Archive for January, 2010

‘No proof’ acupuncture aids IVF

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup

David Beckham’s hopes of being the first English player to appear in four World Cups have been shattered and his future in international football is in doubt after he ruptured his Achilles while pl
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

China denies currency undervalued

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Mission: Impossible actor dies

Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Tano Batak Day 2: Rantau Prapat – Pulo Raja

We spent the whole day in Rantau Prapat, the capital district of Kabupaten Labuhan Batu. The district is comparably small that we could drive west-to-east in 30 minutes. The road is wide with relatively low number of vehicles. There is only one shopping centre called Plaza Suzuya (that’s an odd name and sounds very Japanese [...]

Sunday, January 17th, 2010