Birth control pills do not raise heart attack risk
A large study finds no increased heart attack risk from oral contraceptives, reinforcing earlier research. The Drug Safety Research Unit study, to be published in Saturday's British Medical Journal, examined recent pill versions and contradicts prior works that linked smoking and age 35 plus pill use to higher risk.
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Romania to open secret police files to public access
Ten years after communism, Romanians gain access to Securitate files held by the Romanian Information Service under a new law. Critics say the measure omits protections for hidden current officers and shields many ex officials. The country preserves an estimated 125 million secret police records.
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Secret tunnel found linking Egypt and Gaza the army says
Israeli forces uncovered a hidden tunnel 25 feet beneath Rafah that connected Gaza to Egypt. It included a lighting system telephone line air pipe and tracks. The army said militants planned to move people and goods and possibly capture Israeli soldiers. The tally of Gaza Egypt tunnels reached 23 in two years.
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German slave labor victims decry Nazi era fund plan
Anger rose among victims groups over a fund proposed by DaimlerChrysler Bayer and other German firms to compensate slave laborers. Payments depend on need and six month eligibility, with eastern victims potentially getting less. lawsuits in the United States were to continue despite the fund. Authorities rejected the idea of inverted hierarchy and noted survival as a miracle, avoiding blanket forgiveness.
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North Korea withdraws after border clash in Yellow Sea
North Korea and South Korea faced off in the Yellow Sea as four NK ships and about 20 fishing boats entered disputed waters. After tense standoffs and warnings of possible armed response, the North withdrew late Thursday.
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