FIDEL CASTRO Pens North Korea Column, Reaffirms Alliance With Cuba While Warning Of Nuclear Consequences, Apr 05, 2013

" HAVANA — Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro published his first column in nearly nine months on Friday, urging both friends and foes to use restraint amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the brief piece published in Communist Party daily Granma and other official media, Castro warned of the impact that nuclear war could unleash in Asia and beyond. He said Havana has always been and will continue to be an ally to North Korea, but gently admonished it to consider the well-being of humankind. "Now that you have demonstrated your technical and scientific advances, we remind you of your duty to the countries that have been your great friends, and it would not be fair to forget that such a war would affect ... more than 70 percent of the planet's population," he said."
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THE TIMES - ‘Sexist’ Obama attacked over woman’s compliment, Apr 05, 2013

"Away from the battlefield of a hugely divided Congress, President Obama probably thought he was on safe ground praising his political allies at a fundraising event in California. Addressing his supporters at the lunch in the affluent Silicon Valley town of Atherton, Mr Obama spoke of his admiration for the state’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris."
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THE GUARDIAN - Brisk walk healthier than running – scientists, Apr 05, 2013

"Brisk walking reduces the risk of heart disease more effectively than running when the energy expenditure of both activities is balanced out, a study has found. Researchers compared data from two studies of 33,060 runners and 15,045 walkers. For the same amount of energy used, walkers experienced greater health benefits than runners. The effects on participants, who were aged 18 to 80, were observed over a period of six years."
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THE TIMES - Hubble takes the long view — about 10 billion years, Apr 05, 2013

 "Astronomers have glimpsed further back in time than ever before after the Hubble Space Telescope captured images of a star explosion that took place 10 billion years ago. Supernova UDS10Wil is so far from Earth that it took 10 billion years for the light from the explosion to reach our planet, beating the previous record for such a sighting by 350 million years. "
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GULF News - 27 dead in Mumbai building collapse, Apr 05, 2013

"Mumbai: At least 27 people were crushed to death on the outskirts of Mumbai after a building collapsed while under construction, with many victims believed to be labourers living at the site, police said on Friday. A section of the seven-storey building collapsed on Thursday evening before the entire structure came down, a senior officer in the police control room of Thane district said. "Twenty-seven people have died so far, of which seven are women and nine children," said the officer who did not want to be named. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force and other rescue workers were trying to clear the debris from the site amid fears there may be more people trapped in the twisted pile of of concrete and steel."
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TV3 Xposé Entertainment - Roger Ebert dies of cancer, , Apr 05, 2013

"Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert has succumbed to cancer after announcing his "leave of presence" to battle the disease on Wednesday. Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. The Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic passed away suffering many complications with the disease since 2002, reported the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper on Thursday. On Wednesday he announced a break from the industry because of a "painful fracture" which highlighted more cancer and prevented him from walking. The "leave of presence" was announced on his upbeat blog this week."
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