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New therapy makes paralysed rats walk

European researchers said on Thursday that they have found a way to motivate paralysed rats to learn to walk again through a combination of spinal cord stimulation and robotic-aided therapy.

Alongside Obama, George W. Bush steals the WH show

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It's Barack Obama's house now, but his predecessor and political foil, George W. Bush, stole the show at the White House on Thursday with his wisecracks and grin.

"Thank you so much for inviting our

Indian-Americans sweep national spelling bee

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Indian-Americans have swept this year's prestigious spelling bee competition with the top three spots being bagged by them.

Snigdha Nandipati, 14, an eighth-grade student from San Diego, California,

Obama stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: Report

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US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported Friday.

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Romney clinches Republican nomination says job not done yet

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Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, on Wednesday clinched the nomination of the Republican Party to challenge the incumbent US President Barack Obama in the November presidential electi

Pakistani doctor in bin Laden hunt rejected U.S. escape: Officials

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U.S. authorities said a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden turned down an opportunity to leave his country and resettle overseas with his family, two U.S. officials told Re

White House: Obama 'misspoke' on death camps in Poland

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The White House on Tuesday tried to head off a diplomatic spat with Poland after President Barack Obama mistakenly called a Nazi facility used to process Jews for execution as a 'Polish death camp'.

BJP to release list of Swiss account holders if voted to power

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Bharatiya Janata Party would make public the names of 800 Indian account holders in Swiss Banks if it comes into power in the 2014 general elections, senior party leader Yashwant Sinha has said.

"Of

Syria veto: Obama 'refused' to be part of Assad assassination plan

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Reports have emerged this week claiming Barack Obama refused to be part of a plan to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

RT quoted the Debka news agency in Israel saying the American Presid

Frustrating situations can make you smile

Ever wondered why some of your colleagues keep smiling even after being rebuked by the boss? Well, those untimely grins may be an indication of their frustration, says a new MIT study.

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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.

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