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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Two cups of cocoa a day may help retain memory, sharp thinking

BOSTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains sharp and improve their memory, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Farzaneh A. Sorond of Harvard Medical School in Boston said the study involved 60 people with an average age of 73 who did... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 9, 2013

Food shortages lessen for some North Koreans

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The number of people facing a food crisis in North Korea has diminished during the first part of 2013, the U.N. World Food Program said. North Korea risked much of its foreign food assistance as a result of its defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning its... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Papal decree tightens supervision of Vatican's financial activities

VATICAN CITY, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Pope Francis increased controls on the Vatican Bank Thursday in an effort to eliminate money laundering and the funding of terrorism, a Vatican official said. The "motu proprio" decree is aimed at promoting closer coordination of the Holy See's financial activities, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Egypt's Mansour says talks with Brotherhood have failed

CAIRO, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Talks with the Muslim Brotherhood to reach a solution over the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi have failed, Egypt's interim president said Wednesday. A statement released by the office of interim President Adly Mansour blamed the Brotherhood for "the failure of these efforts... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

French villa to play a role in case against Chinese ex-official

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Prosecutors said they will present a French villa as evidence in the impending bribery trial of the fallen Communist politician, Bo Xilai. Bo, 64, a former minister of commerce and party chief, is accused of taking bribes of more than $3.5 million, mainly from a young... Sign in to see full entry.

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