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Monday, May 21, 2012

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees fame dead at 62

LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, whose "Saturday Night Fever" album helped disco dominate 1970s pop music, died Sunday in England, his family said. He was 62. A statement posted on Gibb's Web site and attributed to his family said he died "following his long battle with cancer and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Depressed moms: Only worst get treatment

LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- Officials with a British charity that provides support for women with postnatal depression say such depression can be "completely disabling." Neuroscientists, psychotherapists and psychologists will join Iain Duncan-Smith, the work and pensions secretary, at the opening of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

'Disco Queen' Donna Summer dead at 63

MIAMI, May 17 (UPI) -- Disco music icon Donna Summer died in Florida Thursday after a private battle with cancer, TMZ reported. She was 63. The celebrity news Web site said she had been working on a new album in recent weeks. The five-time Grammy Award winner is known for the 1970s anthems "Last... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Greece appoints head of caretaker gov't

ATHENS, Greece, May 16 (UPI) -- Panayiotis Pikramenos has been named to head Greece's caretaker government ahead of next month's elections. Pikramenos, head of one of Greece's three highest courts, received the mandate Wednesday to form the new government, state television reported. He called the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Hollande inaugurated as French president

PARIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Francois Hollande declared he would "open a new way in Europe" as he was inaugurated Tuesday as president of France in a ceremony at Elysee Palace in Paris. Hollande, 57, is the seventh president of the Fifth Republic and the first Socialist to hold the office since Francois... Sign in to see full entry.

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