Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease: study PARIS (AFP) - Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study released Sunday. Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday. Dirt Starts Flying in South Carolina It's always surprising when John McCain has nothing to say. But there he was on the back of his campaign bus Friday, unable or unwilling to discuss the merits of his rival for the presidential nomination in South Carolina, Mike Huckabee.
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