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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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Mine survivor at loss to explain “miracle”Morgantown, West Virginia, USA - Sago Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr., looking thin and stiff but walking on his own, offered his gratitude as he was released from a hospital Thursday after almost three months. |
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Jamaica’s First Female PM Sworn in OfficeKingston, Jamaica - Portia Simpson Miller took office Thursday as Jamaica's first female prime minister, pledging to fight violent crime, root out corruption and protect human rights. |
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First condor egg laid in wild in 100 yearsMonterey County, California, USA - A pair of condors in Monterey County are the first condors to lay an egg in the wild since 1905, biologists from the Ventana Wildlife Society said. |
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Pacific isles get wildlife driveMicronesia - A major initiative has been launched to conserve the fragile wildlife of the islands of the Pacific. |
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Bacteria Make Styrofoam Earth-FriendlyDublin, Ireland - Bacteria that converts Styrofoam into Earth-friendly plastic could lead to a new kind of biodegradable plastic that breaks down into the soil. |
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Thai press frees itself from intimidationBangkok, Thailand - Since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took office five years ago, dozens of journalists who criticized the government have been fired or sued for libel, television talk shows have been canceled and radio stations yanked off the air. |
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Green explosive is a friend of the EarthLos Alamos, New Mexico - A new type of explosive may make blowing things up a little more environmentally friendly, according to a new study. |
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Skull of ‘Missing Link’ Human Ancestor Found In EthiopiaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia - Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man. |
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Autistic Teen’s Hoop Dreams Come TrueRochester, NY - It was the stuff of Hollywood, but it was real. |
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Worldwide trade in wild caviar is bannedGeneva, Switzerland - The worldwide trade in wild caviar was banned on Tuesday after nine major caviar-producing countries failed to convince the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that their stocks of wild sturgeon are sustainable. |
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G8 agree on clean energyLondon, England - The world's leading economic powers and emerging countries have agreed to use clean energy technology to combat climate change at a meeting in London, host Britain said. |
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Prince Charles Donates To Help Rebuild MississippiWashington, DC - Britain's Prince Charles, whose passion for architecture won him a $25,000 prize Thursday, said he planned to donate the money to help rebuild communities in hurricane-ravaged Mississippi. |
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World is a safer place despite people’s fearsVancouver, CA - Widespread fears about a world in a perpetual state of war are unfounded, a study says today. |
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Israel, Pakistan Ministers Meet in Historic FirstJerusalem - The Israeli and Pakistani foreign ministers met for talks Thursday in Istanbul, in the first acknowledged high-level contact between the two countries. |
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Plastic bags banned in BombayBombay, India - The western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday said it is banning most plastic bags, blaming them for choking drains and causing floods a month ago that left more than 1,000 people dead, most in Bombay. |
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