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Claiming benefits improves the health of the unemployed

Unemployment benefits help reduce the negative health-related behaviours often associated with being unemployed. A study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health has found that unemployment benefits recipients are le ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Cellphones may spread superbugs in hospitals: study

Cell phones belonging to hospital staff were found to be tainted with bacteria -- including the drug-resistant MRSA superbug -- and may be a source of hospital-acquired infections, according to study released Friday.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Mahalo vouches for criminal hacker in its midst

The founder of young Internet search engine Mahalo explained on Thursday how a convicted hacker wound up a cherished member of their team.

Technology / Internet

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YouTube, Universal mull video venture: reports

Google-owned YouTube and the world's largest music recording company Universal Music Group are reportedly discussing collaborating on a premium music video website.

Technology / Internet

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Oldest sea turtle fossil unveiled in Mexico

Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the oldest fossil remains of a sea turtle that lived 72 million years ago in northern Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Amazon launches videogame trade-in store

Amazon launched an online videogame trade-in store on Thursday, granting credit at the online retail giant to customers who send in used games.

Technology / Business

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Fraud-hit Satyam gets nod for 51 pct stake sale

Fraud-hit Indian outsourcing firm Satyam on Friday said it had been given the green light to open a global bidding process to sell off a 51 percent stake in the company.

Technology / Business

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Paper from sugar cane saves trees and money

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new way to make paper more easily and cheaply from bagasse, the fibrous sugar cane waste from sugar production, than from trees has been discovered by a Queensland University of Technology researcher.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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