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Here’s why men like to marry women almost half their age

Marriage CeremonyLondon, Dec 5: Ever wondered why men like to marry women who are y

World’s oldest Rolls Royce fetches £3.5m at auction

London, Dec 4: The world’s oldest Rolls Royce fetched a record breaking 3.5 million pounds at an auction in London.

The threatening effect of global warming on your cuppa

London, Dec 4: A new study, by a leading coffee company, has warned that international tea and coffee production is in danger, thanks to climate change.

Over 75% Brit parents concerned about kids’ videogame content

London, Dec 4: More than 75 percent of British parents are concerned about the content of video games their kids play, a new survey has found.

Muslim patients offering Namaz five times a day leave UK nurses overworked

London, Dec.4: Keen to provide a comfortable stay for Muslim patients in hospitals, Britain’s National Health Service has ordered nursing staff to stop all medical work five times every day to allo

China to launch its first Mars probe in 2009

London, Dec 4: Reports indicate that China would launch its first Mars probe Yinghuo-1 atop a Russian launch vehicle in October 2009.

The probe will travel 350 million km in 11 months before entering planet's orbit.

"Yinghuo-1 will reach the preset circling orbit and send back the first images of the red planet in September 2010," said Chen Changya, a researcher with the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.

"The 110-kg Mars probe will circle around the planet for one year, though it has a designed life of two years. It will conduct scientific exploration tasks, including exploring the Martian space environment, and relay back the first Mars images taken by a Chinese satellite," said Chen.

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