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<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Tragedy marks World Cup's opening day
The death of Nelson Mandela's great granddaughter "robbed South Africa of what was intended as a day of pure joy".
Wounds take longer to heal when you're stressed - study
Scientists found the least anxious study participants healed twice as fast as those who were most stressed.
A table for toddlers, please
The Independent's Nick Duerden wonders why the UK has such different views on children in restaurants to the rest of Europe.
Breakthrough sheds light on autism mystery
Scientists have discovered the first significant link between autism and DNA.
<i>Brian Fallow :</i> A lot of assumptions in OCR move
For borrowers the Reserve Bank's statement makes dispiriting reading...
Movie review: <i>Micmacs</i>
After the excesses of his epic World War I tale A Very Long Engagement, Jeunet seems to have to returned to the imaginative worlds of his earlier works.
Short people more at risk of heart disease, studies show
Short people suffer a greater rate of illness and death from heart disease, research has shown.
Doodle 4 Google winner announced
The New Zealand public has chosen the winner of the Doodle 4 Google 'I love football' competition.
Louis Vuitton: Where the boom never ends
As the world's most famous luggage brand opens a landmark store in London, Patrick-Louis Vuitton shares why we love LV so.
Key to travel to World Cup in South Africa
Prime Minister John Key will travel to South Africa to watch the All Whites play Italy in their soccer World Cup pool match this month.
Russia wants to ban Cold War villains from games
Dismayed by the negative way it is portrayed in games, Russia is planning to promote itself with a series of patriotic titles.
Israel rejects UN multinational inquiry
Israel has said it will not accept a UN plan for a multinational investigation into the lethal commando raid on an aid flotilla.
UN proposes Palmer to head Gaza inquiry
Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has been suggested to lead an inquiry into the raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla a week ago.
The hijacking of the truth
Six days after Israel's bloody assault on an aid flotilla that left nine foreign protesters dead, nobody can recount precisely what happened.
Israel seizes second aid ship as protests grow
Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel peacefully and without meeting resistance on Saturday.
British scientists begin project to search for life on Mars
British scientists have started an ambitious project aimed at searching for signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.
The grudges that drove Derrick Bird over the edge
David Bird had no time to react to his brother's final visit before he was shot in the head at pointblank range.
UK massacre: English village copes with grief
Whitehaven, England - A friend of one of the shooting spree's victims broke down in tears as she knelt alone to lay flowers at the spot where he died.