"Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man, and studying all the various editions of them."
—Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1694-1773) [4th Earl of Chesterfield] English politician, writer
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- Deadly virus kills Tunisian man Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:16 GMT
- A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
- Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk' Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:16 GMT
- Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
- Murray withdraws from French Open Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:52 GMT
- Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.
- Intxausti wins 16th stage of Giro Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:53 GMT
- Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race.
- The curious story of how the lie detector came to be Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:33 GMT
- The science behind the lie detector test has been disputed since its creation 90 years ago, so is there any reliable way to tell if someone is lying?
- The rise of food swapping Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:11 GMT
- The food swapping movement is taking off the UK with anything from sushi to strawberries on offer.
- Nigeria to free 'terror' women Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:18 GMT
- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks.
- Muslims jailed over Burma clashes Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:40 GMT
- Seven Muslims are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead.
- Barroso urges full tax data exchange Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:11 GMT
- The head of the European Commission tells the European Parliament he will argue for EU-wide exchange of income data to battle tax evasion.
- Rios Montt's conviction annulled Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:50 GMT
- Guatemala's top court throws out the genocide conviction of ex-leader Efrain Rios, whose trial will now be restarted from the middle of proceedings.
- Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 23' Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:26 GMT
- At least 23 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.
- JP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:29 GMT
- JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour.
- Scotland 'can afford independence' Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:09 GMT
- Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength.
- 'Sugar daddy' serial conman jailed Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:48 GMT
- A conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of women he met on a website for "sugar daddies" is jailed for seven years.
- Three jailed over fake £1 coin plot Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:07 GMT
- Three fraudsters are jailed for making 50,000 fake £1 coins in what police describe as the biggest plot of its kind.
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