Positive news from Israel
DNA found in fossil bone crystal clustersRehovot, Israel - Ancient DNA preserved in bones is valuable in studying the genetics and evolution of animals, including humans. However, DNA degradation and the potential of contamination make obtaining reliable samples difficult, especially in humans. |
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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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Israeli start-ups work on environmental technologyTel Aviv, Israel - Israeli entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, who traditionally have focused on software, electronics and medical devices, now see a growing opportunity to make money from technology to clean up the environment. |
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Jordan, Israel, PA sign canal studyAmman, Jordan - Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority Monday signed an agreement to conduct a feasibility study on building a canal linking the Dead and Red seas. |
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News from the Middle East
- A sporting victory for equal rights
- Saudi woman driver’s lashing ‘overturned by king’
- Saudi women to get right to vote
- Internet activism stop F1 race in Bahrain
- Former Israeli pres. Katsav gets 7yrs in jail for rape
- Israeli extends helping hand to sick Palestinians
- Pneumonia vaccine ‘to save thousands of lives’
- Ambitious project to green the desert to begin in Jordan
- Women Entrepreneurs in Baghdad Making Their Own Light
- Israel overpowers deadly blaze after four-day battle