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August 11, 2011
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Thousands struggle in Ethiopia's "green drought"
Shebedino, Ethiopia (AFP) Aug 10, 2011
Shundure Tekamo faces a tough choice - stay with her severely malnourished son in hospital, or return home in the desperate search for food for her five other children. "I cannot think of anything, because I want only to save my child," she said, standing by the bedside of her baby son Berhanu in an emergency feeding centre. "But I am worried because I left my other children," she added sadly. This is the second time Berhanu has been in hospital for malnutrition since December, as his frail ... read more

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New Montana State research sheds light on South Pole dinosaurs
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EPIDEMICS

US researchers find another flu antibody
US scientists have found an antibody that acts against 30 of 36 strains of influenza, the latest discovery in the hunt for a universal treatment and a vaccine, said a study published Monday. ... more
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Mushroom poisoning adds to rainy French summer woes
Tourists and locals in southwest France are flocking to hospital wards after eating mushrooms that this year sprouted much earlier than usual due to the rainy summer, officials said Sunday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

N. Korea wants food, cement as aid from S. Korea
North Korea asked South Korea Thursday for food staples and cement after Seoul offered medicine, instant noodles and daily necessities for its neighbour's flood victims, officials said. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Mubarak's fate in court's hands
Hosni Mubarak, on trial in Cairo for murder and fraud, may be a sacrificial lamb but he should have known what was going on during the revolution, experts say. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

US, Vietnam start first military relationship
The United States and Vietnam on Monday opened their first formal military relationship since their war, another sign of growing cooperation amid high tensions between Hanoi and China. ... more
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EARLY EARTH

The key to life on land
A chance discovery of a genetic mutation in wild barley that grows in Israel's Judean Desert, in the course of a doctoral study at the University of Haifa, has led to an international study decipher ... more
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China says raised 'solemn representations' with EU over Russia sanctions
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WAR REPORT

NATO warns Kadhafi over use of civilian facilities
NATO warned on Tuesday that its warplanes will bomb former civilian facilities if Moamer Kadhafi's forces use them to launch attacks, as the UN said Libya's capital is suffering shortages of fuel, medicine and cash. ... more
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THE STANS

Hundreds displaced by Iran-Iraq Kurd clashes: ICRC
Fighting between Iranian military forces and Kurdish separatists has displaced hundreds of villagers in the border regions of northern Iraq, the Red Cross said on Monday. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Uighur leader fears for China detainees after clashes
An exiled leader of China's Uighur minority said Monday she feared for the safety of dozens of people she said were injured in recent clashes with police in the country's Xinjiang region and then detained. ... more
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FARM NEWS

How to eat well and save the planet too
Eating used to be so simple. If you liked it and could afford it, down the hatch it went. Yum-yum, end of story. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Chavez OKs budget from Cuban hospital bed
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez indicated he retains key powers even after delegating responsibilities to aides as he approved a budget from the hospital in Cuba, where is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Millions facing misery in Somalia famine
Struggling through parched bush and baking heat, Rahmo Mohammed brought her severely malnourished son Saeed to Ethiopia's Kobe refugee camp to save him. ... more
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WATER WORLD

EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules
The European Union on Tuesday tightened rules on the disposal of radioactive waste with strict conditions on exporting it outside EU borders, but the move did not please environmentalists. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Seven hurt in Israeli raid on Gaza: Palestinians
Seven people were wounded in Gaza on Sunday by what Palestinian medical sources said was an Israeli air strike, but Israel denied it had carried out any such raid. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Major AIDS forum gets down to work amid surge of good news
A global medical forum on AIDS got down to business on Sunday for four days of debate on powerful new weapons to combat a pandemic that in 30 years has claimed as many lives as a World War. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Africans on HIV drugs can expect normal lifespan - study
Patients taking HIV drugs in Africa can expect to have a near-normal lifespan, although men are likelier to die far sooner than women, according to the biggest study of its kind, issued on Monday at the world conference on AIDS medicine. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Medical breakthroughs set to buoy AIDS council of war
The biggest medical forum on AIDS kicks off on Sunday to a buzz of excitement about potential strategies for curbing a pandemic that has now claimed 30 million lives in its three-decade history. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Lockheed Martin Delivers Nuclear Materials Tracking System to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of the National Source Tracking System (NSTS) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The system is an Information Technology tool that assists in the acco ... more
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ENERGY TECH

University of Kentucky-led research could be path to new energy sources
A team of researchers led by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Professor Joe Chappell is making a connection from prehistoric times to the present that could result in being able to gene ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

Heatstroke cases up as Japan saves electricity
Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving campaign following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

AIDS: HIV drugs boost prevention hopes
Heterosexuals who take daily AIDS drugs reduce the risk of being infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by nearly two-thirds, ground-breaking studies said on Wednesday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Rebuilt Iraq hospital plans surgery on infants
It will be three years before doctors in Iraq can perform heart surgery on infants, doctors say, in a country where birth defects are high due to marriage within extended families. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Baghdad chlorine gas leak causes panic
Hundreds of Baghdad residents were admitted to hospital after a chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant but most had been discharged by Wednesday morning, officials said. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Licensing deal to boost HIV drug access
US pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences will allow generic drug makers to copy four HIV medicines under a deal announced Tuesday to give people in poor countries access to cheaper AIDS treatment. ... more
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