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  Colinas, Colombia (AFP) June 22, 2017 As a battlefield nurse for Colombia's FARC rebels, Johana Japon helped stitch up wounded fighters as bullets whizzed past her. And now that the rebel army is demobilizing under a historic accord signed last year to end more than 50 years of war, Japon wants to study medicine, don the white garb of a bona fide nurse and tend to everyday patients. Japon is among 500 rebel fighters assembled in Colinas, a town in southern Colombia, one of 26 designated spots for members of the rebel movement to gat ... read more |
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Ten ways that astronauts are helping you stay healthyLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Astronauts on the International Space Station are growing crystals that could help develop new drugs for use on Earth. Here are ten healthcare technologies that have already come from space: 1 ... more  
Ancient prosthesis: Scientists are studying a 3,000-year-old wooden big toeWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 Researchers in Switzerland are in the process of analyzing what may be the world's oldest prosthetic device. The 3,000-year-old artificial wooden big toe is offering insights into skills of ancient artisans, as well as the anatomical and medical know how of early physicians. ... more  
Six experts resign from Trump HIV/AIDS panelWashington (AFP) June 18, 2017 Six top health advisors have resigned from Donald Trump's advisory council on HIV/AIDS, complaining that the US president doesn't really care about combatting the illness. ... more 
Investigation Tests Drug to Activate Immune System, Help Fight CancerHouston TX (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 On Earth, research into antibody-drug conjugates to treat cancer has been around a while. The research presents a problem, though, because Earth-based laboratories aren't able to mimic the shape of ... more |
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Warmer climate threatens malaria spread in EthiopiaParis (AFP) June 14, 2017 Cool, high-lying areas of Ethiopia hitherto shielded from heat-loving malaria mosquitoes are increasingly exposed to the disease as the climate warms, researchers said Thursday. ... more 
China probes academic fraud by cancer researchersBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2017 China is investigating claims of academic fraud involving mostly Chinese cancer researchers after more than 100 articles were withdrawn from a foreign medical journal. ... more  
Solar paint offers endless energy from water vaporMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen - the cleanest source of energy. The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts ... more 
Scientists fight mosquitoes, malaria with toxin-infused fungiWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 An international team of scientists is taking a unique approach in the battle against malaria-carrying mosquitoes. The team, lead by researchers from the University of Maryland, have designed a mosquito-targeting fungus that replicates spider and scorpion toxins. ... more 
Space-traveling flatworms help scientists enhance understanding of regenerative healthMedford MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 Flatworms that spent five weeks aboard the International Space Station are helping researchers led by Tufts University scientists to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can ... more 
Cell Cultures Go For the GoldHouston TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 A wide variety of research relies on growing cells in culture on Earth, but handling these cells is challenging. With better techniques, scientists hope to reduce loss of cells from culture media, c ... more |
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 Georgia State neuroscientists rewire brain of 1 species to have connectivity of another 
Cholera epidemic timelineParis (AFP) June 8, 2017 Cholera, which has killed 789 and infected 100,000 in war-ravaged Yemen since the end of April, is a water-borne disease which goes hand in hand with poverty. ... more 
Emergency medicine in space: Normal rules don't applyGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to perform emergency medical procedures during space missions. "Spa ... more 
Texas team debuts battery-less pacemakerHouston TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (TH ... more 
NASA 1-year mission investigators identify links to vision problemsHouston TX (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Coinciding with May - Healthy Vision Month, NASA's One-Year Mission investigators are peering into their new findings to help address astronaut vision issues. While the One-Year Mission has conclude ... more |
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  Paris (AFP) June 23, 2017 
Dilan Lurr and his sister Lezan often ask themselves where would they be now if their parents had not left Iraq when they were children.
Would they be fighting against Islamic State like their cousins back in Kirkuk?
What is almost certain they would not be showing their first collection at Paris fashion week sandwiched in Friday's schedule between storied brands such as Berluti and Comm ... more Diexi, China (AFP) June 25, 2017Hopes dim in search for 93 missing in China landslide  Diexi, China (AFP) June 25, 2017Hopes dim in search for 118 buried by China landslide  Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017FLIR awarded $17.9 million contract for Coast Guard surveillance systems |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force released two technical reports demonstrating that the Global Positioning System (GPS) continues to deliver exceptional performance to civilian users around the world. GPS is a U.S. Air Force satellite system that provides highly dependable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services to military and civilian users around the world, free of direct user charges.
Oper ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017India to Make Native Navigation System Mandatory For All Aircraft  Beijing (XNA) Jun 14, 2017BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities  Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2017Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
For most people, it is a stretch of the imagination to understand the world in four dimensions but a new study has discovered structures in the brain with up to eleven dimensions - ground-breaking work that is beginning to reveal the brain's deepest architectural secrets.
Using algebraic topology in a way that it has never been used before in neuroscience, a team from the Blue Brain Projec ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017New research suggests problematic memories could be deleted  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 21, 2017World population to reach 9.8 bln in 2050, UN says Shanghai (AFP) June 17, 2017Chinese gays hear wedding bells as Taiwan move fuels hope |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 
Researchers argue they need greater access to urban properties if they are to win the war against rats.
People around the world denounce rats for fouling foods, spreading disease, starting fires, and even disabling motor vehicles. One might assume because of the threat city rats pose to health and safety, scientists would be hot on their tails--tracking every movement, monitoring each dise ... more Berlin (AFP) June 24, 2017Panda mania hits Germany as China's cuddly envoys arrive  Harare (AFP) June 22, 2017Zimbabwe begins mass transfer of animals to Mozambique  Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017Mass wildebeest drownings bolster Mara River ecosystem |
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 Washington (AFP) June 18, 2017  Six top health advisors have resigned from Donald Trump's advisory council on HIV/AIDS, complaining that the US president doesn't really care about combatting the illness.
In a letter published Friday in Newsweek, Scott Schoettes said the Trump administration has "no strategy" on AIDS and that he and his five colleagues will be more effective advocating for change from the outside.
Schoe ... moreParis (AFP) June 14, 2017Warmer climate threatens malaria spread in Ethiopia Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017Scientists fight mosquitoes, malaria with toxin-infused fungi Paris (AFP) June 8, 2017Cholera epidemic timeline |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2017 
Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and shame them by posting their photo on public screens, state media said Tuesday.
It is the latest use of the technology in China, where it has been used by fast-food chain KFC to predict orders and in public restrooms to foil toilet paper thefts.
This time, cities in four p ... more Hong Kong (AFP) June 19, 2017Best foot forward: Hong Kong's military-style youth groups  Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2017China executives tied to Communist Party critic convicted Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2017US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses |
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 Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017 
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with more than 160 new highs hitting the market in the last eight years.
The Golden Triangle - where Laos, southern China, Thailand and Myanmar intersect - is the world's second largest drug producer after Latin America.
It is notorious for churning out heroin and methamphe ... more Bogota (AFP) May 4, 2017UN counter-drug official kidnapped in Colombia: officials  New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017Indian, Chinese navies rescue ship hijacked by Somali pirates Manila (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates |
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 Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 
A US defense contractor and former State Department security officer was arrested by American counterintelligence officials on Thursday and charged with spying for China.
The Justice Department said Kevin Mallory of Leesburg, Virginia had sold classified documents to Chinese intelligence agents on trips to Shanghai in March and April.
He could face up to life in prison if found guilty. ... more Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017US heavily armed, but many ambivalent about it: survey  Moscow (AFP) June 21, 2017NATO jet approaches Russian defence minister's plane  Ulan Bator (AFP) June 24, 2017Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, the burned-out remnant of a normal star, by seeing how much it deflects the light from a background star.
This observation represents the first time Hubble has witnessed this type of effect creat ... more Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 22, 2017 
China's media oversight body announced Thursday that it has ordered three prominent Internet companies to terminate their video and audio streaming services.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said in a statement that the sites - including the massively popular Sina Weibo microblogging platform, iFeng.com and ACFUN - did not possess the permits requi ... more Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017Social media 'bots' from Russia distorting global politics: study  Washington (AFP) June 19, 2017Data firm working for Trump exposed 198 mn voter files: researchers Washington (AFP) June 16, 2017Big scientific breakthrough at sub-atomic level holds promise for secure comms |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 25, 2017  Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of jihadists Sunday, eight months into an epic battle to retake the city.
Three years after overrunning Mosul and making it the de facto Iraqi capital of the "caliphate" they proclaimed, the jihadists only controlled about a square kilometre in the city, commanders said.
Lieuten ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2017Mosul's 'hunchback' minaret: Iraq's beloved landmark  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 24, 2017At least three killed in Mosul suicide attacks: officials  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 24, 2017In Mosul, ghostly civilians emerge from Old City hell |
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 Washington (AFP) June 21, 2017 
The Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the Afghan army a woodland camouflage uniform that was apparently chosen on a whim and may have made soldiers easier to spot, a US government watchdog said Wednesday.
The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said the Pentagon may have spent as much as $28 million more than necessary when it decided in 20 ... more Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 21, 2017Airport in Kazakh capital renamed after president  Islamabad (AFP) June 25, 2017Pakistan deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security  Kabul (AFP) June 15, 2017Four dead as suicide bombers hit Kabul Shiite mosque |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Rio Tinto said on Monday that Swiss commodities giant Glencore has upped its offer for the firm's Australian coal assets, raising the stakes in a bidding war with China-backed Yancoal.
Rio, the world's second-largest miner, said in January it was selling Coal & Allied to Yancoal Australia - majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal - for US$2.45 billion.
But Glencore, which like Yanc ... more Sydney (AFP) June 20, 2017Rio backs Yancoal over Glencore for Australia coal minesw  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Coal waste fuel may reduce anthropogenic emissions  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Researchers compute their way toward cleaner coal plants |
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 Bordeaux (AFP) June 22, 2017 
With a middle-class increasingly thirsty for reds, whites and Italian bubbly, China is the hot ticket for wine traders looking for opportunities at this year's Vinexpo industry extravaganza.
The world's most populous nation has for years been seen as an El Dorado for foreign wine-makers - but those hoping to cash in need to keep up with continuing rapid transformations in the market, includ ... more Beijing (AFP) June 21, 2017China opens gates to US beef imports  Bordeaux (AFP) June 21, 2017Growers at Bordeaux winefest unite against climate change  Beijing (AFP) June 18, 2017China 'backyard' pig farmers squeezed as sector scales up |
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 Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and dust particles that were formed in the cold outer planet system.
Most of the rocky asteroids were formed in the warmer inner solar system between the orbits of Mars and Earth. There is a great dea ... more Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 20, 2017ESA boss urges action on 'ticking timebombs' in Earth orbit  Silicon Valley CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2017B612 Creates Asteroid Institute  Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere |
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