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December 23, 2009
Iran will pursue its nuclear activity 'normally:' FM
Beirut (AFP) Dec 21, 2009
Iran will pursue its nuclear drive in a "normal fashion" and will produce itself the fuel necessary for its Tehran medical reactor, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday. "Nuclear activity will continue in a normal fashion," Mottaki told a news conference as he wrapped up a brief visit to Lebanon. "Concerning the fuel needed for the Tehran reactor ... Iran will produce ... read more

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NATO air strike kills three Afghan civilians: officials
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New drug threatens India's endangered vultures
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Physicists predict cooler computers
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Seoul to spend 15 million dollars on flu aid to N.Korea
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Guinea crisis talks must go ahead: PM
Conakry (AFP) Dec 11, 2009
Talks this weekend to break the political deadlock in Guinea must go ahead, Prime Minister Kabine Komara said Friday, even as junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara recovers from an attempt on his life. Speaking to journalists, Komara effectively overturned an earlier announcement that the junta would keep out of the talks until Camara -- shot in the head on December 3 -- returns from hospital in ... more

Turkey swine toll hits 353
Ankara (AFP) Dec 10, 2009
Swine flu claimed 112 more lives in Turkey in the past week, bringing the national toll to 353, the health ministry said Thursday. A total of 306 people remained in hospital, including 98 in intensive care, the ministry said in a statement on its website. Turkey began a nationwide vaccination campaign in November, but there are still widespread public concerns over the vaccine's safety d ... more

10,000 swine flu deaths in US: estimates
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2009
An estimated 10,000 people including 1,100 children died of swine flu in the United States in the seven months after the new strain of flu was first detected in April, a top US health official said Thursday. "By November 14th, many times more children and younger adults unfortunately have been hospitalized or killed by H1N1 influenza than happens in a usual flu season," Thomas Frieden, head ... more

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Guinea junta talks hit impasse as junta pulls out


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Brazil sets aside vast tracts for new indigenous reserves

Exploring The Stone Age Pantry

From war zones to malls, Christmas comes to Asia

AWI And DLR To Conduct Joint Health Research In The Antarctic

Vaccine Research To Continue On Atlantis Mission

Wyle Personnel Assist Important Studies On ISS

Security chiefs 'dominate diamond trade'

At last, climate funds start to take shape at UN talks

S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official

Malawi seeks food aid for quake victims

Record-breaking storm closes US federal government

Winter transport chaos grows in Europe

At least 60 million in US have had swine flu shot: CDC

Too early to declare end to swine flu pandemic: WHO official

Global swine flu pandemic deaths pass 10,000: WHO

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African countries set for new fight over ivory sales

China sentences tiger killer to 12 years in jail: report

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Scientists create instant nanobatteries
Stanford, Calif. (UPI) Dec 9, 2009
U.S. scientists say they have combined ordinary paper dipped into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires to create an instant battery. Stanford University post doctoral students led by Assistant Professor Yi Cui said the paper batteries are ultra-lightweight and bendable. "Society really needs a low-cost, high-performance energy storage device, such as batteries a ... more

Radio nodes may succeed RFID tags
Erlangen, Germany (UPI) Dec 8, 2009
German researchers say they've developed intelligent radio nodes that can perform many tasks that radio frequency identification systems cannot. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, the Fraunhofer Working Group and colleagues at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and other facilities developed the radio nodes mainly for hospital uses. For example ... more

Swine flu outbreak less severe than feared: study
Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2009
The H1N1 flu outbreak appears to be less severe than earlier feared, according to a new study by US health experts who found fewer than expected hospitalizations or severe complications from the virus. The British and US-funded study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), which appears online in the journal PLoS Medicine, said the swine flu pandemic appears far "milder ... more

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Guinea junta chief improving, to return soon: spokesman


Snowflake Chemistry Could Give Clues About Ozone Depletion


Guinea foreign minister denounces military 'insubordination'
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Security chiefs 'dominate diamond trade'

At last, climate funds start to take shape at UN talks

S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official

Ford nears Volvo deal with China's Geely: TV

Microsoft's Liddell is GM's new chief financial officer

Honda to build fifth plant in China: report

Large Hadron Collider shut down until February

Scientist Uncovers Relics Of Ancient Cosmos

Galaxy Collision Switches On Black Hole

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Astronauts blast off on Christmas space voyage

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

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X-51A WaveRider Gets First Ride Aboard B-52

Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Lights Up Sky

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Amazon tribe in Peru warns it's close to extinction

Japan to send hundreds of peace-keepers to Sudan: report

26 wounded in twin bombs in Iraq shrine city

Unidentified disease kills three in Congo

Action on climate change also averts health crisis: doctors

AWI And DLR To Conduct Joint Health Research In The Antarctic

Danger a part of life for China's coal miners

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