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Chinese bowl, $3 at tag sale, sells for $2.2 M A rare Chinese bowl bought at a tag sale for $3 has sold at a New York City auction for more than $2.22 million. Beware! Your computer may be spying on you If you are given to gossiping and easing out in office the minute your boss steps out, beware your computer could be keeping an eye on you. US hits out at UN business class lifestyle The United States is taking aim at ‘excessive’ business class air travel by UN staff as it presses a campaign to restrain the global body’s multi-billion dollar budget. Olive oil helps you feel full Olive oil leads to satiety, shows a study that points out the mechanism behind it. Do not take sleep disorder lightly Doctors have cautioned against apathy to seemingly trivial sleep problems, saying a third of humans exhibit one or the other form of 80 types of disorders, some potentially fatal. Social media greet first pope picked in Twitter age Three Latin words from the papal Twitter account announcing Pope Francis’s election were re-tweeted en masse as millions online congratulated the new pontiff, though some raised questions about his relationship with the former military dictatorship in his native Argentina. Exercise for a lifelong healthy brain A study has suggested lifelong exercise is the key to keep one's brain healthy into the old age. In Asia, wealth buys access to clean water Ninety-one percent of people living in Asia have improved access to clean water, a remarkable achievement over the last two decades in the world’s most populous region. But its richest countries and wealthiest citizens likely have better water supplies and governments better prepared for natural disasters. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

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