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  Colombo (AFP) July 2, 2017 Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year, officials said Sunday. Humid monsoon weather, stagnant water from recent flooding, as well as mounting piles of rotting garbage accumulating in the capital, have combined to create abundant areas for mosquitoes to multiply. This has caused rates of dengue, a tropical disease that is spread by mosquitoes, to surge to ... read more |
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Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstockSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 They are all around you! Most plastics, conductive polymers, and even medicines derive from molecules with a double bond between two carbon atoms, C=C. These molecules are called olefins and a ... more 
Painless patch could replace flu jab: studyParis (AFP) June 27, 2017 Vaccines delivered via a painless, throw-away patch could one day eliminate the need for needle-and-syringe flu injections, researchers said Wednesday after completing a preliminary trial. ... more 
Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drugNairobi (AFP) June 28, 2017 The generic version of the most advanced drug against HIV has been introduced in Kenya, a first in Africa where more than 25 million have the disease, the NGO Unitaid said Wednesday. ... more  
China facing largest diabetes epidemic in the world: studyWashington (AFP) June 27, 2017 China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the metabolic illness, while nearly 36 percent are prediabetic, according to a US study published Tuesday. ... more |
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Sri Lanka blames garbage pile-up for record dengue tollColombo (AFP) June 26, 2017 Sri Lanka has suffered a record 200 deaths from dengue fever this year, the health minister said Monday, blaming a garbage disposal crisis in Colombo. ... more  
Five projects selected from ISS funding opportunity focused on human physiology researchKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced five g ... more 
Keeping the rhythm in spaceParis (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 Space is an inhospitable environment for the human body but we adapt remarkably well. Within hours, the brain adjusts to the lack of an up or down, as if floating is all it has ever known. Now ... more  
In Colombia, FARC 'nurses' want to trade arms for white coatsColinas, 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. ... more 
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 |
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 Six experts resign from Trump HIV/AIDS panel 
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 
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 |
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  Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017  Three former executives from the operator of Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable.
Ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, all pleaded ... more Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017New landslide hits China disaster area  New York (AFP) June 26, 2017Ex-NY mayor Bloomberg to grant $200 mln to US cities  Washington (AFP) June 27, 2017US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders |
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 Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017 
Investigators have uncovered the problems behind the failure of atomic clocks onboard satellites belonging to the beleaguered Galileo satnav system, the European Commission said Monday.
For months, the European Space Agency - which runs the programme - has been investigating the reasons behind failing clocks onboard some of the 18 navigation satellites it has launched for Galileo, Europe's ... more Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017India's Answer to GPS Runs Into Serious Technical Failures  Denver CO (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Second Lockheed Martin GPS-3 satellite assembled as full production begins |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 
There could be no limit to how long humans can live, according to a new study.
Biologists Bryan G. Hughes and Siegfried Hekimi at Canada's McGill University studied the longest-living people from the U.S., Britain, France and Japan since 1968 and came to the conclusion that the human body doesn't have a maximum age limit.
"We just don't know what the age limit might be. In fact, ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Cave painting sites may have been chosen for their acoustics, scientists argue  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Beyond bananas: 'Mind reading' technology decodes complex thoughts  Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017The neural relationship between light and sleep |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules - the building blocks of life - which they say could provide new insights and other benefits such as reducing the numbers of animals used in experiments.
The University of Leeds in collaboration with Avacta Life Sciences, a Leeds spin-out company has developed tools, called Affimer technology, which can replicate the w ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Most modern horse breeds can be traced to Oriental stallions  Phnom Penh (AFP) June 29, 2017Rare Siamese crocodile eggs found in Cambodia |
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 Colombo (AFP) July 2, 2017 
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year, officials said Sunday.
Humid monsoon weather, stagnant water from recent flooding, as well as mounting piles of rotting garbage accumulating in the capital, have combined to create abundant areas for mosquitoes ... moreParis (AFP) June 27, 2017Painless patch could replace flu jab: study Colombo (AFP) June 26, 2017Sri Lanka blames garbage pile-up for record dengue toll Nairobi (AFP) June 28, 2017Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug |
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 Shanghai (AFP) July 4, 2017 
Chinese cinema-goers now have to sit through a short clip promoting "core socialist values" and President Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream" political credo before the show starts - and some aren't happy about it.
Authorities enlisted action star Jackie Chan and domestic film idols as part of the public-service adverts, which have been ordered shown at cinemas in China since July 1 and last a few ... more Berlin (AFP) July 3, 2017Germany urges treatment for China's cancer-stricken Liu  Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017Hong Kong's allure fading in mainland China  Hong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2017Profile: Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam |
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 Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017 
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, placing the country alongside Sudan and North Korea on a list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders.
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
It pointed to ethnic Uighurs, ... more Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 3, 2017  Chinese President Xi Jinping told US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that Sino-US relations have been hit by "negative factors" in a phone call following days of US actions that have vexed Beijing.
Trump held separate calls with Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that focused on tensions on the Korean peninsula, but China's foreign ministry said Xi also invoked the thorny issue of ... more Hong Kong (AFP) July 2, 2017'Schoolmaster' Xi leaves Hong Kong smarting  Manila (AFP) July 1, 2017Philippines, US hold joint patrol in dangerous waters  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Sweden, Finland join Joint Expeditionary Force |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam found that hidden dimensions - as predicted by string theory - could influence gravitational waves. In a recently published paper they study the consequences of extra dimensions on these ripples in space-time, and predict whether their effects could be detected.
LIGO's first detection of gravitational waves from ... more Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Hubble Astronomers Measure White Dwarf's Mass with Relativity Experiment  Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries' Cyber Division is investing in companies in Holland and Hungary to expand its research and development activities in the field.
These investments join IAI's cyber-operations in Israel, Switzerland and Singapore, where it operates R&D and innovation centers, the company said when making the announcement on Thursday.
"Our investments in local software c ... more Brussels (AFP) June 28, 2017NATO says cyber attacks a call to arms  Kiev (AFP) June 27, 2017Chernobyl's radiation monitoring hit by cyberattack: spokeswoman  Beijing (AFP) June 22, 2017China orders halt to video streaming on major websites |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 2, 2017  Iraqi forces were battling the last few hundred jihadists in Mosul's historic centre Sunday as they pressed the final stages of an assault to drive the Islamic State group from the city.
More than eight months since the country's forces launched a gruelling operation to retake Mosul, IS has gone from fully controlling the city to holding a few neighbourhoods on its western side.
"The num ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 30, 2017Mosul victory in 'days' as IS falls back in Syria  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 30, 2017Gunfire cuts short celebrations at recaptured Mosul mosque  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 3, 2017Tougher fighting, more suicide attacks as IS hits back in Mosul |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 29, 2017 
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO allies Thursday they must finish the job in Afghanistan or risk terrorist revenge as the alliance readied a troop increase to counter a resurgent Taliban.
Mattis however refused to give a firm number for how many troops US President Donald Trump would commit under a new strategy, just two years after NATO officially ended its post-9/11 combat role in Afgha ... more Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) June 28, 2017Kyrgyz court convicts three over China embassy attack  Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) June 27, 2017Tajik leader in spotlight on 20th anniversary of end of civil war  Islamabad (AFP) June 25, 2017Pakistan deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Rio Tinto Monday recommended shareholders accept a new improved offer from Yancoal for its Australian coal assets, after the China-backed firm trumped a fresh bid from Swiss commodities giant Glencore.
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 ... more Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets  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 |
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 Washington (AFP) June 29, 2017 
Two of the most extensive field studies conducted to date in Europe and Canada have confirmed the hypothesis that neonicotinoid insecticides are harmful to bees and other pollinating species.
The results, published Thursday in the US journal Science, also reveal that local environments can mitigate the impact of the pesticide, which is widely used in farming despite being dubbed a "bee kille ... more Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) June 29, 2017Botswana bans export of donkey products  Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Industrial farming disrupts burn-regrowth cycle in grasslands  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
In our solar system, an asteroid orbits the Sun in the opposite direction to the planets. Asteroid 2015 BZ509, also known as Bee-Zed, takes 12 years to make one complete orbit around the Sun. This is the same orbital period as that of Jupiter, which shares its orbit but moves in the opposite direction to the planet's motion.
The asteroid with the retrograde co-orbit was identified by Helen ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017NASA is building computer models of possible asteroid impact scenarios  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017How a Speck of Light Becomes an Asteroid Paris (AFP) June 28, 2017Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'? |
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