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Bill Gates pledges $10b for vaccines
Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunizing children in the developing…
U.S. bank bailout said to encourage risky behavior
The U.S. taxpayer-funded rescue program set up to save banks from collapse during the financial crisis makes future reckless behavior more likely, the government's bailout watchdog said in a quarterly report.
A quarterly report to…
Nigerian rebels call off ceasefire, threaten assault on oil industry
Nigeria's main militant group called off a three-month-old ceasefire in the Niger Delta on Saturday and threatened to unleash "an all-out assault" on Africa's biggest oil and gas industry.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger…
Oil price drops below $73 per barrel
Oil prices fell 1 percent to below $73 a barrel on Friday, marking a more than 8 percent loss for the month, as lagging energy demand outweighed stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data.
U.S. oil for March delivery fell 75 cents to settle…
Toyota apologises for global recall
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, as the deepening recall crisis threatened to further damage its sales and delay an earnings…
China warns US over $6.4b arms sale to Taiwan
China angrily summoned the U.S. ambassador on Saturday and warned that a plan to sell $6.4 billion in arms to Taiwan would harm already strained ties. One Chinese expert said the sale would give Beijing a "fair and proper reason" to…
Woman may go to jail for noisy sex
A woman whose noisy sex sessions were officially branded anti-social behaviour is liable to find herself behind bars if she fails to stop excessively loud lovemaking, a court has ruled.
A woman whose noisy sex sessions were officially…
Overweight older people said to live longer
People who carry a few extra pounds after age 70 tend to live longer than people who don’t, new research finds.
Overweight older adults who took part in the Australian study had a clear survival advantage over those who were normal weight,…
Churchill's cigar sells for £4,500
A cigar which Sir Winston Churchill left unfinished in 1941 has fetched £4,500 at a sale.
Auctioneers Keys, of Aylsham, Norfolk, said Sir Winston abandoned the stub to attend a cabinet meeting.
It was picked up by a Downing Street valet…
Man from Ghana arrested with heroin in US
A man returning from Ghana has been arrested in the US with nearly seven pounds of heroin in his suitcase.
The Baltimore Sun reports that, the man, who lives in Baltimore, 26-year-old Suleiman Zakaria was arrested at the…