Washington, Nov 1: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said that his Republican rival John McCain is taking the low road to the White House, as the Democrat puts up ads in reliably Republican states.
Obama ratcheted up his rhetoric against McCain on Friday, accusing him of taking the “low road” to the White House, as the Obama campaign attempts to defend its lead in critical battlegrounds across the country.
Berlin- Thousands of workers in Germany's engineering sector staged a series of token strikes on Saturday to press demands for more pay.
More than 6,000 workers took part in stoppages across the country, following the end of a legal restraint on strikes during the current round of wage bargaining.
The manufacturing plant of Volkswagen's premium car division Audi was idled for two hours in the southern city of Ingolstadt when 4,000 night shift workers walked off their jobs.
Washington, Nov 1: Researchers from University of Alberta claim to have uncovered a part of the mystery underlying the cause of glaucoma, a childhood eye disease that often leads to blindness.
Previous studies have shown that missing or extra bits of DNA called copy number variations are responsible for some types of glaucoma in kids.
In the new study, the research team showed how these CNVs that cause childhood glaucomas are formed.
London, Nov 1 : Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have claimed that they have found a way to improve and even restore cognitive function in people suffering from fragile X, the most commonly inherited form of learning disability.
Fragile X is caused by mutation of a gene called FMRl on the X chromosome.
The mutation prevents the brain from developing properly, leading to a form of mental retardation that has long been considered untreatable.
However, researchers, led by Julie Lauterborn, have now devised a new way to improve and even restore cognitive function not only in people suffering from fragile X, but in people with other cognitive impairments as well.
London, November 1: Britney Spears is all geared up to perform at London’s O2 arena in June 2009 where she will play for two weeks in a row.
The 26-year-old pop icon, who last played in the UK during her ‘The Onyx Hotel Tour’ in 2004, will take to the stage in what is to be one of the biggest months in British live music history.
The singer will join Prince and the Spice Girls as acts while English bands ‘Oasis’, ‘Take That’ and ‘Coldplay’ will be giving their performances in the same month.
Washington, Nov 1: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said that his Republican rival John McCain is taking the low road to the White House, as the Democrat puts up ads in reliably Republican states. 
Berlin- Thousands of workers in Germany's engineering sector staged a series of token strikes on Saturday to press demands for more pay.
Washington, Nov 1: Researchers from University of Alberta claim to have uncovered a part of the mystery underlying the cause of glaucoma, a childhood eye disease that often leads to blindness. 
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London, November 1: Britney Spears is all geared up to perform at London’s O2 arena in June 2009 where she will play for two weeks in a row.
