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NHRI discovers drugs capable of fighting SARSTaiwan - Taiwan researchers yesterday said they have discovered two existing medicines which could be effective in fighting the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome virus. |
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Firefighters Growing Hopeful Worst Is Over in California
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Fire officials monitoring conditions in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles, one of the most intense battlegrounds in the relentless Southern California fires, said today that no homes had been destroyed on Thursday, the first time that they could report no new losses since the fires began on Oct. 21.
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Bangladesh to protect Yamuna dolphinsBangladesh - Fresh water dolphins have slowly but surely disappeared from the rivers of Bangladesh in the past decade due to mangrove deforestation and toxic contamination of its rivers. The government is making efforts to save the dolphins with funds from the United Nations Development Fund and support from the IUCN. It has undertaken a project near the Yamuna river to create public awareness about the importance of saving the Shushuks. International conservation groups - Whale and Dolphin Conservation Soceity (WDCS) and Conservation Society (WCS) and The World Conservation Union (IUCN) undertook a study on the viability of creating dolphin sanctuaries in a few of Bangladesh's rivers and are yet to present their recommendations to the government. |
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Rhino Population Continues to Increase in KenyaTsavo, Kenya - Not only is the eastern black rhino highly endangered, it is also localized in small populations of Kenya and northern Tanzania. Located primarily in fenced sanctuaries, these small populations hold the future of the species. Sanctuaries aim to have rhinos reproduce safely away from poachers, to increase and ultimately to repopulate other areas. |
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Shipping Lanes Moved to Protect Right WhalesSaint John, New Brunswick - To better protect some of the world's most endangered whales from collisions with ships, Canadian authorities are changing the shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy beginning July 1. The move marks the first time shipping lanes have been altered to protect an endangered species. Over the last decade, ship collisions have been responsible for about 40 percent of all known North Atlantic right whale deaths. |
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U.S. GDP shows strongest growth in 19 yearsWashington DC - The U.S. economy grew at a red-hot pace in the third quarter, leaping ahead at an unexpected robust annual rate of 7.2 per cent - the strongest growth since early 1984. |
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Light rain falls on California firesJulian, California - Firefighters got some help from the weather as they try to save the Southern California mining town of Julian. |
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Canada gives UN agency $10 million for African water, sanitation programmesCanada - Canada signed an agreement with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) today committing just over $10 million for African water and sanitation efforts. |
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Red wine fights lung inflammation: studyLondon, England - Red wine sipping is not only good for your heart, but also beneficial for your lungs, thanks to resveratrol, a chemical found in the skins of red grapes. |
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Ethiopia to Give AIDS Drugs Free of Charge to PoorAddis Ababa - Ethiopia said Tuesday it planned to distribute anti-retroviral drugs for free to poor people living with HIV/AIDS. |
