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ISIS Pharmaceuticals 'may look to change name'

It’s worth over seven billion dollars – a Californian biotech company that makes drugs aimed at treating cancer, heart disease and neurological

Culture news

Chris Isaak back on song with 'First Comes the Night'

Chris Isaak has produced his first album of new material in six years with the release of ‘First Comes the Night.’==On his first album of originals

USA

US favours political more than military strategy in Syria

In the United States, the Paris attacks and ISIL threats to target Washington have re-opened the debate about the right US strategy in Syria

Sport

Raul retires in style

Spain legend Raul ended his career with another trophy as he lifted the North American Soccer League title with the New York Cosmos in his final

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Sport

Manning breaks NFL all-time passing record

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning set the NFL’s all-time passing yards record on Sunday with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first

USA

White House race jolted by jihadist slaughter in Paris

The terrorist attacks in France have already had an impact on the race for the White House, with presidential hopefuls condemning the violence

Syria

US drone strike targets ISIL executioner known as 'Jihadi John'

The US has carried out a drone strike against the ISIL executioner known as ‘Jihadi John.’ Monitoring group quotes sources in Raqqa saying "Jihadi

Cinema

Pixar veteran offers personal story in new short

‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ is Sanjay Patel’s directorial debut. The Indian-American director joined Pixar in 1996 as an animator on ‘A Bug’s Life’ and has

USA

[COP21] In Paris, Obama wants to lead the world to a clean energy future

Culture news

New Orleans genius Allen Toussaint dies

Allen Toussaint, one of the giants of New Orleans music, has died after suffering a heart attack. The 77-year-old songwriter collapsed backstage

Cinema

Trailer to "Finding Nemo" sequel unveiled

Thirteen years after Pixar's Oscar-winning 'Finding Nemo', the sequel, 'Finding Dory', will hit the big screens next year.

USA

Three men in Missouri charged with making threats to shoot people on college campuses

In the United States three men have been charged in Missouri with making threats on social media# to shoot people on college campuses. Two of the

World News

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's relatives arrested

Two of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s relatives have been indicted in the US for cocaine smuggling. The action comes at the end of an

Culture news

Supermodels galore at Victoria's Secret fashion show

Victoria's Secret held its 20th annual fashion show in New York on Tuesday (November 10), which will be aired on TV on December 8.

USA

Police shoot gunman on top of a San Francisco roof top

A gunman who robbed a sports wear store and then made his way on top of a San Francisco hospital construction site was shot by police and later died

USA

Christmas cup blackens Starbucks image in online attacks

In the ‘tempest in a teacup’ category — only here it’s a coffee cup — some American conservatives are seeing red. They have accused the

USA

Seattle's beloved, but grungey, gum wall gets wash after two decades

Economy

Beer giants AB InBev and SABMiller agree terms for mega merger

The mega beer merger is a step closer. The world’s biggest brewer AB InBev has launched its bid of over 100 billion dollars for its nearest rival

USA

Trump under fire from rivals in US Republican debate

The fourth Republican debate in the search for a US presidential nominee saw Donald Trump under sustained attack from his rivals – not least over the

USA

Republican debate: bye-bye chaos, hello boredom…

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