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GM superchicken wont spread bird flu

LONDON: British scientists have developed a new genetically modified superchicken which they say does not spread bird flu,Daily Mail reported.

Pope John Paul to be beatified on May 1

VATICAN CITY: The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II,and set May 1 as the date to honour him.

Death toll in Brazil mudslides at 514

TERESOPOLIS: Grieving mudslide survivors carried bodies of loved ones for hours down washed-out mountainsides on Friday as the death toll hit 514.

Death toll in Brazil mudslides at 514

LONDON: Britains ruling coalition lost its first ballot test Friday,as Labour easily regained a Manchester Commons seat.