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Call for 'urgent changes' after polling queues - Avram Grant Quits Debt-Ridden Portsmouth FC - Scientists 'Create Synthetic Life In Lab'.



Call for 'urgent changes' after polling queues
The elections watchdog has demanded "urgent changes" after condemning failings that left hundreds of people unable to vote on May 6.

Avram Grant Quits Debt-Ridden Portsmouth FC
Avram Grant has resigned as manager of debt-ridden Portsmouth football club after his team were relegated from the Premier League.

Scientists 'Create Synthetic Life In Lab'
A US biologist claims to have created the first man-made cell in one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the past two decades.

Black woman bids for Labour leader job
A left-wing lawmaker who was the first black woman Member of Parliament announced Thursday she was joining the race to become leader of the opposition Labour party defeated in elections this month.

Stocks, oil slip as fiscal tightening sparks rout
Global stocks and commodities sold off on Thursday, knocking U.S. stocks down 10 percent from this year's highs in April, on worries that fiscal tightening is on the rise and will snuff the world's nascent recovery.

Grant resigns as Portsmouth manager
Israeli Avram Grant has resigned as Portsmouth manager, the club said on their website on Thursday.

Annoyed by mobile phone chats? Scientists explain why
Ever wonder why overhearing a mobile phone conversation is so annoying? American researchers think they have found the answer.

Scientists 'Create Synthetic Life In Lab'
A US biologist claims to have created the first man-made cell in one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the past two decades.

Rights groups criticise Uganda's new AIDS bill
Activists on Thursday criticised Uganda's new HIV/AIDS bill, which calls for mandatory testing of pregnant women, saying that it violates basic rights and will not help reduce infection rates.

Maradona runs over cameraman in car
Argentina coach Diego Maradona yelled insults at an injured cameraman after running over him while driving his Mini into the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training complex.

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