News briefs:August 6, 2010

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County Donegal, Ireland crash kills one, injures two

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 A two-vehicle road traffic accident in County Donegal in Ireland has left one person dead and injured two others. The accident occurred when a camper van collided with an oncoming car on the N15 road between the towns of Ballybofey and Donegal at approximately 1540 BST (1440 UTC) on Monday. The […]

University of Southern California spit test predicts cavities

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Monday, February 21, 2005 Los Angeles, California —A simple saliva test can predict whether children will get cavities, how many cavities they will get and which teeth are most vulnerable. Developed by researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, the test quantifies the genetic component of tooth decay, spotting the risk when […]

Brazil’s Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla

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Friday, April 23, 2010 Minas, one of the largest states of Brazil, has stopped the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety concerns. The move was made after nine Corolla customers reported that their cars automatically accelerated. The state public prosecutor’s office said in an online statement on Tuesday that the problem is blamed on […]

Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars

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Sunday, April 17, 2005 The Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has described this weeks conclave in the Vatican as “getting to be a bigger non-sporting betting event than the Oscars Hollywood movie awards.” The bookmaker has been taking bets all week on who will be the next Pope, with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger the 3-1 favourite. Second […]