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EU to ban pesticides in bee scareThe European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. |
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Boffins invent landmine-proof robo-shoeTaipei - Scientists have developed a robotic shoe that will allow people to walk through minefields unharmed. |
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‘Bloodless’ surgery avoids risks of transfusionPhiladelphia, PA - Pennsylvania Hospital is now able to offer so-called "bloodless surgery" to 90 percent of its patients who want it, joining a small but growing number of bloodless medicine programs around the country that also serve the general public. Advocates put the number at about 120. |
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Israel agrees to join U.S., Australia anti-whaling coalitionTel Aviv, Israel - Israel has decided to join the coalition of anti-whaling nations that oppose motions to increase whale hunting quotas, the Foreign Ministry and U.S. Embassy confirmed Thursday. |
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AIDS Cocktail Could Be Soon Down To Just One PillNew York City - In a unique collaboration, two pharmaceutical companies have developed a one-a-day, single-pill anti-retroviral cocktail taken to treat the virus that causes AIDS. |
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Report Says U.S. Air Quality Has Improved in Past DecadeWashington, DC - U.S. residents can breathe a bit easier than they did a decade ago, as the number of days that air quality was deemed unhealthy has fallen, according to a report by the American Lung Association Thursday. |
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Vegetables Fight Global WarmingChicago, IL - It turns out there's something anyone can do right now to make a big impact on global warming, says one climate researcher: Eat more veggies. |
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Harry to carry on Diana Aids workLesotho - Prince Harry is launching a charity in Lesotho to support children orphaned by Aids, in memory of his mother Diana. |
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China to Release First Panda Into the WildSichuan Province, China - A panda research center in southwest China is planning its first release into the wild of a panda bred in captivity, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday. |
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Six Grassroots Environmentalists Win $125,000 Goldman Environmental PrizeSan Francisco, CA - A Vietnam veteran fighting Pentagon plans to incinerate chemical weapons stockpiles, a man who tipped the United Nations to illegal logging in war-torn Liberia and the person behind the creation of the worlds largest area of protected tropical rainforest are among the winners of this year's prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. |
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Hello boys: lingerie leads the fight for Saudi women’s rightsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia - An awkward exchange is taking place at the till of a lingerie shop in the hyper-modern Al Faisaliah shopping mall in downtown Riyadh. |
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White pelicans returning to N.D. refugeBismarck, ND - Biologists estimate that about 16,000 adult white pelicans have returned to the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge to nest, after mysterious die-offs and departures of the birds the past two years. |
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Texas Teacher Helps Feed Students to Boost Their GradesBowie, Texas, USA - Kayla Brown was barely out of college, in her first teaching job, when she made a discovery that would change her life. |
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Robotic legs could replace wheelchairsTokyo, Japan - A Japanese researcher demonstrated in Tokyo Wednesday a pair of robotic legs that can negotiate stairs and could eventually find use as a wheelchair substitute. |
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Apple Offers Free Computer Take-Back ProgramCupertino, CA - Apple today announced an expansion of its successful recycling program, offering free computer take-back and recycling with the purchase of a new Macintoshή system beginning in June. |
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China claims success against sandstormsBeijing, China - China's efforts to stop the spread of its deserts are reducing the severity of sandstorms like the one that dumped yellow grit as far away as Japan last week, but the problem cannot be entirely controlled, officials said. |
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Study: World’s digital divide is narrowingInternational - The digital divide is narrowing as citizens in emerging markets get online via computers and mobile phones, with some regions now on a par with developed nations, a ranking of Web-savvy countries showed Wednesday. |
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