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Short news : £25m to insure Santa this Christmas
Santa is dusting off the old sleigh, making sure the reindeer are in tip-top shape and asking his elves to put in overtime to...
Now Ryan family fear they’ll lose their home
The late broadcaster Gerry Ryan's former wife and children fear losing their family home in the wake of last week's shock inquest finding that...
Short news : US approves Novartis brain tumour drug
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Saturday that the US drug Food and Drug Administration had approved a drug for treating certain benign brain tumours...
Short news : Australian study finds diabetes link to flabby dads
Men with high-fat diets are more likely to have diabetic children, research showed Thursday, in the first study linking a baby's health to what...
Short news : French strike over pensions as Sarkozy vows fuel action
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday vowed action against strike-induced fuel shortages threatening to paralyse the economy as workers and students rallied to defend...
Short news : more than 1,000 French petrol stations run dry
Around 1,500 petrol stations located on the forecourts of French supermarkets had run out of fuel Monday amid strikes against pension reform, their industry...
Short news : Bulgarian health minister quits amid funding row
Bulgarian Health Minister Anna-Maria Borisova quit Wednesday after a disagreement with the prime minister over how to handle an insurance fund crisis that has...
Good to know : French Riviera sees new case of chikungunya virus
French health authorities have asked doctors on the Riviera to be on the alert after a second case was detected in the region this...
Short news : canned sandwiches
If you thought 'fast food' couldn't get any quicker than McDonalds, meet "Candwich," the brand-new sandwich in a can. In August, Mark One Foods...
Short news : bedbug are back
Killing a single bedbug can be as easy as rolling on top of it in your sleep. Ridding a home or hotel of its...
Short News : Made redundant for excess weight and other ailments
A morbidly obese father has been diagnosed as too fat to work by doctors who fear his weight may cause him to fall over...
