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Meteor hits Russia

More than 400 people have been injured in Russia by an explosion caused by what seems to have been a meteor...
Feb 04,2014

Justin Welby will be the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury

The former Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, will become the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury at a service at St Paul's Cathedral in London today, legally confirming his selection last year...
Feb 04,2014

What does Europe want from Obama?

According to one survey, 75% of Europeans would have voted for President Obama if they could, compared to only 8% who would have chosen the Republican Mitt Romney. But what does Europe want from Obama's second term?..
Feb 04,2014

Half of all food wasted

Up to half of the world's food is wasted due to inefficient production in poorer countries and over-fussy consumers in the rich world, says a new report from the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers...
Feb 04,2014

Australian cigarette packaging

Some Australian companies are giving away cardboard covers which hide photos of cancer-sufferers on plain cigarette packets. The authorities are investigating whether this breaks the new law on cigarette packaging...
Feb 04,2014