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Justice In The Brain: Equity And Efficiency Are Encoded Differently Urbana IL (SPX) May 13, 2008 
Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share" A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, and that the brain responds in unique ways to inefficiency and inequity. The study, by researchers at the University of Illinois and the California Institute of Technology, used functional ... read more |
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China says foreign aid offers 'welcome'
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008China said Tuesday it "welcomed" the offers of aid that have come in from around the world following a devastating earthquake that has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed deaths so far. "After the earthquake, the international community offered its support and sympathy to China. China and its people express their thanks and their welcome toward that," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. ... more Battle to reach survivors as China quake toll rises 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 14, 2008The death toll from China's worst earthquake in a generation rose early Wednesday as more details emerged of the scale of destruction that has left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under rubble. In a desperate relief effort, army-led rescue teams struggled to reach the areas of southwestern China worst hit by Monday's massive 7.9-magnitude quake which demolished schools, homes and ... more US has no plans for forced intervention in Myanmar 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2008The United States has no plans to send aid to the victims of cyclone Nargis without the permission of the authorities in Myanmar, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday. "We are doing everything that we can because this is a humanitarian, not a political issue. We want to make very clear that our only desire is to help the people of Burma (Myanmar)," Rice said when asked if ... more UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar 
Yangon (AFP) May 14, 2008The United Nations warned Tuesday that Myanmar faced a "second catastrophe" after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid. But Myanmar's military rulers again rejected growing international pressure to open the door to a foreign-run relief effort, insisting against all the evidence that they could handle the emergency alone. ... more Low technology is the only hope in Myanmar, China disasters 
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2008We can send probes to the fringes of the Solar System. Swap instant messages with friends on the other side of the world. Conduct surgery by remote control over the Internet. So surely we have some hi-tech help for the hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar and China who are walking on the tightrope of death. Right? The short, sad answer is No. In the early 21st century, disaster ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) May 13, 2008The World Health Organisation said Tuesday it had sent body bags to cyclone-hit Myanmar, as experts warned that rotting corpses remain uncollected and pose a major health risk. The United Nations' health arm said the body bags are among shipments of 30,000 surgical masks and 30,000 gloves that have been sent to the Irrawaddy delta region which was obliterated in the May 2 catastrophe. ... more Bodies line the streets as quake town's agony laid bare 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008The bodies, some with stiff forearms in front of their faces reflecting the desperate final struggle at the moment of death, were unceremoniously lined up on the road and covered with plastic. Under a downpour that seemed to never end - "the heaven is crying" one resident mused - members of the paramilitary People's Armed Police sifted through the rubble of a nearby office building ... more Transport, communications in chaos after China quake 
Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2008Transport and communication networks around China were thrown into chaos Monday after a powerful earthquake struck the country's southwest, killing more than 8,700 people, witnesses and media said. The 7.8-magnitude quake jolted Wenchuan, a mountainous region in Sichuan province, just before 2.30pm (0630 GMT) on Monday. The death toll in Sichuan alone came to 8,533 people, according to s ... more 'Thousands' dead or buried in China factory town: Xinhua 
Chengdu, China (AFP) May 13, 2008"Several thousand" people were killed or buried in a southwestern China town where a major factory collapsed after a powerful earthquake, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The report, which gave few other specifics on the casualty numbers, said the disaster occurred when a steam turbine factory collapsed Monday in the town of Hanwang in Mianzhu city. "The earthquake has kille ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) May 12, 2008The youngest survivors of Myanmar's catastrophic cyclone, some of them lost or separated from their families, are at risk of further trauma, the UN children's fund said Monday. UNICEF said it was setting up special areas in relief camps to support children and try to create a sense of normal life with makeshift schools. "In any situation where you have children living under extremely str ... more UN to Myanmar: 'Act now or more lives will be lost' 
Bangkok (AFP) May 12, 2008The United Nations said Monday it was still awaiting two-dozen visas for its foreign staff to enter Myanmar, and that the regime had to act fast to prevent more deaths in the aftermath of a cyclone. The UN said 24 of its staff were awaiting permission to enter the secretive nation, which says it will not let foreigners direct the relief effort despite massive devastation from the storm that ... more Myanmar remains defiant on relief workers 
Yangon (AFP) May 13, 2008Myanmar's military regime on Tuesday thanked the United States for a plane-load of aid but said it still was opposed to letting in foreign aid workers to cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar's Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, quoted in government mouthpiece the New Light of Myanmar newspaper, said the needs of hundreds of thousands of storm survivors "have been fulfilled to an extent". ... more No news from county at epicentre of China quake: Xinhua 
Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2008There has been no news from the county in southwest China at the epicentre of a deadly earthquake, more than nine hours after the disaster struck on Monday, state press reported. All lines of communication had been cut with Wenchuan county, which has a population of 112,000 people, Xinhua reported, adding rescue teams had been unable to reach there because the roads had been destroyed. ... more
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