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Benefits of regular vitamin D tests remain unproven: study Experts said regular tests for vitamin D levels are not proven to be beneficial or harmful.

25 November 2014

Family of slain US teen 'profoundly disappointed,' calls for calm The family of slain black US teen Michael Brown said they were "profoundly disappointed" by a grand jury's decision not to charge the white police officer.

25 November 2014

Apple teams with (RED) to fight AIDS Apple on Monday teamed with the (RED) campaign founded by U2 singer Bono to raise money to fight AIDS.

25 November 2014

New US Ambassador to Kazakhstan appointed George Krol has been appointed US Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

24 November 2014

World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal.

24 November 2014

One Direction, Taylor Swift shine at American Music Awards Boy bad One Direction took home top prizes at the American Music Awards.

24 November 2014

'Hunger Games' gobbles up box office top spot North American cinema-goers had plenty of appetite for the latest "Hunger Games" movie, with the sci-fi survival flick debuting in the weekend box office's top spot.

24 November 2014

New York honors Jessye Norman, soprano who 'heals soul' New York's opera community paid tribute to the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.

22 November 2014

Americans urged to stop wasting food In the run-up to Thanksgiving, a holiday to celebrate bountiful harvests, Americans are being urged to stop wasting food so much.

22 November 2014

Judge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.

22 November 2014

Details of Obama's immigration plan President Barack Obama takes executive action to left the threat of deportation for some five million people.

21 November 2014

Google tests replacing web ads with contributions Google began rolling out a way for people to support websites they frequent and, in return, be rewarded with ad-free pages

21 November 2014

'Call of Duty' blasts past $10 bn in sales Blockbuster military shooter video game "Call of Duty" has blasted past $10 billion in lifetime sales.

21 November 2014

Twitter boss launches global cash register service Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past.

21 November 2014

YouTube goes online for second Music Awards The YouTube Music Awards are undergoing an overhaul for their second edition next year, scrapping a star-studded gala and instead looking at videos' online buzz.

21 November 2014

'Concerned' Kerry joins troubled Iran nuclear talks US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult".

21 November 2014

Study finds HIV drugs could help stop vision loss Drugs used to treat the HIV virus and AIDS could be used to fight against vision loss, a US university study said.

21 November 2014

Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame Her sister Kim Kardashian may have tried to "break the Internet" with a provocative nude photo shoot, but Kendall Jenner is taking a more conventional route to fame.

21 November 2014

Jeb Bush champions US education reform ahead of 2016 Ex-president George W. Bush's younger brother Jeb, who is mulling a 2016 White House run, called for a revolution in the US education system.

21 November 2014

Biden arrives in Kiev for Ukraine talks US Vice-President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine, US diplomats in Kiev said, ahead of talks over possible increased assistance amid conflict in the east.

21 November 2014

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