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Haiti 'remains dire' one month after quake: White House
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2010
The White House warned Friday that the situation in Haiti one month after an earthquake devastated the capital "remains dire" ahead of potentially disastrous rains in the coming months.
"The situation remains dire... the need for food, shelter, medical supplies and basic security is enormous, and the coming rainy season will pose new challenges," press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statem ... more
Red wine and dark chocolate cancer killers: researcher
Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 10, 2010
Cabernet and chocolate are potent medicine for killing cancer, according to research presented here Wednesday.
Red grapes and dark chocolate join blueberries, garlic, soy, and teas as ingredients that starve cancer while feeding bodies, Angiogenesis Foundation head William Li said at a prestigious TED Conference.
"We are rating foods based on their cancer-fighting qualities," Li said. "W ... more
Iran shuns US isotopes offer as sanctions clock ticks
Tehran (AFP) Feb 10, 2010
Iran on Wednesday spurned a US offer to supply it with medical isotopes if it stops further enriching uranium as world powers warned the time for diplomacy was limited and the sanctions clock was ticking.
The foreign ministry shunned the US offer as "not logical," after State Department spokesman Philip Crowley floated the idea on Tuesday when Iran said it had begun enriching uranium to 20 p ... more
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Suicide blasts kill 33 ahead of Iraq polls
