Obama to name White House cyber official (Reuters)

By admin, May 29, 2009 9:30 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the nation's cyber security in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 29, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would name a top cybersecurity official to the White House as he released a report that recommended how to safeguard the nation’s cyber network.


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Pakistan puts $600,000 bounty on Taliban cleric’s head (AFP)

Pakistani soldiers patrol a deserted street in Mingora, the capital of the troubled Swat Valley on May 27. Pakistan stepped up its offensive against the Taliban on Friday, slapping a 600,000-dollar price on the head of a firebrand rebel and claiming to have captured another militant stronghold.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AFP - Pakistan stepped up its offensive against the Taliban on Friday, slapping a 600,000-dollar price on the head of a firebrand rebel and claiming to have captured another militant stronghold.


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Chinese ships quit North-South Korea border: report (Reuters)

South Korean army's self-propelled artillery vehicles move along road while heading a shooting range during their military drill near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Chinese fishing ships are quitting a disputed sea border that divides the two Koreas as tension mounts on the peninsula following this week’s nuclear test by the North, South Korean media reported on Friday.


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Lullabies may soothe preemies’ pain, review shows

Playing lullabies to premature infants may help lessen reduce their pain and encourage oral feeding, say researchers in Alberta who reviewed research on the topic.

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Inadequate brakes caused fatal CN derailment: report

A Canadian National train derailment that killed two people near Lillooet, B.C., in 2006 was caused by an inadequate braking system used in the steep mountain canyon, according to a federal report released Thursday.

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35 militants killed in Afghanistan: U.S. forces (Reuters)

File photo shows US soldiers holding position during an advance manoeuver on an unidentified Afghan man in Zabul province. Afghan and US-led coalition troops killed 35 militants in clashes and air strikes in southern Afghanistan, the military said, announcing the latest in a series of heavy battles.(AFP/File/Sardar Ahmad)Reuters - U.S. forces said a U.S. and Afghan army patrol killed 35 militants in Zabul province, east Afghanistan, when the patrol’s convoy came under attack.


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Budding neurosurgeon from Kansas is top speller (AP)

Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, wins the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Washington, on Thursday, May 28, 2009. In the background her parents, Sandy Shivashankar, left, and Mirle Shivashankar celebrate. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - It’s safe to say the best is yet to come for the new national spelling champion. She’s only just become a teenager. She’ll probably keep her competitive juices flowing by entering the International Brain Bee, the perfect contest for an aspiring neurosurgeon.


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Malaria parasites resist drugs

International scientists say they have found the first evidence of resistance to the worlds most effective drug for treating malaria. They say the trend in western Cambodia…

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Ref Stands by Bradley-Nover Call

Veteran referee Yves Lavigne has no qualms with his decision to stop a lightweight bout between Kyle Bradley and Phillipe Nover last Saturday at UFC 98 in Las Vegas

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