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Mystery of lights in Sky
Category: Beyond Gaia
Spooky lights spotted over Teignmouth have freaked out some locals.

There were dozens of reports about the strange, whitish-coloured shapes moving up and down the estuary early on Monday evening.
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Roman ruins cast new light on a trip to doctor
Category: Ancient Civilizations
An ancient doctor's surgery unearthed by Italian archaeologists has cast new light on what a trip to the doctor would have been like in Roman times. Far from crude, the medical implements discovered show that doctors, their surgeries and the ailments they treated have changed surprisingly little in 1,800 years.
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'Record' numbers suffer hair loss
Category: Women's Health
"Record" numbers of women in the UK are suffering from hair loss and adult acne, with diet and stress from busy lifestyles being linked to appearance, researchers have said.

A study, based on the opinions of 2,052 women aged 18 and over, found almost one in five (19%) suffer or have suffered from hair loss and more than a third (38%) have adult acne.
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Uri Geller - UFO's, metal-bending and the PSI War.
Category: Paranormal
"Uri Geller." Two words which seem to invoke passion in anyone who has read about or seen this truly remarkable person. Yet if one is lucky enough to meet or speak to the man himself, you quickly realise what a disarming and genuine person he really is.
So why all the fuss?
Uri says that he first became aware of his mindpower at the age of four.
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Fury as two endangered monkeys are put down for fighting at British zoo
Category: Gaia Atrocities
The Sulawesi black-crested macaque is one of the most endangered monkeys in the world, with numbers said to be down to only 100,000.
 
 
Make that 99,998.
Newquay Zoo in Cornwall has just put down two of its three male macaques because they were behaving "aggressively".
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Girl's op to remove twin
Category: Bizarre Times
A CHINESE girl who has had the body parts of a twin sister growing from her back since she was born will finally have an operation to remove them.
Xin Xin, now aged 11, of Changzhi town, Shanxi province, was born with an undeveloped foetus attached to her back.
As Xin has grown, so has her dead twin, and it is now so big that it is damaging her health.
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Recent Discovery Shows Water Has A Memory
Category: Scientific Revelations
Water is absolutely required for health. Water is the beginning of life and without it, we would die very quickly. A French medical doctor, specialising in immunology, has discovered something truly fascinating about water. Dr. Jacques Benveniste has discovered certain scientific properties of water. These properties cannot be explained by conventional physics.
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Residents oppose homeless shelter
Category: Bizarre Times
More than 400 people have signed a petition against plans to open a shelter for homeless people near their homes in Wolverhampton.
Focus Futures wants to close its hostel in Low Hill and build a new base on the site of the former Dan O'Connell pub, in Hurstbourne Crescent, East Park.
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Depression: Recognizing the Warning Signs of Suicide
Category: Health
Suicide prevention is possible. In most cases, there are warning signs that someone is contemplating a suicide attempt. The most effective way to prevent suicide is to recognize the warning signs, take them seriously, and know how to respond to them.
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The Danger of Vaccines, and How You Can Legally Avoid Them
Category: Health
Vaccines can harm, and in some cases, even kill. And at school, vaccine requirements for admission are a serious problem that many of you, whether parents of preschool to college students, or a college student yourself, will face.
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Nigel’s Top 10 Eco Christmas Picks
Category: Eco Matters
Nigel’s Eco Store an ethical online retailer, has come up with a selection of environmentally friendly eco gifts and products for Christmas 07 that will help people save money, reduce their carbon footprint and live a greener kind of life long after the turkey and trimmings have been cleared away for composting.
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Oh Christmas tree, oh green Christmas tree?
Category: Eco Matters

Nothing says "Christmas" like the smell of pine in your living room on a winter morning! But is that smell really "green" or is it bad for the planet? Is it more environmentally responsible to buy a fake tree and use it year after year? What about keeping a live tree for Christmas? Let's look at the options one by one.
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