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GPS-Galileo pact will create more accurate satnavThe US and the EU are close to an agreement that would allow their satellite-navigation systems to work together for greater accuracy |
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European Union bans sale of toxic mercury thermometersThe European Union has banned the use of mercury in thermometers and other devices as a part of a larger strategy to end the use of the highly toxic substance across the continent. |
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Animal rights activists free Bulgaria’s last 3 dancing bearsSofia, Bulgaria - After a lifetime of brutal treatment, including walking on burning embers, Bulgaria's last three dancing bears will get to rest their paws at a mountain sanctuary, in an apparent end to the centuries-old performance tradition in the Balkans. |
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To heal a wound, turn up the voltageVienna, Austria - It may sound like something out of Frankenstein, but electric currents applied to the skin could potentially speed up wound healing. Ironically, though the phenomenon was reported 150 years ago by the German physiologist Emil Du Bois-Reymond, it has been ignored ever since. |
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EU police foil child trafficking gangRome - A Europe-wide child trafficking gang has been broken up following an investigation led by Italian police. |
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EU Says U.S., China Open to Global Emissions TradeEisenstadt, Austria - The European Union's environment chief said Friday the United States was open to discussing a global greenhouse gas emissions market, but the U.S. government said it remained opposed to mandatory caps on emissions as called for by the Kyoto Protocol. |
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Mozart’s Skull Possibly FoundVienna, Austria - Have scientists found Mozart's skull? |
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Austrians strike positive note over EU leadershipVienna, Austria - AUSTRIA assumed the presidency of the European Union yesterday with a pledge to make the 25-nation bloc "more tangible to our citizens". |
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Ice Age babies set to rewrite history booksAustria - Archaeologists in Austria have discovered the bodies of two Ice Age babies, estimated to be 27,000 years old. |
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Network of UN ecological reserves adds 22 new sitesNew York City - Ranging from coastal mangrove forests to desert mountains chains, and stretching from Chile to Mongolia, 22 ecosystems have been added to a United Nations programme that promotes sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities. |
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