It was put on the market in1982 and its known side effects include increased sensitivity to sunlight and birth defects.

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But after the FIA put out a lengthy statement on Thursday detailing its side of the argument, the bosses of the Fota teams were taking a more conciliatory line as they arrived at the Nurburgring ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix.

BBC: F1 breakaway plans still in place

On the other side of the world, China, the third country to put a human into orbit on its own rockets, will be launching Tiangong 1, the first module of its own space station, as soon as September.

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The action group wants GlaxoSmithKline to put clearer warnings about the side effects of the drug on its information leaflet.

BBC: Patients may sue over anti-depressant

Two decades ago, conservatives liked to argue that the ivory tower had put academics out of touch with reality, and that conservatism had reason and science on its side.

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