Some scientists are also calling for an international effort to decode the DNA of man's closest living relatives: the great apes.

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Some also use improper cold-calling, by phone or text, to drum up clients.

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Update: Forbes editor Janet Novack pointed out that some small businesses are also calling for expiration of the high-end tax cuts in contradiction to their purported interests.

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Some Federal Reserve officials have also been calling for an early end to the central bank's bond-buying program.

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The phone is also expected to have translation services and some interesting video calling features on offer.

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Virgin Train's service from Birmingham New Street to London Euston was also the subject of some stinging criticism, with Dawn Hickey calling it "dismal".

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However, in what correspondents are calling a "landmark" judgment, the court also said some cases of euthanasia could be sanctioned if doctors were to file a case in court.

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There was also some singing to the tune of "Clementine" organised by a group of senior citizens calling themselves the Raging Grannies.

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