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India plans to subsidise food for 800 million

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India plans to subsidise food for 800 million

The country's ruling Congress party plans to supply cheap grain to India's poorest citizens, but critics have described the move as "electioneering"

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Health myths: Being a bit overweight shortens life

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Health myths: Being a bit overweight shortens life

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Health myths: Antioxidant pills help you live longer

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Health myths: Antioxidant pills help you live longer

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Health myths: Sugar makes children hyperactive

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Health myths: Sugar makes children hyperactive

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Double your luck

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Health myths: Drink eight glasses of water per day

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Health myths: Drink eight glasses of water per day

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Health myths: Our bodies can and should be 'detoxed'

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Health myths: Our bodies can and should be 'detoxed'

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Health myths: We should live and eat like cavemen

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Health myths: We should live and eat like cavemen

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Ancient climate change picked the crops we eat today

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Ancient climate change picked the crops we eat today

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Cheesed off

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P(ale) imitation

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Space

Infinity's end: Time to ditch the never-ending story?

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First decrease in US childhood obesity

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Physics

Super-accurate atomic clock doubles up as quantum sim

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