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Belgian docs develop IVF tech that is much cheaper

Belgian doctors have developed a low-cost version of test-tube baby technology for use in developing countries, where sophisticated Western systems are unaffordable for most couples.

Billions of habitable worlds in Milky Way?

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Astronomers hunting for rocky planets with the right temperature to support life estimate there may be tens of billions of them in our galaxy alone.

Planet made of diamond found

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Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.

Memo to boss: 11-hour days bad for heart

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May 11: People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer serious heart problems, including heart attacks, than those clocking off after seven hours, researchers said on Tuesday.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.