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Facebook pressured for 'panic button'

BRITISH officials say they're pressuring Facebook to include a "panic button" following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the site.
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Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

150,000 Aussies have eye condition

MORE than 150,000 Australians have been diagnosed with the vision-destroying condition glaucoma but just as many may have it but don't know.

Zoo hopes to sell giant panda poo

ADELAIDE'S giant pandas do giant poos. But surely it's a stretch to describe the dung as "famous for its fragrant aroma".

Scientists draw DNA from ancient eggs

AUSTRALIAN scientists have, in a world first, extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including giants such as the moa and elephant bird.

Men likelier to enjoy sex in old age

MEN are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, a new study suggests.

Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition

A BELGIAN daily newspaper offered its readers a new perspective on the world on Tuesday with a 3D edition complete with special glasses.

Most see internet as a right: report

MORE than three-quarters of people across the world believe access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll carried out for the BBC indicates.
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Tipple a day keeps obesity at bay

WOMEN who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, a study finds.
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The lap of luxury

FROM the moment our waiter handed us the breakfast menu and casually inquired, “Coffee, tea, or perhaps a beer?”, I knew this trip was going to be special.