Monday 3 December 2012

Woman's running nose revealed to be leaking brain fluid


For four months, doctors believed one Arizona woman’s running nose was allergies.  The truth turned out to be a much more horrifying scenario – brain fluid was leaking out of her nose.
According to the University of Arizona department of surgery, whenever Aundrea Aragon bent over, clear liquid would run out of her nose.

“I was scared to death and desperate,’’ Aragon said. “I knew it could not be allergies. The fluid would come out like a puddle.’’

Prince William and Kate announce they are expecting first baby


Palace officials announced Monday that the duchess and Prince William are expecting an heir to the throne.
The recurrent headline had become increasingly persistent in recent months, with the slightest lump in dress fabric or change in hairstyle generating a frenzied round of pregnancy rumors.
This will be the first grandchild for both the royal and Middleton families.

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NATO set to send missiles to Turkey’s border


NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirmed on Monday that the military alliance is expected to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey's border as a preventive measure against spillover from Syria’s civil war.

Rasmussen told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that he anticipates that foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday would make a decision the same day and expects them to “respond positively” to the Turkish requests.

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Now, tigers to be assigned UIDs


KOLKATA: Getting a UID is no longer just a unique human right. Tigers can have it too.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issued a guideline on Monday, proposing to assign a unique identification (UID) number to each tiger captured through camera traps. The NTCA wants to create a national repository of camera-trap photographs of tigers, and the UIDs will help cut out duplication and give the big cats an exact headcount. Tigers in the Sunderbans, for instance, will have the prefix 'Su' before a number while those in the northeast hills will have 'NE'. Tigers are identified on the basis of stripe patterns obtained through the camera trap images.


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Romney rejoins board of Marriott


Romney, a career investment company chief and former Republican Massachusetts governor before his challenge for the White House, has twice before served on the global hotel chain's board of directors.

"Governor Romney has proven to be an astute, independent director who is fluent in the demands and opportunities of our highly competitive industry. We are fortunate to have him back on our board," said Marriott chief executive Arne Sorenson.

Obama warns Assad on chemical weapons


President Obama warned Syrian dictator Bashar Assad on Monday that the use of chemical weapons is "totally unacceptable," and he will be punished if they are deployed against rebel forces.

"The world is watching," Obama said of Assad during a Washington symposium on nuclear non-proliferation. "If you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable."

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