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Gold faces 'global supply crunch'

Gold faces a "supply crunch" that could help propel the price to $2,000, a leading gold investor has said.

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Fourth case of SARS-like virus confirmed

“We would like to emphasise that the risk associated with novel coronavirus to the general UK population remains very low. The HPA will continue to work closely with national and international health authorities and will share any further advice with health professionals and the public if and when more information becomes available."...

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Energy Bills: EDF Still 'Makes Loss'

A major energy supplier says the rise in household bills has not helped its residential business return to profit....

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Police boss resigns after Hitler tweet

A deputy police and crime commissioner has resigned after a row sparked when she retweeted a quote by Hitler. Dr Rachel Frosh, who worked with Hertfordshire police and crime commissioner David Lloyd, said she could not "fully comment" on some political issues while remaining in the job....

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Spekulime për zëvendësimin e Papa Benediktit të XVI

Mediat ndërkombëtare, duke iu referuar dy prej shtëpive britanike më të famshme ne fushën e basteve, nxjerrin si favorit Kardinalin Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, me shanset më të mëdha për t’u zgjedhur në krye të Vatikanit, i ndjekur nga kanadezi, Marc Ouellet....

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So much for stereotypes

As for patronage, contemporary art’s wealthiest collectors come from the Gulf, Turkey, China and India rather than New York, London and Paris. So far, they are buying primarily from their own regions – but who is to say that once they have exhausted their supply, India won’t figure on their radar as strongly, if not more so, than art made in Manhattan or Shoreditch?...

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Luxury Valentine's Day offers

From exclusive use of a romantic private island to a professional photography session in a luxury Paris hotel, we look at the best luxury Valentine's Packages being offered to celebrate Valentine's Day 2013....

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Success through cooperation

The billion-dollar question is ‘how early can I know that the approach I’m taking will definitely turn into a drug that delivers exactly what I would like to see?’ A lot of the cost in today’s drug development is the cost of failures....

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Stress: The roots of resilience

Nearly every trauma victim experiences PTSD symptoms to some degree. Many people who are diagnosed with the disorder go on to have severe depression, substance-abuse problems or suicidal thoughts. PTSD can take a horrific toll. Between 2005 and 2009, as a growing number of soldiers faced multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, suicide rates in the US Army and Marines nearly doubled....

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Twitter plans to introduce a "two-factor authentication" option that would make it impossible for hackers or vandals to break into accounts – even if they acquired the passwords....

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