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  New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 Conditions in Puerto Rico are still heartbreaking more than five weeks after Hurricane Maria wrought devastation, with the lack of power and clean water compounding chronic conditions, medics say. Doctor Kevin Munjal, assistant professor of emergency medicine, and nurse Stacey Conklin were part of a team from Mount Sinai Health System who worked 12-hours a day, seven days a week in tents, living on military-style MREs in Fajardo, in Puerto Rico's hard-hit east. When the generator in the local ho ... read more |
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Space Station Crew Takes a Breather with Lung Tissue InvestigationHouston TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers are studying the effects to the eyes, heart, muscles, and bones, but an ... more 
NASA's twins study explores gene expressionHouston TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 NASA's Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off, and additional knowledge in how that process works. ... more  
Speeding up cancer screeningParis (ESA) Oct 24, 2017 Delivering breast cancer screening results in a day instead of today's standard two weeks is being proposed by an ESA incubator start-up company using paperless technology and online image transfers ... more  
Iranian sentenced to death for spying; US Navy saves Iran fishing boat from piratesTehran (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Iran said Wednesday it had sentenced a citizen to death for spying for Israel in return for Swedish residency, after rights activists reported an Iranian-born academic was handed the death penalty. ... more |
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A third of adults in China suffer high blood pressure: studyBeijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 More than a third of adults in China suffer from high blood pressure, but only one in 20 are able effectively to manage their condition, according to research published Thursday. ... more  
The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hopeBuffalo NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. By 2015, the number was less than 1 million. Better access to antibiotics and impr ... more 
Across Asia, liver cancer is linked to herbal remedies: studyMiami (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Researchers have uncovered widespread evidence of a link between traditional Chinese herbal remedies and liver cancer across Asia, a study said Wednesday. ... more  
Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. ... more 
Your personal running coachParis (ESA) Oct 03, 2017 A start-up company from ESA's business incubator in Bavaria has developed a training app to help runners to exercise in a healthy way, and to reduce injuries from over-training. Drawing on erg ... more 
Monitoring microbes to keep Marsonauts healthyWashington DC (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 To guarantee a safe environment for astronauts on long-duration space missions such as a journey to Mars, it is important to monitor how microorganisms such as bacteria adapt to the confined conditi ... more |
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Light-activated nanoparticles can supercharge current antibioticsBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonel ... more  
Surfactants have surprising effect on nanobubble stabilityWashington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Nanobubbles have recently gained popularity for their unique properties and expansive applications. Their large surface area and high stability in saturated liquids make nanobubbles ideal candidates ... more 
Better, cheaper bio-ink may be used to create artificial organsVancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 A new bio-ink that may support a more efficient and inexpensive fabrication of human tissues and organs has been created by researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus. Keekyoung Kim, an assistant pr ... more 
Researchers partner with NASA to study astronaut fitnessManhattan KS (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 A mock space capsule has landed in Kansas State University's Ice Hall. In this built-to-scale model of the Orion spacecraft, "astronauts" practice emergency escape maneuvers while a university kines ... more |
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  McLean VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
The recent barrage of hurricanes in the southern United States is a reminder of the need for all companies that operate critical services to have a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan. At Intelsat General Corporation (IGC), the unpredictability of hurricane Irma gave us an opportunity to execute our own DR plan and to provide uninterrupted service for our customers.
As a satellite communicat ... more Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2017$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report  New York (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Displaced Puerto Ricans find refuge in New York  New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Puerto Rico 'heartbreaking' five weeks post-storm |
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 Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In this context, this terminal is being expanded to a throughput capacity of 9 million TEUs annually. This will make it the single largest container terminal in Europe.
When fully moved and operatio ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Galileo in place for launch: then there were four  Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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An older Neandertal from about 50,000 years ago, who had suffered multiple injuries and other degenerations, became deaf and must have relied on the help of others to avoid prey and survive well into his 40s, indicates a new analysis published Oct. 20 in the online journal PLoS ONE.
"More than his loss of a forearm, bad limp and other injuries, his deafness would have made him easy prey fo ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers demonstrate 'mind-reading' brain-decoding tech  Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Remote Amazon tribe tries to straddle two worlds  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale |
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 Kuterevo, Croatia (AFP) Oct 31, 2017  Orphaned, abandoned or abused: Croatia's brown bears that are unable to survive in the wild are finding a new home in the country's only sanctuary for the furry natives.
Up to 1,000 bears are estimated to live in the southeastern European country, particularly in the central forested areas of Gorski Kotar and Lika.
Although they are a protected species, Croatian authorities allow the hun ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017Fields of cover crops serve as stopover grounds for migrating birds  Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017Study reveals how the social lives of orphaned elephants are impacted by poaching  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017How much does life weigh? |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. By 2015, the number was less than 1 million.
Better access to antibiotics and improved nutrition account for part of the decline. But scientists say it's mostly due to vaccines introduced in the early 2000s that target up to 23 of the most deadly forms of the bacterium that causes ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017Scientists are successfully breeding disease-resistance into mosquitoes  Boston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017New test rapidly diagnoses Zika  Cincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thought |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
China's ruling Communist Party says three of its top former officials rigged votes during earlier party congresses, in a move that sheds light on the fall of members of Xi Jinping's rival factions.
The senior figures were removed from office over the last few years as part of Xi's sweeping corruption crackdown, which some analysts have called a political purge.
An article published by Xi ... more Shanghai (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Xi takes short cut to China's Communist pantheon  Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Activists fear more crackdowns in Xi's 'new era'  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Chinese universities start 'Xi Thought' institutes |
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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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 Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
Under pressure from an impatient Congress, President Donald Trump's administration belatedly published a list of Russian firms and agencies Friday to comply with a new sanctions law.
Trump had opposed the law, which restricted his authority to loosen measures imposed to punish Russia for its meddling in Ukraine and alleged interference in US politics.
But he begrudgingly signed off on ... moreBeijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China crowns Xi with name once reserved for Mao Zedong  Brussels (AFP) Oct 26, 2017NATO challenges Russia on military drill numbers  Berlin (AFP) Oct 20, 2017NATO ill-prepared for a Russian attack: report |
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 Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work perfectly at the cosmological level (a subclass of Horndeski theory) is hardly applicable to the real world. They presented their study in the Classical and Quantum Gravity journal.
At the moment, acc ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2017Prolific Earth Gravity Satellites End Science Mission  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Supercomputers help Los Alamos team interpret LIGO findings  Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
China has ordered online platforms to punish staff who spread "illegal" content domestically, in the latest move by authorities to tighten policing of the web.
Service providers must "establish a sound information security management system", the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a Monday statement.
"While we benefit from new applications or technologies... they are also ... more London (AFP) Oct 24, 2017MP asks Facebook about Russian-linked ads in Brexit vote  Shanghai (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China  Warsaw (AFP) Oct 19, 2017NATO states open counter-espionage hub in Poland |
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 Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 31, 2017  Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by the Islamic State group in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the jihadists.
Iraq's Joint Operations Command said government troops - backed by US air strikes and Sunni tribal fighters - captured the village of Al-Obeidi, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Syrian border on the eastern ... more Riyadh (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Saudi Airlines to operate first Baghdad flight in 27 years  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 28, 2017Suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraq funeral: army  Ottawa (AFP) Oct 28, 2017Canada pauses military assistance to Iraqi troops |
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 Istanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
Iraqi government forces on Tuesday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of tensions between Baghdad and Arbil, the Turkish prime minister said.
The border crossing "has been handed over to the central government" of Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told his ruling party at a televised meeting in Ankara.
He said all cont ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Bowe Bergdahl judge rejects charge of Trump interference  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Barzani: fall of the Kurdish 'lord of the mountain'  Islamabad (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Pakistani, Indian military commanders trade barbs in rare call |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
U.S. coal production in the first half of the year is slightly lower than last year, but still holds an edge as an electricity source, the government said.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported total U.S. coal production during the first half of the year was slightly lower than the same time last year, but higher than the first half 2016. The EIA's report said declines in ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Rio in massive share buyback after coal mines sale  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Ancient hunter-gatherers began to systemically affect the evolution of crops up to thirty thousand years ago - around ten millennia before experts previously thought - according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Professor Robin Allaby, in Warwick's School of Life Sciences, has discovered that human crop gathering was so extensive, as long ago as the last Ice Age, that it starte ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Rainy summer puts Germans off their beer  Brussels (AFP) Oct 27, 2017EU member states to vote on five-year weedkiller renewal next month  Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Cowpea protected from a devastating pest, free for smallholder African farmers |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 
Last year, a fountain of dust was spotted streaming from Rosetta's comet, prompting the question: how was it powered? Scientists now suggest the outburst was driven from inside the comet, perhaps released from ancient gas vents or pockets of hidden ice.
The plume was seen by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft on 3 July 2016, just a few months before the end of the mission and as Comet 67P/Churyumov- ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017NASA Evaluates Use of a Coin-Sized Thermometer to Characterize Comets and Earthbound Asteroids  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth's climate more than previously thought  Paris (ESA) Oct 31, 2017ROSINA Spectral Measurements Bring Comet's Chemistry to Life |
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