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 Nottingham, England (AFP) Oct 17, 2009 
A police officer was rushed to hospital Saturday with head injuries during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said. The officer was hurt during a demonstration featuring several hundred activists who want to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station near Nottingham, central England. A total of 21 people have been arres ... read more 
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 14, 2009The United Nations said Wednesday it would help to protect Nepal's schools and hospitals against earthquakes as it launched a scheme to reduce the impact of natural disasters in the country. The UN said the risk of natural disasters in Nepal was growing as the population grew and climate change increased flooding and landslides. Last week, dozens of people died in landslides and flash fl ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Stanford, Calif. (UPI) Oct 12, 2009 U.S. medical researchers say they've identified a molecule that plays a key role in the formation of brain synapses. The Stanford University Medical Center scientists said their discovery, based on experiments in cell culture and in mice, could advance science's understanding of how children's brains develop, as well as point to new approaches toward countering brain disorders in adults ... more 
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 4, 2009In quake-hit Indonesia, the flooded Philippines and typhoon-ravaged Vietnam, troops are evacuating the wounded and stranded, distributing food and medicines - and gaining the public's admiration. As countries across Southeast Asia clean up and count the dead following a series of devastating natural disasters, the militaries engaged in relief work have seized the moment to burnish their som ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Iran agreed in principle Thursday to ship most of its declared enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, where it would be refined as fuel for a small reactor producing medical isotopes, a US official said. The agreement came after seven and a half hours of talks between Iran and world powers just outside Geneva, where Tehran also agreed to grant the United Nations access to a newly-revealed cov ... more |
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Manila (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Hundreds of Philippine flood survivors poured into the presidential palace on Tuesday after President Gloria Arroyo threw open the seat of government as part of disaster relief efforts. In a series of extraordinary scenes, street sweepers and other members of Manila's poorest sectors flocked to Malacanang Palace in search of food, medicine and shelter. The first arrivals included about 3 ... more  
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 28, 2009The 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award is to be presented to American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and Iranian photographer and science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in recognition of their photographic work, which - each from its own perspective - recalls humankind's place in the universe. The prize is the world's most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography. ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 22, 2009The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was worried that up to a quarter of the fatal swine flu cases in the Western Pacific were patients with no underlying medical condition. By September 19, an estimated 25 percent of the 352 death cases reported in the region had no prior medical problems, the WHO announced at its Western Pacific annual conference in Hong Kong. "That worries ... more |
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