Dies of shock after robbery

Sérgio Ribeiro, António
 Andrade's nephew, saysthe
shock killed my uncle

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Antonio Andrade woke up when two men tried to break the door of his house. He suffered from heart and went out for help but could not resist

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Study: Aspirin reduces risk of death from cancer

Study shows decrease of 60 per cent risk of death in cancers of the esophagus and ten percent in the prostrata

A dose of 75 mg of aspirin substantially reduces the deaths of patients with the most common cancers, according to this British study published Tuesday in the medical journal 'Lancet'.

The study, conducted by the University of Oxford in conjunction with other academic organizations shows that aspirin can prevent a fifth of deaths from common cancers.The investigation comprised 25 000 patients, mostly from the United Kingdom.

Patients who took aspirin during the investigation declined 25 percent risk of death from cancer and a reduction of ten per cent reduction in death from other instances, compared with patients who did not take the medicine.

According to the report now published, the risk of cancer dropped 20 percent in 20 years. Analyzing tumor types separately, there was A decrease risk of death from cancer of the esophagus of 60 percent, which recorded the highest success rate. Also the risk of bowel cancer in decreased drastically, from 40 percent. The lung cancer decreased by 30 percent and 10 percent of the prostate.

Cancer of the pancreas, stomach and brain were difficult to quantify given the low number of deaths.

The experts were also unable to draw conclusions on breast cancer and ovarian cancer, for lack of data.

Until now only brings it knew aspirin cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in those who are more predisposed, despite increasing the risk of bleeding in the stomach and intestines.

Peter Cardiff, Cardiff University epidemiologist who participated in the study, to drink a glass of milk to reduce stomach irritation.

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Experts sceptical of study linking mobile phones to behavioural problems in children

MEDICAL experts have cast doubt on a study that found pregnant mothers who regularly used mobile phones were more likely to have children with behavioural problems.

The survey, reported in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found that kids who had been exposed to mobile phones both before and after birth were 50 per cent more likely to have problems.

But doctors have said they are sceptical of the study, which used data from Danish couples, and the results were “over-interpreted”.

Wollongong University’s Professor Rodney Croft said the data was not strong enough to indicate causation but just an “association”.

"I do not believe that this study provides evidence of a negative effect of maternal mobile phone use on childhood development, nor for the need for added caution,” Professor Croft said.

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Attitude and booze drive violent men

Times and roles are changing for Thai males as society tries harder to find more ways to protect vulnerable women

When he finally realised his alcoholism and wife-battering ways were sending him down a bitter dead-end road, former bus driver Damrong Petra knew it was time to change.

Pol Lt Col Pichian Suwapit, of the Salui police station in Chumphon, shows how men can share household chores during an event yesterday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. LAMPHAI INTATHEP

After years of heavy drinking, Mr Damrong's sister finally managed to convince him to join a self-help session organised by a women's support group. The group invited men to share their stories about their chronic drinking habits and how they managed to quit.

"Stories of their families being torn apart [due to drinking] and their suffering from alcohol-induced paralysis made me start to think about changing my life for the better," Mr Damrong said.

Some women's rights advocates believe it will take a sea change in the attitude of men to reduce or eliminate the problem of domestic violence against women, which is usually associated with alcohol consumption.

Since today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, several organisations will be holding events to remind society of the need to end gender inequality and domestic violence. These activities are expected to last throughout the month.

From being a part of the audience, Mr Damrong, 65, will now sit with those who want to share their stories.

He had been a chronic drinker since he was a teenager.

"I drank until dawn every day then and became furious whenever my wife warned or scolded me [about the habit]. Sometimes, I hurt her," Mr Damrong said.

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N. Korea presumed to have used 'fuel-air bombs' in attack

North Korea is believed to have used a type of bomb that would increase casualties and structural damage when it fired on a South Korean island two days ago, a military source said Thursday.

"After analyzing debris of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island, we preliminarily concluded that some of them were a sort of special weapon similar to thermobaric bombs," the source said on condition of anonymity.
"North Korea appeared to use such weapon to kill a number of people and maximize confusion by causing fire," the source said.
Also known as "fuel-air bombs," thermobaric bombs produce a blast wave for a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives, increasing casualties and damage to structures.

North Korea is presumed to have developed and deployed such bombs from 1985, according to the source.
The barrage of shots fired Tuesday at the inhabited island, just south of the tense Yellow Sea border with the North, killed two marines and two civilians. It also injured 18 people, including at least three civilians, and gutted scores of homes.
Tuesday's attack by North Korea marked the first civilian deaths in an attack since the bombing of a South Korean airliner in 1987.
All of South Korea's military went on full alert following the attack on the island off Incheon, 35 kilometers west of Seoul

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Bank's Posen - King crossed the line on fiscal policy

(Reuters) - Some Bank of England policymakers felt Governor Mervyn King's statement with the bank's May Inflation Report was "excessively 

political" in its support for a tough austerity drive to tackle the UK's budget deficit, policymaker Adam Posen said on Thursday.

Posen said dissenting Monetary Policy Committee members raised the issue with Governor Mervyn King, who has this year offered unusually vocal support for the harsh deficit reduction plan adopted by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.

Posen said the majority of the MPC was comfortable with the language in the statement, which was published after Britain's May 6 parliamentary election.

"There was a difference of opinion at the MPC, in particular in the main meeting, over a particular paragraph in the report that was talking about the need for a particular speed with which to deal with the fiscal policy," Posen told lawmakers.

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Teens rescued after 50 days in the Pacific

THREE teenage boys who spent 50 days adrift in the Pacific, eating a seagull to survive have been rescued.

Samuel Perez and Filo Filo, both 15, and Edward Nasau, 14, were presumed drowned after a search failed to find them when they disappeared on October 5 from Atafu Atoll, part of the New Zealand territory of Tokelau about 4000km north of Auckland.

The boys ate a seagull and were drinking seawater in a bid to stay alive during their time adrift, stuff.co.nz reported.

hey drifted about 1300km across empty ocean in a small boat before a New Zealand tuna vessel found them.

The fishing boat, the San Nikunau, was returning to Auckland when the crew spotted the boys. The vessel did not normally operate in the area.

"We got to them in a miracle," First Mate Tai Fredricsen said.

The boys were said to be in comparatively good health considering their ordeal.

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