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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser is vulnerable to a protocol handler command-injection vulnerability that could allow malicious code attacks with limited user action.
» UPDATED: Command injection flaw found in IE: Or is it Firefox? | Zero Day | ZDNet.com.

One of the largest giant squid ever found has washed up on a remote Australian beach, sparking a race against time by scientists to examine the rarely seen deep-ocean creature.
Rare giant squid washed up in Australia - Yahoo! News.

The Libyan Supreme Court on Wednesday once again upheld the death sentences of 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who are charged with intentionally infecting more than 400 Libyan children with the AIDS virus in 1998.
A 2003 investigation by two of the world’s leading AIDS experts, rejected by the Libyan court, concluded that the [...]

Harry Potter mania reaches fever pitch this month with the publication of the seventh and final book on July 21 and the release of the fifth film Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix on July 12. So what do the stars of the film think about the Harry Potter phenomenon?
NO-ONE wants to come [...]

I loved all the books but why do they keep changing the story in the books to something completley different? WARNING SPOILER WARNING SPOILER he
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - User Reviews - Yahoo! Movies.

Depuis la démission de Rodrigo de Rato, la place est libre à la direction du Fonds monétaire international. Et la candidature du Français Dominique Strauss-Khan ne devrait pas rencontrer d’obstacles majeurs. A la surprise générale, les ministres des finances des 27 réunis à 27 sont en effet tombés rapidement d’accord mardi matin à Bruxelles pour [...]

On peut faire l’amitié sans un traité d’amitié. Ce qui importe surtout, c’est de donner au partenariat entre les deux pays un contenu concret qui soit perceptible par les Algériens et par les Français.(…) Formation des cadres, échanges économiques et investissements, énergie, coopération en matière militaire et de sécurité, circulation.
Les principaux messages de Nicolas Sarkozy [...]

Hoping to see “Blood Diamond,” “Spider-Man 3″ or other full-length movies, TV series and concerts for free online? The National Legal and Policy Center on Tuesday released a list of the top 50 videos it found on the Google Video search engine, uploaded by Web users who might be guilty of copyright infringement.
Policy group says [...]

President Bush threatened to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.
Bush says no Iraq shift; criticism rises - Yahoo! News.

Sony Corp. announced Monday a 100-dollar price cut for the PlayStation 3 in North America and plans for a beefed-up version of the console in a bid to catch up with rivals Nintendo and Microsoft.
Sony slashes price of PS3 in North America - Yahoo! News.

Arguing that the power in America is concentrated in large institutions, this book studies the people at the top of these institutions—who they are, how much power they wield, and how they came to power. Tom Dye has chronicled the national leadership since the Nixon-Ford years
Amazon.com: Who’s Running America? The Bush Restoration (7th Edition): Books: [...]

Brazil has accepted an offer from a manufacturer of an important anti-Aids drug to cut its price by around 30%.The move which will save the country around $10m (£4.95m) a year.The deal with Abbott over its drug Kaletra was hailed by Brazil’s health minister as an example to other companies around the world.BBC NEWS | [...]

Pre-packed sandwiches may contain as much salt as several bags of crisps, a study carried out for the BBC suggests.
The health lobby group Cash looked at 140 sandwiches on sale and found over 40% had 2g or more of salt - or a third of an adult’s recommended daily intake.
BBC NEWS | Health | [...]

Vladimir Putin pulled off for Russia what Tony Blair did for Britain in the latest Olympic vote.
Backed by the Russian president’s personal lobbying, charisma and government support, the Black Sea resort of Sochi was elected Wednesday as the host city of the 2014 Winter Games.
Putin secures Sochi victory in vote for 2014 Olympics - [...]

In Nintendo’s never ending quest to bolster every part of your mind and body, the company has revealed the next step in its DS-based conquest in the form of Otona No DS - or Adult Face Training.
The title includes a camera that plugs into the Game Boy Advance slot at the base of the Nintendo [...]

Chocolate lovers can rejoice again: More research has found that the antioxidants in dark chocolate can help slightly lower blood pressure.
But the good news comes with a caveat — the chocolate portions have to be limited to 30 calories a day, which works out to slightly more than one Hershey’s Kiss.
Such small amounts of the [...]