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Hepatomas: Findings from University of Paris provide new insights into hepatomas

New investigation results, 'Glycosaminoglycan mimetics inhibit SDF-1/CXCL12-mediated migration and invasion of human hepatoma cells,' are detailed in a study published in Glycobiology. According to recent research published in...

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Asterix in a fix?

Asterix books are still being published, but should they be? A little-reported ceremony took place a few days ago outside a nondescript apartment block in the Paris suburb of Bobigny. An old man unveiled a plaque to mark the...

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Six hostages in Paris suburb hold-up (AFP)

AFP/File – Photo illustration of a police car in Paris. Six people were taken hostage Wednesday in a hold-up on … BOBIGNY, France (AFP) – Six people were taken hostage Wednesday in a hold-up on a supermarket in the Paris...

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Asterix suburban birthplace honoured (AFP)

BOBIGNY, France (AFP) - A Paris suburban council housing estate that 50 years ago saw the birth of tiny Gallic hero Asterix was honoured with a plaque Thursday. Creators of the comic book hero, late writer Rene Goscinny and...

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Restive youths burn cars in new suburban unrest

BAGNOLET, France (AP) - Restive youths in a Paris suburb were harassing police and torching cars and a bus in a second night of unrest prompted by the death of a teen fleeing police. Police had sent reinforcements into the...

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Cheb Mami receives five years in forced-abortion case

Four years of legal manoeuvring on two continents ended Thursday for Cheb Mami. By Lyes Aflou for Magharebia in Algiers – 05/07/09 [Benoit Peyrucq/AFP/Getty Images] A court sketch shows Algerian singer Cheb Mami at his trial in...

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Algerian star tried in France

By Thierry Leveque Bobigny, France - Algerian singer Cheb Mami went on trial in France on Thursday over accusations that he forced his former lover into an attempted abortion in 2005. The 42-year-old star of Algeria's popular...

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Myelodysplastic Syndrome Therapy: Research from R. Itzykson et al has provided new information...

New research, 'Is there a role for all-trans retinoic acid in combination with recombinant erythropoetin in myelodysplastic syndromes? A report on 59 cases,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from...

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Overseas Algerian voting in full swing

Voting in Algeria's presidential election began Saturday for citizens living abroad. Official polling stations have been provided around the world, with the largest number in France. While the vote for Algeria's next president...

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