"I think a good novel would be where a bunch of men on a ship are looking for a whale. They look and look, but you know what? They never find him. And you know why they never find him? It doesn't say. The book leaves it up to you, the reader, to decide. Then, at the very end, there's a page you can lick and it tastes like Kool-Aid."
—Jack Handey [Deep Thoughts], Recurring Saturday Night Live comedy bit
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'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:00 GMT
Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.
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Baby success for new 'safer' IVF
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:19:34 GMT
In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" new IVF method.
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Australia out of Champions Trophy
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:20 GMT
Sri Lanka reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals with victory over Group A rivals Australia who are knocked out.
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Hearts to enter administration
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:07:27 GMT
Hearts begin the process of entering administration with papers lodged with the court in Edinburgh.
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How Napoleon's semaphore telegraph changed the world
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:37 GMT
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, carrying messages across 18th Century France faster than ever before. Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system.
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Five survivors of spectacular falls
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:18:12 GMT
A British man has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a New Zealand apartment block, according to local media. The odds may be against it, but others have lived after even more dramatic plummets.
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'Soldiers killed' in Mozambican raid
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:32:28 GMT
Several soldiers are reported to have been killed when gunmen attacked an armoury in the central Mozambican region of Dondo.
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Indian star in 'baby sex test' probe
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:22:43 GMT
Health officials in India are investigating reports that top Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan knows he and his wife are expecting a baby boy.
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Czech PM resigns over aide scandal
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:44:47 GMT
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has resigned in an effort to end political turmoil over a corruption inquiry involving his chief of staff.
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Ecuador to continue Assange asylum
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:23 GMT
Ecuador's foreign minister says its embassy in London will continue to provide political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Rouhani vows nuclear transparency
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:19:28 GMT
Iran is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme, but will not halt its uranium enrichment, says President-elect Rouhani.
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Snowden stands by leak allegations
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:52:01 GMT
The former intelligence contractor who leaked documents on US surveillance has defended himself in an online chat, the Guardian reports.
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Army redundancy letters expected
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:58:11 GMT
Up to 5,000 military personnel are expected to receive redundancy letters in the third and biggest round of Army job cuts following the 2010 defence review.
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No 10 to host 'web porn' summit
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:59:19 GMT
Internet firms are to meet ministers at No 10 amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography.
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Prison wing 'worst seen for years'
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:49:48 GMT
A prison area housing low category inmates is "the worst establishment inspectors had seen for many years", a report by prison inspectors says.
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