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City of Vancouver proclaims country’s first Meatless MondayVancouver has become the first city in Canada to embrace 'Meatless Monday,' encouraging residents to forego meat for one day a week for the sake of the planet and their health. |
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Water desalination takes a step forwardNew Haven, CT - A new technology for producing drinking water from seawater has the potential to cost much less than the conventional alternatives. |
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Soda Distributors to End Most School SalesNew York - Some of the country's biggest beverage companies have agreed to stop selling sugary soft drinks and other high calorie beverages in the nation's schools, in an initiative announced today by former President Bill Clinton and Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, both of them leaders in the movement to help stamp out childhood obesity. |
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EU agrees battery recycling lawEuropean Union - The European Union has agreed the text of a law that will make recycling of batteries obligatory from 2008. |
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Iraqi educators praise new virtual science libraryBaghdad - A new U.S.-designed virtual science library for Iraqi universities is a big hit with Iraqi researchers and students, who for decades went without up-to-date journals or studied abroad where they could find them. |
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‘Cloaking device’ idea proposedLondon - The cloaking devices that are used to render spacecraft invisible in Star Trek might just work in reality, two mathematicians have claimed. |
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Ozone layer shows signs of recovery - scientistsLondon - The ozone layer is showing signs of recovering, thanks to a drop in ozone-depleting chemicals, but it is unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, researchers said on Wednesday. |
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Nepal calls ceasefire with rebelsKathmandu - Nepal's interim government has declared a ceasefire in the 10-year conflict with Maoist insurgents. |
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South Africa Wants To Clamp Down On HuntingDe Wildt, South Africa - South Africa on Tuesday proposed a ban on "canned hunting", in which captive animals are killed, as well as hunting with bows, traps and dogs, in an effort to clean up the lucrative business. |
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Greenpeace celebrates victory as Spain s oldest nuclear power plant is shut downMadrid, Spain - Greenpeace is celebrating the permanent shutdown of Spain's oldest nuclear power station, which was finally closed yesterday following years of intense campaigning by environmental and social groups highlighting serious safety concerns at the plant. |
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Buses start using clean-burning fuelPortland, Maine - Passengers on the Greater Portland Transit District's Metro system got to ride for free Monday to celebrate the official arrival of clean-burning buses powered by compressed natural gas. |
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Online Video Brings the Gym HomeDallas, TX - Web-Based, At-Home Exercise Becoming Popular Alternative to the Gym |
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Scientists make water run uphillPortland, OR - Physicists have made water run uphill quite literally under its own steam. |
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Half of America Wants a Hybrid CarNew York - More than half of all Americans say they would seriously consider buying or leasing a fuel-saving hybrid car, according to a new poll. |
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Ministers propose junk food banEdinburgh, Scotland - Ministers are planning to ban Scottish schools from serving junk food and drinks at any time of day. |
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Wyoming Plans Another Ferret ReleaseCasper, Wy - Encouraged by the successful reintroduction of black-footed ferrets into central Wyoming's Shirley Basin, state wildlife managers plan to release more ferrets into the same area. |
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Motorbikes get a special glowTokyo, Japan - The next time a motorbike passes you on the road at night it may be a little easier to spot, thanks to a new way of coating vehicles with a glow-in-the-dark film |
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