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  Brussels (AFP) July 4, 2017 The EU edged closer Tuesday toward a common stand on chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones and cause a range of serious health problems. Member states approved a European Commission list of criteria to help identify what are known as endocrine disruptors in products used to protect farm animals and plants from disease and insects. "This is an important step towards greater protection of citizens from harmful substances," said the Commission, the executive arm of the 28-nati ... read more |
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China invites foreign cancer experts to treat Liu XiaoboShenyang, China (AFP) July 5, 2017 The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other foreign experts to treat him in China following international pressure to let him go abroad. ... more  
Three-dimensional chip combines computing and data storageBoston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the fl ... more  
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  
Sri Lanka deploys troops to tackle dengue crisisColombo (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. ... more |
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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 
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 |
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 In Colombia, FARC 'nurses' want to trade arms for white coats 
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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  Washington (AFP) July 5, 2017 
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued Chicago more than 101 were hit by gunfire, with 14 dying of their wounds, the Chicago Tribune said on Wednesday.
The youngest of the victims was just 13 years old and the eldest 60, the newspaper said, noting that the shootings were concentrated in the south and west of the c ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis in Japan  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 |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to offer GPS from its own navigation system for mobile users from next year, aiming to make it more accurate than foreign competitors' products.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) plans got a temporary setback with the malfunctioning of one of the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) satellites. The agency will launch a rep ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system  Denver CO (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Second Lockheed Martin GPS-3 satellite assembled as full production begins |
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 Laramie WY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support to the idea that humans lived year-round in the Andean highlands of South America over 7,000 years ago.
Examining human remains and other archaeological evidence from a site at nearly 12,500 feet above sea level in Peru, the scientists show that intrepid hunter-gath ... more Lawrence KS (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Study: Potentially no limit to human lifespan  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Beyond bananas: 'Mind reading' technology decodes complex thoughts |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 
Insects and spiders provide praying mantises with most of their sustenance, but mantises have also been observed feeding on amphibians and reptiles, including small frogs, lizards, salamanders and snakes.
New research suggests the long-armed insects also hunt and eat birds. And their taste for the mammals isn't geographically isolated, but present across the globe - wherever mantises a ... more Zalipie, Poland (AFP) June 30, 2017The legacy of all-year blooms in Poland's painted village  Hong Kong (AFP) July 6, 2017Hong Kong seizes 7.2 tonnes of ivory  Tokyo (AFP) July 4, 2017Japan panda fans get latest fix of cute with new footage |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2017 
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
Liu Shaoming, a former factory worker, was detained in southern Guangdong province in May 2015 after describing his involvement in the pro-democracy movement on a US website.
Liu's lawyer, Wu ... more Sertar, China (AFP) July 6, 2017With demolitions, China squeezes Buddhist academy Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2017Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's health deteriorates  Shanghai (AFP) July 4, 2017Coming to a Chinese cinema near you: 'Core Socialist Values' |
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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 Berlin (AFP) July 5, 2017Trump, world leaders head to G20 summit under North Korea shadow  Hong Kong (AFP) July 2, 2017'Schoolmaster' Xi leaves Hong Kong smarting  Manila (AFP) July 1, 2017Philippines, US hold joint patrol in dangerous waters |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
In a meeting on 20 June 2017 ESA's Science Programme Committee selected the space-based gravitational-wave detector "Laser Interferometer Space Antenna" (LISA) for ESA's third large (L3) mission in the "Cosmic Vision" plan. LISA will consist of three spacecraft separated by millions of kilometers.
They will precisely monitor their relative distance changes with lasers to detect gravitation ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves  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 (AFP) July 7, 2017 
Firms operating nuclear power plants and other energy facilities in the US have been hacked in recent months, the New York Times reported Thursday.
It quoted what it called an urgent report issued in late June by the Department of Homeland Security.
The intrusions happened in May and June and hit companies including Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, which operates a nuclear power ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Booz Allen Hamilton wins cyber-security contact Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Hackers could tap EEGs, observe brainwaves to steal passwords  Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Researchers demonstrate new firewall that protects cellphones from security threat |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 6, 2017  Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said up to 20,000 civilians are trapped and in "extreme danger".
In neighbouring Syria, US-backed forces are facing fierce resistance from IS as they wage a parallel offensive to recapture the city of Raqa from the jihadists.
The fighting in both cities is taking place in de ... more Baghdad (AFP) July 6, 2017Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in IS-held areas of Mosul: UN  Baghdad (AFP) July 2, 2017Iraqis mark first anniversary of devastating Baghdad blast  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 2, 2017Iraq battles last few hundred jihadists in Old Mosul |
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A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province while conducting operations against the Taliban, US military officials said Wednesday.
Private First Class Hansen Kirkpatrick, 19, of Wasilla, Alaska died Monday following the "indirect fire" assault, which means he was hit by a mortar or some other incoming round.
The wounds sustained ... more New York (AFP) July 6, 2017Egypt arrests dozens of Chinese Uighur students: HRW  Brussels (AFP) June 29, 2017Mattis says NATO must finish the job in Afghanistan  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) June 28, 2017Kyrgyz court convicts three over China embassy attack |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017 
Chinese companies are planning or constructing hundreds of coal-fired power projects around the world, data show, even as Beijing talks up its commitment to fighting climate change.
The report by German environmental lobby group Urgewald comes as China seeks to fill a vacuum left by the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement.
Urgewal ... more Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale 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 |
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 Madrid (AFP) July 6, 2017 
A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected for the first time in mainland Spain, the world's top producer of olive oil, a regional government official said Thursday.
The Xylella fastidiosa pathogen, which dries out trees leaving their leaves looking scorched, was found in June in almond trees near the town of Guadalest in the eastern region of Valenci ... more The Hague (AFP) July 6, 2017Customs grab 122 tonnes of fake pesticide: Europol  Champaign IL (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Incremental discovery may one day lead to photosynthetic breakthrough  Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Industrial farming disrupts burn-regrowth cycle in grasslands |
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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  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase |
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