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Flu "super antibody" may bring universal shot closer

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Scientists have found a flu "super antibody" called FI6 that can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans and animals and say their discovery may be a turning point in the development of new flu treatments.
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Lochte Beats Phelps

Lochte breaks record, Magnussen ends wait

Ryan Lochte became the first swimmer to break a long course world record since controversial polyurethane swimsuits were banned last year while James Magnussen ended a far longer Australian wait at the world championships Thursday.
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Buyout firms to bid for GSK drugs portfolio-sources

At least three private equity firms are planning to bid for a clutch of GlaxoSmithKline's non-prescription products, expecting limited competition from rival large pharma groups, people familiar with the process said.
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Hollywood wins UK piracy victory against BT

Major Hollywood studios won a test case against Britain's largest internet provider in the High Court on Thursday in their fight against online piracy, the Press Association reported.
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse Posthumous Album With A Dozen Songs Speculated

At least a dozen 'never heard' songs by Amy Winehouse could be released this year, according to Chris Goodman, a spokesman close to the Winehouse family of the late 'Back To Black' singer and songwriter. The songs are said to be "personal and autobiographical."
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Stormtrooper costume designer wins UK copyright

In what a Lucasfilm spokesman told the BBC is an "anomaly of British copyright law," prop designer Andrew Ainsworth won the rights to sell replicas of the original "Star Wars" Stormtrooper helmets, which he designed.
Police continue their investigations on the Utoeya island in the Tyrifjorden lake

Norway Mass Killer Says U.S. Has 'Jewish Problem,' Rants Against Hitler

Norwegian mass killer and right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto "2083: A European Declaration of Independence" which supports cultural conservatism is under close scrutiny to figure this perpetrator's theories which distance itself equally from Nazis as well as Jews.
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HSBC may cut thousands of jobs: report

HSBC Plc is close to announcing that it will cut thousands of jobs as it embarks on a cost-cutting drive, Sky News reported, citing people close to Europe's biggest bank.
Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik was Amazed No One Stopped Him for so Long

"He says he is sorry he had to do this but it is necessary. He looks upon himself as a warrior. And he started this war, and takes some kind of pride in that," Lippestad, his lawyer, said. "He believes this is the start of a war that will go on for 60 years. He believes the other cells will continue the war."

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