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Cavity-fighting candy helped cut tooth decayChicago, Illinois, USA - Most children are told to stay away from chewy candies to keep their teeth cavity-free, but children in Venezuela who ate a special cavity-fighting candy had 62 percent fewer cavities than those who brushed their teeth regularly, researchers said yesterday. |
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ENVIRONMENT-VENEZUELA: Farewell, Trawl-Fishing
CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl-fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid
demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as
amended by President Hugo Chávez.
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Huge kite helps container ship across AtlanticBerlin, Germany - Oil at more than $90 a barrel is concentrating minds in the shipping industry. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Both Cuba, Venezuela reap benefits from medical programHavana, Cuba - Roberto Andrade sat in a hospital waiting room beside rows of patients, each with a bandage on one eye, and explained why he considers himself a diplomat of sorts. |
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Piranha Among 13 New Species of Venezuelan FishScientists have found a new type of piranha and a ray among 13 new species of freshwater fish in an area of Venezuela where pollution from gold mines is emerging as a threat, a conservationist said on Thursday. |
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Venezuela’s chocolate revolutionVenezuela - Deep inside Venezuela's tropical forest a quiet revolution is taking place. |
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news from South America
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- Brazil unveils deforestation plan
- A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
- Extinct tortoise ‘can live again’
- Norway joins fight to save Amazon
- Ethical coffee helps save Peruvian rainforest
- Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB
