human bones found (Read More)
The Reference Frame
When a mysterious event causes the entire world to black out, humanity is given a glimpse into its near future, and every man, woman and child is forced to come to grips with whether their destinies can be avoided or fulfilled.Adapting award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer's revolutionary novel, executive producersDavid S. (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
More than 25 per cent of sharks in the north-east Atlantic are at risk of extinction, a new study warns. Another 20 per cent have been put in the near-threatened category, according to research for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).And the figures may be an underestimate as there is insufficient data (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
Family courts across England and Wales are being opened up to journalists as part of a government bid to boost public confidence in the system.Justice Secretary Jack Straw said the move was a step towards a new culture of "greater openness" in all courts.But news organisations have complained that many cases will remain unr (Read More)
UK News from Times Online
INTERNET users face regular “brownouts” that will freeze their computers as
capacity runs out in cyberspace, according to research to be published later
this year. (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
The government's treatment of the Gurkhas is beyond shameful.The new rules, which will decide whether a former member of the regiment who served before 1997 is allowed to settle in the UK, are a nonsense. Essentially, the message is - "Only War Heroes Need Apply".For an ex-Gurkha to settle in Britain he must effectively be (Read More)
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Robert Quaranta
Taxpayers are shelling out tens of millions of pounds on claims. A “no-win, no-fee” lawyer can charge the National Health Service up to £750 an hour in successful claims for patient compensation over medical negligence and errors.These bills, of course, ultimately fall on taxpayers, who last year spent £400m on NHS-related (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Pakistan yesterday as authorities extended their clampdown on demonstrators seeking to march to the capital.In a move that highlighted the government's determination to prevent thousands of lawyers and political opponents from gathering in Islamabad, police in Karachi detai (Read More)
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There is a 50-50 chance of temperature rises reaching dangerous levels over
the next century, climate scientists have warned. (Read More)
Knowfirst
Wikipedia info: "Fringe is the fourth TV series co-created by J. J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Lost) and also his fourth collaboration with co-creators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Alias, Mission Impossible III, Star Trek). It is produced by Bad Robot in association with Warner Bros. Television, and deals with a research s (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
Conservationists are demanding an immediate and thorough inquiry into what they say is the suspicious stranding of 200 whales and dolphins. Fears that the mass stranding on an Australian beach on Sunday was caused by human disturbance were raised because two species of cetacean came ashore simultaneously.Most of the animals (Read More)
Robert Quaranta
It sounds like science fiction, but politicians, lawyers and advertisers are falling over themselves to buy into the latest scientific discovery: brainjacking. Soon our secret desires and not so innocent thoughts could become public knowledge.It. (Read More)
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