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  Manila (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 The Philippines declared its first ever outbreak of the H5 strain of bird flu on Friday, but said there had been no cases of humans infected. An immediate cull was ordered for all chicken, ducks and quail within a kilometre (0.6 miles) of the infected poultry in San Luis town, north of Manila, said Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol. The health department was meanwhile monitoring the health of farm workers exposed to the infected birds, he added. "So far we do not have any reported animal ... read more |
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Lizard venom could yield blood clot treatment breakthroughWashington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017 Scientists have created a variety of medicines using compounds discovered in the venoms of snakes, frogs, snails, jellyfish and other animals. ... more  
New magnetic microbots can capture and carry single cellsWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 Scientists have designed a tiny robot made of microscopic cubes capable of changing shape when triggered by a magnetic field. Once initiated, the microbot can derive energy from the surrounding environment. ... more 
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery timesSan Diego CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a r ... more 
Magnetized viruses can break through biofilms, attack bacteriaWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 A team of scientists from the United States and China have found a way to deploy viruses against biofilm-forming bacteria capable of fouling water distribution systems. The secret to their success is magnetization. ... more |
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Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman periodZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by research at the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine of the University of Zurich with the h ... more 
The story of how a worm turned... into a bringer of medical miraclesPloemeur, France (AFP) July 31, 2017 For centuries, the only use humans found for the lugworm - dark pink, slimy and inedible - was on the end of a fish hook. ... more 
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cellsNagoya, Japan (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 The sorting of individual cells is necessary for many biological applications, including the isolation of specific cell types from cell suspensions. A fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) has ... more 
Myanmar seeks WHO help with deadly swine flu outbreakYangon (AFP) July 27, 2017 Myanmar health authorities have asked the UN's health agency for help to combat a deadly outbreak of swine flu that has sparked alarm in the commercial capital. ... more 
Scientists divulge latest in HIV preventionParis (AFP) July 25, 2017 A far cry from the 1990s "ABC" campaign promoting abstinence and monogamy as HIV protection, scientists reported on new approaches Tuesday allowing people to have all the safe sex they want. ... more 
Women with HIV in Cameroon still stigmatisedYaounde (AFP) July 24, 2017 Blandine, a 28-year-old mother of a baby girl, sits restlessly on a chair in a women's health centre in Cameroon's capital, not knowing how or what to feel as she waits for an HIV test. ... more |
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 Swaziland halves world's highest HIV infection rate 
S.African girl, 9, is third child with HIV remission: studyParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 A South African girl has become only the third child to beat the AIDS virus into long-term remission - almost nine years and counting - after receiving a drug cocktail in infancy, researchers announced Monday. ... more
Candidate AIDS vaccine passes early testParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 The three-decade-old quest for an AIDS vaccine received a shot of hope Monday when developers announced that a prototype triggered the immune system in an early phase of human trials. ... more 
Injectable AIDS drug may work 'as well' as pillsParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 A two-drug cocktail injected every month or two may be just as effective as a daily pill at keeping the AIDS virus under control, said a study Monday that promised relief for millions. ... more
Love hotels targeted to fight HIV among Cameroon's teensGuider, Cameroon (AFP) July 25, 2017 The two big maps show the districts of the northern Cameroonian town of Guider along with its brothels, nightclubs and other seedy spots to identify places from where AIDS could spread among adolescents. ... more |
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  Freetown (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Sierra Leone began a week of mourning Wednesday as it emerged that 105 children were among more than 300 people who perished in mudslides and torrential flooding, in one of the country's worst natural disasters.
With 600 people still missing in Freetown, President Ernest Bai Koroma described the humanitarian challenge ahead as "overwhelming".
He said flags would fly at half-mast and call ... more Tripoli (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Libyan marine rescue zone aims to 'organise' NGOs: navy  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Urban flooding on the rise, as countryside dries up  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Hunter fells elephant that killed 15 in India |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
Harris has delivered its third navigation package to Lockheed Martin for use on U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites expected to first launch next year.
The navigation system is mostly digital and has computers and atomic clocks shielded against radiation.
"We are now in full production and on target to deliver the fourth GPS III navigation payload to Lockheed Martin this fall," Har ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The find, announced in the scientific journal Nature on August 10th, belongs to an infant that lived about 13 million years ago. The research was done by an international team led by Isaiah Nengo of Stony Brook University-affiliated Turkana Basin I ... more Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Arrival of modern humans in Southeast Asia questioned  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Ancient infant skull yields insights into human-ape lineage  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 09, 2017New look at archaic DNA rewrites human evolution story |
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 Dhaka (AFP) Aug 13, 2017  Bangladeshi conservationists introduced two rare river-dwelling crocodiles to potential mates Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to save the critically-endangered species from extinction.
A 36-year-old female gharial - a fish-eating crocodile once native to rivers across the Indian subcontinent - was brought from a zoo in northeast Bangladesh to the capital Dhaka, where it is hoped she will ma ... more Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversity  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows  Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos |
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 Manila (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 
The Philippines declared its first ever outbreak of the H5 strain of bird flu on Friday, but said there had been no cases of humans infected.
An immediate cull was ordered for all chicken, ducks and quail within a kilometre (0.6 miles) of the infected poultry in San Luis town, north of Manila, said Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol.
The health department was meanwhile monitoring the h ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017Magnetized viruses can break through biofilms, attack bacteria Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period Yangon (AFP) July 27, 2017Myanmar seeks WHO help with deadly swine flu outbreak |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
China on Wednesday denied violations of religious freedom after the United States accused Beijing of persecuting Christians, Muslims, Falun Gong members and Tibetan Buddhists in an annual report.
"All Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all regions are fully entitled to religious belief. The so-called report ignores facts," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular pres ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Hong Kong activists defiant in face of possible jail term  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Anger over calls to limit air-con for Hong Kong maids |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
A massive cocaine haul bound for Australia in the hull of a yacht has been intercepted by the French navy in the Pacific, officials said on Friday.
The 1.46 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of Aus$322 million (US$256 million) was seized in the South Pacific and four crew members, believed to be Lithuanian and Latvian nationals, arrested.
The vessel "Afalina", which set s ... more Jakarta (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Indonesia to deport 153 Chinese for $450 million scam  Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns |
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 Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long standoff between the two armies.
Chinese troops threw stones at Indian soldiers near Pangong Lake, a major tourist attraction in the picturesque mountain region of Ladakh on Tuesday, an Indian defence official said.
He said Chinese so ... more Eniwa, Japan (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Japan, US conduct live-fire drill amid regional tension  Bogota (AFP) Aug 14, 2017US rallies LatAm on Venezuela after Trump military warning  Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Pentagon adjusts to life under unpredictable commander-in-chief |
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 Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 
A Montana State University gravitational physicist has received funding for a research project that aims to answer fundamental questions about the universe.
NASA awarded $750,000 to Nicolas Yunes for his project "Exploring Extreme Gravity: Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves." Yunes is a founding member of the MSU eXtreme Gravity Institute, known as XGI, and an associate pro ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation  Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission |
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 Milwaukee (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
A lawyer for a 23-year-old British computer security researcher accused of creating malware to attack the banking system on Monday called him a "hero" and predicted he would be "fully vindicated."
The lawyer's remarks came after Marcus Hutchins - who three months ago found a "kill switch" to stem the spread of the devastating WannaCry ransomware outbreak - pleaded not guilty to US charges ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Chinese scientists aim to launch more quantum satellites  Paris (AFP) July 17, 2017Major cyber-attack as costly as Hurricane Sandy: Lloyd's  Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017'Oh, bother': Chinese censors can't bear Winnie the Pooh |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
Iraqi officials said Monday that preparations have been made for the battle to retake Tal Afar, a town held by the Islamic State jihadist group between Mosul and the Syrian border.
Federal police chief Lieutenant General Raed Shakir Jawdat said in a statement that "armoured and elite units are headed for Tal Afar", the main remaining stronghold of IS in northern Iraq.
The town is located ... more Ankara (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Iran general slams Iraq referendum plan during Erdogan talks  Ottawa (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Canada to contribute policing to liberated Iraq city  Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Conviction, sentences upended in Blackwater case |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 
Washington has urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to postpone an independence referendum scheduled for next month but he requested something in return, his office said Saturday.
The timing of the September 25 vote has drawn criticism from both the Baghdad and Western governments, coming as the campaign against the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq if still unfinished.
In a tele ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Mattis backs US Afghan commander; Two US soldiers killed in Iraq  Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 11, 2017US airstrike kills several civilians in Afghanistan; Trump says new strategy 'very close' Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Afghanistan contractors accused of misusing money on luxury cars, salaries |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
The construction of new coal-fired power plants will be "strictly controlled" in order to clean up the nation's economy, the Chinese government said Monday.
The National Development and Reform Commission said about 150 million kilowatts of new coal-fired power will be halted or postponed under a five-year plan ending in 2020. The government said controls would ensure clean-energy resour ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Russian scientist says leave coal in the ground  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Coal production gains slowing, U.S. report finds Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Profits for Chinese coal producers soar |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture. In fact, each country could do so using a tiny fraction of its ocean territory.
So finds a study led by scientists from UC Santa Barbara and including researchers from the Nature Conse ... more Waterloo, UK (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly  Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 16, 2017'Inefficient' sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive  Paris (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Can offshore fish farming feed a hungry world? |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
The huge nearly 400-meter wide asteroid Apophis is still on a list of hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs), regarded as a potential threat to our planet. However, new calculations made by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist, show that Apophis' odds of Earth impact are lower than previously estimated.
"We cannot yet exclude the possibility that it could impact our planet, but we ... more Paris (AFP) Aug 10, 2017Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017How to watch this weekend's Perseid meteor shower  Paris (ESA) Aug 14, 2017Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
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