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Amazon tribe in Peru warns it's close to extinctionLima (AFP) Dec 1, 2009 The Candoshi people in Peru's northern Amazon jungle are close to extinction from a hepatitis B infection that has gone unchecked since 2000, tribal leaders and health officials said Tuesday. "My people are suffering, we're in real danger of extinction," said Candoshi chief Venancio Ucama Simon. Standing next to a Candoshi woman suffering from hepatitis-induced cirrhosis who doctors said ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 24, 2009The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and the German Aerospace Center intend to carry out health research together. On 23 November 2009, both partners signed a cooperation agreement to conduct bio-medical studies at Neumayer-Station III in Antarctica. In two projects, scientists will monitor the health of the station crew and study the physical and psychological effect ... more  
Hegang, China (AFP) Nov 23, 2009Gao Shujun is one of the seven million Chinese coal miners who every day brave long hours in dangerous working conditions, but it is the price he must pay for economic survival. Lying in a hospital bed Monday, Gao reflected on the deadly nature of his job after surviving a weekend mine blast that killed at least 104 fellow miners in the city of Hegang in northeastern Heilongjiang province. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2009China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu fatalities after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak said deaths were being deliberately underplayed. The order issued late Thursday on the health ministry website appeared to acknowledge suspicions of under-reporting in the nationwide tally, which the government has put at 53 deaths out of nearly 70 ... more |
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China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director |
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DISASTER.WIRE US team to assess underlying causes' of Malawi quakes
18 killed in Rio floods Security jitters as world rings in New Year 11 killed in Rio floods Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought 5.9 quake rattles northwest Mexico Two die in Polish Tatra avalanche: rescue service Hong Kong retail sales rise in November Saudi officials detained over Jeddah flood disaster: report Avalanches kill seven in Italian Alps: emergency services |
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