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China ‘vows’ to stand by North Korea

China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea on Monday, calling their relationship a boon to peace, while reports of swoops on North Korean ships underscored strains behind a recent easing of tension. The renewed courting between the two communist neighbors came in messages between Chinese President Hu Jintao and North Korea's top leader, Kim Jong-il, who on Sunday greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a visit intended to bolster bilateral relations. The messages marked 60 years since the countries established formal ties on October 6, 1949, and made no mention of the North's nuclear weapons program, stressing instead their focus on shoring up sometimes tense ties.

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A Lamp that Runs on Human Blood

“What if, every time you wanted to switch on a light, you had to bleed? Would you think twice before illuminating the room, and in turn, using up energy? That's the idea behind the blood lamp, invented by Mike Thomspon, an English designer based in The Netherlands.

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Student tells of his remarkable escape as he rode the killer Samoan wave

The 22-year-old was in the water surfing when he saw the wave racing towards the shore.

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Student tells of his remarkable escape as he rode the killer Samoan wave

Venezuela to outlaw violent video games and toys

Shouts of “Kill him! Kill him!” ring out as the preteens train their virtual assault rifles on the last remaining terrorist and spray him with bullets. Blood splatters. The enemy collapses.

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Nature, the cure for bad behavior?

Communing with nature not only lifts spirits, it helps people behave better, according to a study published this week. Psychologists at the University of Rochester conducted four experiments with 370 people who were shown computer images of either natural settings, such as landscapes and lakes, or man-made settings, such as buildings and roads. The subjects were encouraged to look at the surroundings carefully, noting colors and textures and imagining sounds and smells.

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Will California become America’s first failed state?

This is hard to believe, what has gone wrong for California? added by: kennymotown 59 responses

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Greenspan says unemployment will top 10 percent

WASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while.

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Former Japan finance minister found dead

Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference in February, has died, Tokyo police said on Sunday. added by: knews121 1 response

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