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Spain Government Approves EUR2.37 Billion Plan To Lower Carbon EmissionsMadrid, Spain - Spain's government approved Friday a plan to spend EUR2.37 billion in a push to lower carbon dioxide emissions in the country between 2008 and 2012, focusing on the manufacturing, transport, and construction sectors. |
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Japanese find 40-pound profit in spending a pennySapporo, Japan - An anonymous donor has left money in public lavatories across Japan totalling more than 100,000 pounds. |
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Switch to brown fat may aid obesityCambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Helping switch on an energy-burning type of fat called brown fat may offer a way to prevent obesity, researchers reported. |
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Baby mammoth discovery unveiledYamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia - A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists have said. |
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Doctors discover hair-loss prevention drug for cancer patientsTokyo, Japan - A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday. |
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Japanese gadget can predict tremors before they hitTokyo, Japan - A Japanese company has created a home appliance the size of a paperback novel that can warn of earthquakes seconds before they strike. |
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‘Molecular surgery’ snips off a single atomWako, Japan - A hydrogen atom has been removed from a molecule and then reattached - it might one day be the basis for a molecular switch |
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Hitachi Introduces Mind Control DeviceJapan - Hitachi has developed a technology to allow users to control devices by thinking. The system is currently being used to move a toy train back and forth, but the company and other manufacturers see a future for it in TV remote controls, cars and artificial limbs. A key advantage to Hitachi's technology is that sensors don't have to physically enter the brain. |
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Ikea switches to hybrids in BritainLondon, England, UK - Swedish home furnishings retailer Ikea said it is switching its company car fleet in Britain to hybrid vehicles. |
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Japan donates 9.25 million dollars to UNICEF NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria - The Japanese government Friday donated 9.25 million dollars (6.42 million euros) to UNICEF to support its child survival programmes in Nigeria, UNICEF said. |
news from East Asia
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
- Good news? There is some
- Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling Plant
- Anti-poverty summit raises 16 billion dollars: UN chief
- India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energy
- Beijing air measures ‘must stay’
- Boost for China panda population
- China, Taiwan resume direct flights
- China Watch: Plastic Bag Ban Trumps Market and Consumer Efforts
