Inside Joseph's House Category: HealthPublish Date: 12-01-2008 09:00 PM -0800
Michael Tyree will tell you that on the day Robert Wylie and another man died, the doves that had settled outside the window flew away.
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Floods leave Venice under water Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:11 PM -0800
Residents and tourists in Venice waded through knee-deep water Monday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark's Square was inundated.[more]
U.S. working on new lending programs: Paulson Category: BusinessPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:10 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that more programs were being developed to stimulate lending but warned a severe financial crisis is stubbornly persisting.
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More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:10 PM -0800
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday urged countries across the world to expand screening of newborn infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives...[more]
Stocks slide as Bernanke confirms economic stress Category: BusinessPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:10 PM -0800
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Monday as economic reports showing further evidence of the worsening global economic climate were backed up in comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...[more]
Bush says U.S. meets HIV treatment goal early Category: US NewsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:08 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has reached the goal of treating 2 million people infected with the virus that causes AIDS months early, President George W. Bush said on Monday,...[more]
Favourite Mark Leckey wins UK's Turner art prize Category: EntertainmentPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:08 PM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - Bookmakers' favorite Mark Leckey won the Turner Prize on Monday, beating three other shortlisted artists who were all women to claim one of the art world's most prestigious and...[more]
First days after HIV infection may hold vaccine key Category: SciencePublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:07 PM -0800
GENEVA (Reuters) - The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday.
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Canada opposition works out deal to take power Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-01-2008 12:07 PM -0800
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition parties have reached a deal to form a coalition that would replace Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government less than two months after...[more]
