Tuesday 4 September 2012

Green Mile's Clarke Duncan dies

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 Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan - best known for larger-than-life roles in The Green Mile, The Whole Nine Yards and Sin City - has died aged 54.

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Berbatov criticises Ferguson

Dimitar Berbatov, right, had an uneasy relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson


        Dimitar Berbatov has hit out at Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson over his treatment during his final season at Old Trafford.
       The 31-year-old, who joined Fulham on transfer deadline day, cost United £30.75million in 2008 and was the Premier League's top scorer in 2010-11 but made just 12 league appearances last term.

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HIV Treatment Use Increases in the U.S

               Between 2000 and 2008, the proportion of HIV-infected patients in the U.S. receiving effective treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) increased, and HIV-infected patients appeared to be less infectious and have healthier immune systems at death, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Firefox OS app store images surface

Firefox OS Marketplace leaks in current form

         Mozilla announced plans to enter the mobile operating system market back in February. Sprint and ZTE are on board as launch partners, with the first phones running the OS expected to appear in 2013/

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Cyprus may get $5billion Russia loan



       Cyprus declined today to confirm a newspaper report Russia has approved a 5-billion euro lifeline to the island, which sought a bailout from its EU partners in June.

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100,000 refugees flee Syria civil war in August



      The U.N. refugee agency says 100,000 refugees fled Syria in August alone, the highest monthly total since the uprising began.

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100,000 refugees flee Syria civil war in August

       

        The U.N. refugee agency says 100,000 refugees fled Syria in August alone, the highest monthly total since the uprising began.

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