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Gamers given dementia help challenge
A marathon meeting of video game enthusiasts is being staged in Glasgow in a bid to help people with dementia.
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Schools fitted with defibrillators
North Lanarkshire Council is set to be the first local authority in Scotland to install life-saving defibrillators in its high schools.
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Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.
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Cancer cell enzymes are 'good cops'
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
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WHO urges sharing over coronavirus
The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.
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German football model is a league apart
How German football clubs treat their fans differently
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Can watches show more than the time?
Why have we waited so long for watches to catch up with smartphones?
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The tech that's transforming gardening
The technology that's transforming gardening
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How German football reinvented itself
How German football reinvented itself
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'Targeting' IRS official suspended
The US tax official who supervised agents that targeted conservative groups for scrutiny ahead of the 2012 election is placed on leave, officials say.
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VIDEO: Tate Liverpool celebrates 25 years
It is 25 years since the opening of Tate Liverpool - the first Tate gallery established outside London.
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Cleared diplomat criticises FCO
The former UK High Commissioner to Belize, who was removed from his post amid claims of sexual misconduct and bullying, tells of his "humiliating" fight to clear his name.
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Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim
The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are held.
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Euro bank chief sees UK improvements
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.
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Darfur conflict 'displaces 300,000'
Some 300,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan's Darfur region in the first five months of 2013, the UN's top aid official Valerie Amos warns.
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Thousands at author Achebe's funeral
Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.
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Wolfsburg end Lyon's 118-game run
Wolfsburg beat Lyon to win the Women's Champions League and end the French side's 118-game unbeaten run.
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Big names falter at PGA Championship
Luke Donald makes an awful start to his defence of the PGA Championship title, while Rory McIlroy also struggles.
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VIDEO: GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS'
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.
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Global markets fall on growth fears
Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns the US may scale back monetary stimulus efforts but the Dow Jones closes flat.
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