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Drachma revolt adds unease to Greece's awkward political alliance

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 06:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' power-sharing acrobatics look harder to perform by the day. Opposition parties are propping up his left-wing government long enough to negotiate a new bailout and...

Watch: Boy who lost limbs to infection gets double-hand transplant

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 09:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest U.S. patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons said Tuesday. Zion Harvey's forearms were...

Windows 10 launched in 190 countries as a free upgrade

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 08:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

Microsoft Corp. announced that Windows 10 became available as from today as a free upgrade1 or with new PCs and tablets. Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana2 an Xbox app and Microsoft...

Eight children hurt, two critical, by falling tree in California

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 07:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A huge, ancient pine tree uprooted and fell onto children at a summer day camp Tuesday, injuring eight children, two of them critically, fire officials said. The 75-foot (22.5-meter)-tall,...

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