Posted on October 20, 2008 by darrel3000
By Kevin Smith
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s biggest bookmaker said on Thursday it would pay out more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks before the election.
Dublin-based bookmaker Paddy Power said it made the “unprecedented decision” to pay on bets taken so [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2008 by darrel3000
Reporting by Michael Kahn; Editing by Opheera McDoom
LONDON (Reuters) – Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people’s ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said on Thursday.
Citing published studies, the group said a red or itchy [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2008 by darrel3000
Reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) – A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday. The herb has long held a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments, which did not look at whether the plant actually increases desire, could lead to new drugs to [...]
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Posted on September 27, 2008 by darrel3000
OMG!
ROME (Reuters) – Dog excrement used to be merely a nuisance to pedestrians, now it could be used as evidence against pet owners and may lead to fines.
A town in northern Italy plans to create a DNA database of all registered dogs and then test droppings left on pavements and in parks to identify the [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2008 by darrel3000
Love dilemma for Caribbean people
By Andy Gallacher, BBC News, Dominica
In May this year, the chief of an ancient Caribbean people came up with a drastic solution to protect their heritage – and their future.
Chief Charles Williams of the Carib – or Kalinago – people of Dominica said they should not marry non-Kalinago people. “The impact of [...]
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