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Nearly 100 Philippine rebels killed or captured

Nearly 100 Philippine rebels killed or captured

Sep 15, – Nearly 100 militants who have held scores of people hostage for a week in a southern Philippine city have been killed or captured in an offensive to retake rebel-held coastal communities, officials said on Sunday. Army troops and police special forces have regained rebel-held grounds and are pressing an assault deeper into […]

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Helen Skelton Presenter to quit Blue Peter

Helen Skelton Presenter to quit Blue Peter

Aug 08, – Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton is to bow out after five and a half years next month – and will be replaced by CBBC colleague Radzi Chinyanganya. It means another big change for viewers who learned the identity of another new host, Lindsey Russell, only a fortnight ago after she won a […]

August 8, 2013 | By | Reply More
Study finds: Joint Alcohol-PTSD Treatment Appears Effective

Study finds: Joint Alcohol-PTSD Treatment Appears Effective

Aug 06, – People with post-traumatic stress disorder who also abuse alcohol benefit when both problems are treated simultaneously, a new study suggests. Until now, mental health experts have been reluctant to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) until patients have stopped drinking for fear that psychotherapy might stir up memories that would spark an urge […]

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Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

July 31, – Pop singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with clothing retailer Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image. The star sued Topshop’s parent company Arcadia for $5 million (£3.3m) over the T-shirts, which featured a photo taken during a video shoot in 2011. Her lawyers told the High Court in London the […]

July 31, 2013 | By | Reply More
Saudi Arabia confirms two new deaths from coronavirus: Human rights

Saudi Arabia confirms two new deaths from coronavirus: Human rights

July 03, AP – Riyadh: It said the latest victims were a 75-year-old man in the Eastern Region of Al Ahsaa, where an outbreak began in a health-care facility in April, and a 63-year-old woman in Riyadh, but did not say when they had died. A Saudi man and a woman have died from the […]

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