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CNN
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The future of Italy's prime minister was in doubt Thursday after he decided to risk a confidence vote in the Senate in a final bid to save his government. Romano Prodi, in office for 20 months, has only a slim chance of surviving the vote, and observers h..
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BBC News
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The use of beta blocker drugs before surgery to cut the risk of heart problems may be counter-productive, a study suggests.
Researchers found patients given the drugs were a third more likely to die within a month of surgery than those given a dummy pi..
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BBC News
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Embattled Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is to risk a confidence vote in the Senate despite calls for him to resign.
Mr Prodi had been advised by President Giorgio Napolitano to avoid the vote, which the PM is in danger of losing.
Mr Prodi held..
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MSNBC
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U.S. and other Western installations are at risk of terrorist attack in Africa’s most-populous nation, and U.S. citizens should exercise vigilance in the West African nation, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday.
Nigeria, which has never suffered an attack..
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BBC News
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Billions of people face shortages of food and water and increased risk of flooding, experts at a major climate change conference have warned.
The bleak conclusion came ahead of the publication of a key report by hundreds of international environmental..
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Reuters
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Smokers eager to cut the risk of dying early from tobacco-related illnesses must quit completely, researchers said on Tuesday, because cutting down -- even by half -- is not enough...
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