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► SCIENCE DAILY 20 June 2013 : Daily Iron During Pregnancy Linked to Improved Birth Weight — Taking iron daily during pregnancy is associated with a significant increase in birth weight and a reduction in risk of low birth weight, finds a new study.
► INQUISITR 21 June 2013 : Bulletproof Coffee: Can Burn Fat And Make Your Smarter
► REUTERS 23 JUne 2013 : Square roots? Scientists say plants are good at math || ► BBC HEALTH : Plants 'do maths' to control overnight food supplies
►TODAY in HISTORY
■ June 24, 1901 : Picasso exhibited in Paris
■ 24 June 1903 : Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist
► GAMING : The Last Of Us Gameplay - Part 10 - Joel Gets A Hug. Published on Jun 23, 2013 by PewDieDie
► U.S. warns countries against Snowden travel
Reuters) - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was seeking asylum in Ecuador on Sunday after Hong Kong allowed his departure for Russia in a slap to Washington's efforts to extradite him on espionage charges.
* Analysis: For Obama, a world of Snowden troubles
* Ecuador takes center stage, again, in U.S. secrecy saga
* Father of Snowden's girlfriend says she is staying with friends
► Mandela's health worsens, condition now 'critical'
► Photographers Blog : Last days in a Siberian prison
By: Ilya Naymushin - OUTSIDE KRASNOYARSK, Russia - At a high-security prison camp in Siberia, prisoners live, work, study new professions - and hope for a new life once they're out. A Reuters photographer followed one prisoner there during the last days of his sentence.
* Scraping by as a French pensioner
► VIDEOS
■ Fugitive Snowden seeks asylum in Ecuador - foreign minister
■ Mandela in "critical" condition - government statement
■ Hollande arrives in Jordan
► Businesses vie for commercial tie ins with royal birth. The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William's baby is expected in a month and fans of royal memorabilia will not be lacking in ways to commemorate the occasion. Production is under way for collectible plates, knitting patterns for miniature dolls, and you can even stay in specially designed royal baby hotel suites.
► Palestinian joy as Gaza singer wins Arab Idol. Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf wins a pan-Arab singing contest that has had millions of viewers fixed to their TV screens.
► Raw: Deadly Crash at Ohio Air Show. Investigators say a plane carrying a wing walker crashed Saturday at an Ohio air show and exploded into flames, killing the pilot and stunt walker instantly. (June 22)
► Raw: Snowden Reportedly Arrives in Moscow. Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency says Edward Snowden has arrived in Moscow, on his way to Venezuela. He'd been hiding in Hong Kong for several weeks. (June 23)
► Raw: Panda Twins Born in China. A giant panda has given birth to twins, the first pair of the endangered species born in the world this year, according to a wildlife centre in southwest China. (June 23)
► FINANCE
■ 25 year-old's Company Makes Millions On Cracked iPhones
■ Processed Foods Companies Try to Convince You Are Natural
► GRINDTV
■ Nik Wallenda defies death with successful tightrope walk over 'Grand Canyon'
■ You'll never believe where these waterfalls are hidden (hint: it's not Hawaii). If you want scratch this spot off your bucket list, start planning now
► AP PHOTOS: Largest and brightest full moon of year
► OMG! : Memorable Celebrity Birth Moments
► HOMES : Malibu homeowners foiled by an app to 'free the beach'
► NEWS
■ NBC's Gregory: Why shouldn't Greenwald be charged?
■ Analysis: For Obama, a world of Snowden troubles
■ Graham on Snowden: 'The freedom trail is not exactly China-Russia-Cuba-Venezuela'
■ NSA leaker Snowden expected to fly to Cuba
■ Wanted US leaker Snowden believed to be in Moscow
■ Ecuador says Snowden seeking asylum there
■ The Edward Snowden Drama Has Reached Peak Action Movie
■ AP Source: NSA leaker Snowden's passport revoked
■ Timeline: U.S. and Hong Kong communication about Snowden
■ No word from China on leaker's possible return
■ China 'gravely concerned' by Snowden's claims of U.S. cyber attacks on China
■ 5 things to know about NSA leaker's travels
■ Michael Jackson: How Long Can You Survive Without Sleep?
■ Eternal Sunshine of the Bionic Mind: Prosthesis Could Restore Memory
■ Hundreds protest Texas abortion restrictions
► PHOTO
■ Nik Walenda
■ Lost Maya City Found in Mexico Jungle
■ Wedding Couple Gets Photo Bombed by Tiger
► Privacy services companies stand up against Big Brother
► Ecuador analyzing Snowden asylum bid – Foreign Minister
► US 'disappointed' with Hong Kong, kindly asks Latin American countries to stop Snowden
► NSA leaker petition hits 100,000-signature threshold in under 2 weeks
► 'Russia safe for Snowden for now as it will not be pressured'
► VIDEOS
■ Dramatic video: Bi-plane crashes & explodes in flames at air show in Ohio. Courtesy: WHIO-TV. A wing walker and pilot were killed at an air show in Ohio on Saturday when their bi-plane crashed and exploded into flames. No spectators were injured in the crash at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton. The air show, one of the oldest in the US, was cancelled for the rest of the day.
■ NSA leaker Snowden flies to 'third country' via Moscow. US whistleblower Edward Snowden is en route to Moscow from Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight, authorities have confirmed. Washington has filed an extradition order to Hong Kong on charges of espionage, theft and conversion of government property. || ■ Game Set Match: 'US loses as Snowden slips from their hands'. US whistleblower Edward Snowden is en route to Moscow from Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight, Hong Kong authorities have confirmed. The US filed an extradition order for Snowden alleging espionage, theft and conversion of government property. Asia times correspondent and international affairs analyst Pepe Escobar believes we'll witness an unprecedented persecution of whistleblowers by the U.S. from time to time.
■ Two-State Delusion: Israel erects concrete walls, corners Palestinians
■ Why You Should Care: BRICS nations challenge global financial order (E33)
■ 'Snowden case shows US is bully boy of world'
■ 'Internet under Siege: The more data they get, the more we should fear'
■ Bucking Brussels: Successful Germans look for quick exit from dark future
■ The Pole of Cold (RT Documentary). This time James Brown is visiting Russia's remote region Yakutia. This place is known as probably the coldest in the world - in winter, temperatures go down to minus 50 degrees Celsius. But people here are really warm and full of energy! Join a car race to the Pole of Cold on RT!
► Tens of thousands of Italians march in Rome. Tens of thousands of Italians have marched through the capital, Rome. They want improvements to the labour market, and better financial protection for workers. Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports.
► Verdict due in Berlusconi underage sex trial. An Italian court will deliver its verdict in a sex trial where the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is accused of having sex with an underage prostitute. The veteran politician could be banned from politics for life - if it is proved he pressured the police. There is also the threat of a six jail year sentence. Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports from Milan.
► U.S. Government 'Disappointed' Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave
By Zeke J Miller - As the international manhunt continues, officials struggle to explain how Snowden got away
* Why Snowden Picked Moscow As His Transit Point
* On the Run to Moscow, Snowden Keeps Americans Guessing
* Other Fugitives Who Have Gone on the Lam
► INTERVIEW : Jimmy Carter: A Sunday Interview
► SPACE : WATCH LIVE: Supermoon 2013, the Year's Biggest, Brightest Full Moon || YOUTUBE VIDEO
► MAGAZINE : Has Jeb's Time Come?
► Nik Wallenda survives tightrope walk over gorge near Grand Canyon
► L.A. AFFAIRS
■ You have to love newspaper errors
■ From Strangers to You Really Got Me
■ Hopes that went flat as a pancake
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