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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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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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Hero Scots Medic Saves His CaptainBashra, Iraq - A heroic Scottish soldier yesterday relived the moment an Iraqi blast killed an interpreter and blew off his commander's arm. |
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Glow-in-the-Dark Creature to Provide View Inside Human BodyStanford, California, USA - Tiny semiconductor crystals called quantum dots may soon light their own paths through the human body. |
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Nepal rebels declare three-month cease-fireKathmandu, Nepal - Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral cease-fire from Thursday and said the move reflected their desire for the formation of a special assembly to write a new constitution. |
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“Neogeography” Blends Blogs With Online MapsNeed to know where to find a mountaintop castle in Japan? How about the best fried cheese sticks along U.S. Route 66? |
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Putin orders oil pipeline shiftedMoscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the route of a controversial new oil pipeline should be altered to avoid the world's largest freshwater lake. |
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Senate Republicans seek safeguards for whistleblowersDes Moines - Republicans in the Iowa Senate are proposing new accountability measures and new safeguards for "whistleblowers" who reveal misuse of government funds. |
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Study finds novel vaccine curbs brain tumor growth, increases survivalSan Francisco, CA - A novel vaccine has significantly increased life expectancy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most dangerous type of brain tumor, a researcher from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is reporting at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). |
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Holographic concentration of sunlight could cut solar panel costsStone Ridge, NY - The main limitation of solar power right now is cost, because the crystalline silicon used to make most solar photovoltaic (PV) cells is very expensive. |
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Power Plant Waste Eyed for Green BuildingColumbia, MO - Coal-burning power plants spend millions disposing of fly ash, a fine powder loaded with mercury, lead and other toxic chemicals. |
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Pittsburgh Study Offers New Hope For People Trying To Quit SmokingPittsburgh, PA - In the first study of its kind, University of Pittsburgh psychologist and professor Saul Shiffman has discovered that people who are trying to quit smoking by wearing the nicotine patch are less likely to spiral into a total relapse if they keep wearing the patch, even if they've "cheated" and smoked a cigarette. |
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Chrysler to expand ethanol lineupDetroit, MI - The Chrysler Group is expected to announce today it will broaden its lineup of models that can burn ethanol fuels, part of a growing march of politicians and automakers hailing ethanol as a salve for the nation's rising energy bill. |
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Robot Runs Over WaterPittsburgh, PA - A robot that can speed across the surface of water like a lizard could open the door for multi-legged amphibious robots. |
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Green idealists valuable innovators?Brighton, UK - New research shows how radical activists have triggered innovations that are helping move the UK in a more sustainable direction. |
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In Southern Sudan, 250 demobilized child soldiers trade weapons for textbooksKhorfulus, Sudan - "We are determined to demobilize all child soldiers this year," announced Executive Director Benjamin Gimba of the Southern Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission at a gathering here today. |
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Opposition calls off Nepal strikeKathmandu, Nepal - Nepal's seven-party opposition alliance says it is ending weeks of protests after King Gyanendra agreed to its demands to reinstate parliament. |
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