New genetic technology that offers great benefits for scientific research could also be used to create biological terrorist weapons, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned today.

The threat from bioweapons has drawn little]]> http://deborahthomas.org/advances-in-genetics-could-create-deadly-biological-weapons-clinton-warns/feed/ 0 http://deborahthomas.org/police-on-alert-for-moscow-protests/ http://deborahthomas.org/police-on-alert-for-moscow-protests/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:13:28 +0000 admin http://deborahthomas.org/police-on-alert-for-moscow-protests/

Thousands of police and troops patrolled central Moscow today in an apparent attempt to deter any further election protests.

A day earlier a rally against vote fraud and corruption caught Russian authorities by surprise.

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Simon Cowell’s ex-girlfriend thinks his mum wants them to get back together.

TV presenter Terri Seymour – who dated the music mogul for six years until 2008 – has remained close to Julie Cowell but insists she will never r]]> http://deborahthomas.org/seymour-simon%e2%80%99s-mum-wants-us-back-together/feed/ 0 http://deborahthomas.org/court-orders-pfizer-to-pay-73m-in-damages/ http://deborahthomas.org/court-orders-pfizer-to-pay-73m-in-damages/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:10:02 +0000 admin http://deborahthomas.org/court-orders-pfizer-to-pay-73m-in-damages/

A US court has ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to pay three women almost $ 73m in damages.

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It can no longer be “business as usual” for UK banks when they decide how much to pay out in bonuses this year, an influential shareholder group warned today.

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Chris Martin worries Coldplay will become like a “seedy old man in a strip club”.

The ‘Paradise’ hitmaker is worried about when the band should call it a day as he is unsure at what point they would lose touc]]> http://deborahthomas.org/martin-%e2%80%98confused%e2%80%99-about-when-to-end-coldplay/feed/ 0 http://deborahthomas.org/ryanair-reports-8-fall-in-passenger-numbers/ http://deborahthomas.org/ryanair-reports-8-fall-in-passenger-numbers/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:15:35 +0000 admin http://deborahthomas.org/ryanair-reports-8-fall-in-passenger-numbers/

Ryanair’s passenger numbers fell during by 8% last month, it has been revealed.

According to figures released by the Irish airline, 4.68 million people flew with Ryanair in November.

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NASA has said it has made a major discovery by confirming the existence of a planet very similar to Earth.

It is called Kepler 22-b, but many of its characteristics are so like ours that scientisits are calling it Earth’s R]]> http://deborahthomas.org/nasa-discovers-earth%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98twin%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://deborahthomas.org/clinton-voices-%e2%80%98serious-concerns%e2%80%99-about-russian-election/ http://deborahthomas.org/clinton-voices-%e2%80%98serious-concerns%e2%80%99-about-russian-election/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13:20 +0000 admin http://deborahthomas.org/clinton-voices-%e2%80%98serious-concerns%e2%80%99-about-russian-election/

The United States has “serious concerns” about the conduct of Russia’s parliamentary elections, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party saw its majority in Russia’s parliamen]]> http://deborahthomas.org/clinton-voices-%e2%80%98serious-concerns%e2%80%99-about-russian-election/feed/ 0 http://deborahthomas.org/downey-jr-i%e2%80%99m-a-suburban-dad-with-baby-on-way-but-life-is-good/ http://deborahthomas.org/downey-jr-i%e2%80%99m-a-suburban-dad-with-baby-on-way-but-life-is-good/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:09:24 +0000 admin http://deborahthomas.org/downey-jr-i%e2%80%99m-a-suburban-dad-with-baby-on-way-but-life-is-good/

Robert Downey Jr. is starting to “stress” about turning 50, but has no intention of slowing down.

The 46-year-old actor – whose wife Susan is expecting their first child together – says he is enjoying everything about hi]]> http://deborahthomas.org/downey-jr-i%e2%80%99m-a-suburban-dad-with-baby-on-way-but-life-is-good/feed/ 0