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  Miami (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 Last season's flu shot protected as few as one in five people and this year's could be similarly ineffective, researchers said Monday, calling for a better way to make the vaccine. The reason just 20 to 30 percent of people were protected by the 2016-2017 flu shot was a mutation in the H3N2 strain of the virus, which did not show up in the mass-produced vaccine that is grown using eggs, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Flu vaccines work by delivering purifi ... read more |
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Graphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materialsGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Terahertz radiation has a wide range of uses and can occur in everything from radio astronomy to medicine. The term refers to the electromagnetic waves whose frequencies range from 100 gigahertz to ... more 
Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphoneStanford CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 It's a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito. This irritating buzz already makes us run, slap and slather on repellant. But if Stan ... more  
NASA investigates use of medical-like tools to study samples of the solar systemGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 A diagnostic tool, similar in theory to those used by the medical profession to non-invasively image internal organs, bones, soft tissue, and blood vessels, could be equally effective at "triaging" ... more 
Study unveils changes in the brain during extended missions in spaceCharleston SC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 It's been 55 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn successfully launched into space to complete three orbits aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft, becoming the first American to orbit the Eart ... more |
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Advanced artificial limbs mapped in the brainLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR) is a surgical procedure on patients with amputations that reroutes residual limb nerves towards intact muscles and skin in order to fit them with a li ... more  
Puerto Rico 'heartbreaking' five weeks post-stormNew 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. ... more 
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: study 
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 |
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  Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
A domestic violence conviction legally prohibited the Texas church shooter from buying guns, but the Air Force failed to enter it into a database used to run background checks, officials said Monday.
Devin Kelley - who shot dead 26 people at a Texas church - could therefore have passed the background check required to buy a gun, which would have raised red flags if the conviction had been ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017In reversal, US tech firms back bill on human trafficking  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Crime writer Ian Rankin predicts rise of 'kind and gentle' books  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2017UN council weakens response to Myanmar after China objects |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2017 
New, ultra-accurate rubidium atomic clocks on board two BeiDou-3 satellites launched into space Sunday have greatly improved the accuracy of the system.
The two satellites are equipped with more reliable rubidium atomic timekeepers than those in previous BeiDou satellites. According to Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the satellite system, their stability was as high as E-14. "It means on ... more Xichang, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2017China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on single carrier rocket  Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Airobot supplies positioning technology to single largest container terminal in Europe  Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Galileo in place for launch: then there were four |
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 Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Mutations generate genetic variation, and are a major driving force of evolution. Therefore, examining mutation rates and modes are essential to better understand the genetic basis for physiology and evolution.
One traditional method to estimate this rate is a 'phylogenetic' approach that examines the sequence divergence between two species, and the time between divergence events. However, ... more Durham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Bonobos help strangers without being asked  Jakarta (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Newly discovered orangutan species is most endangered great ape  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Study shows how memories ripple through the brain |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 
Just as humans and other animals are often more dexterous with one hand or paw - usually the right - honeybees have individualized flight pattern preferences. Some prefer to go right, others feel more comfortable going left.
Left-handedness is relatively rare among humans. But according to the latest research, plenty of bees go left. The insects are more democratic in their directiona ... more Mexico City (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity  London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint  Liwonde, Malawi (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Malawi turns to British troops in poaching war |
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 Miami (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
Last season's flu shot protected as few as one in five people and this year's could be similarly ineffective, researchers said Monday, calling for a better way to make the vaccine.
The reason just 20 to 30 percent of people were protected by the 2016-2017 flu shot was a mutation in the H3N2 strain of the virus, which did not show up in the mass-produced vaccine that is grown using eggs, said ... moreStanford CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphone Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hope Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017Scientists are successfully breeding disease-resistance into mosquitoes |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activists, who were jailed for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement were granted leave to appeal their sentences by the city's top court on Tuesday.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were imprisoned in August after Hong Kong's government pushed for harsher sentences - rather than the initial community service orders they were given.
The government's appeal ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row  Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Disrespecting China's anthem can now cost 3 years jail |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
The world's largest armed forces should be "absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to Xi", said a new guideline issued by the Central Military Commission and reporte ... more Brussels (AFP) Nov 7, 2017NATO to revamp command structure to counter Russia threat  Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2017The Trump A to Z, from America First to 'Zero'  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Fish food and golf bromance: 5 takeaways from Trump in Japan |
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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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 Tallinn (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
Estonia said Tuesday it had arrested a suspected Russian spy allegedly plotting a cyber-crime, in the latest incident to strain relations between the small Baltic state and the Kremlin.
The Estonian prosecutor general's office said the unnamed man was suspected of working for Russia's FSB Federal Security Service and of planning a cyber attack targeting state institutions.
"Right now we ... more London (AFP) Nov 3, 2017British MPs ask Twitter for details on Russian-linked accounts  Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Twitter-happy Trump to enter China's Great Firewall  Tallinn (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk |
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 Al-Hamza, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2017  In the shadow of the Imam Hamza mosque in the region of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, a carpet market that was once bustling is now almost empty.
The only visitor to Hamad al-Soltani's small shop in the city of Al-Hamza in central Iraq, some 175 kilometres (110 miles) south of Baghdad, is a local tribal chief.
Nothing in the world can convince Sheikh Hazem al-Hiyali - a Bedouin scarf ... more Deir Ezzor, Syria (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Twin Iraq and Syria assaults as IS loses last city  Baghdad (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Iraq to hold parliamentary election in May: PM  Geneva (AFP) Nov 2, 2017IS executed 741 civilians during Mosul battle: UN |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 7, 2017  NATO will boost its training mission in Afghanistan by around 3,000 troops, chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday as Kabul reeled from the latest deadly attack on civilians.
The overall size of NATO's training and support mission in the unrest-hit country will increase from roughly 13,000 to roughly 16,000, he said.
Speaking a day before NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels, Stoltenberg ... more Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Double bombing kills six in Iraq's disputed Kirkuk: security source  Kunduz, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2017NATO probes claims of civilian casualties in Afghan airstrike  Baghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Iraq dispute kicks off crisis for Kurdish sports |
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 Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 
Environmental activists wearing hazard suits marched onto one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines, near Bonn, on Sunday, the eve of 196-nation UN climate talks in the west German city.
Some two hundred protesters crossed a denuded no-man's land and lined up like guards at the edge of the 40-square kilometre (15 square mile) Hambach opencast coal mine, the biggest manmade hole in Euro ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source  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 |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
A van spirits ten guests to a secret location in Shanghai, where they enter a non-descript industrial building as Strauss's theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" fills the air.
Inside is avant-garde restaurant Ultraviolet, the city's newest three-star Michelin eatery, where adventurous gourmands happily pay up to 6,000 yuan ($900) per head and the waitlist for a seat is three months.
The g ... more London (AFP) Nov 6, 2017First luxury Perigord truffle is cultivated in Britain  Tumaco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Black leaders who urged farmers to dump coca on run from Colombia gangs  New York NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Swapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million people |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017 
An international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global response capabilities.
Planning for the so-called "TC4 Observation Campaign" started in April, under the sponsorship of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The exercise commenced in earnest in late July, when the European Southern Obser ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth's climate more than previously thought  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites  Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant Galaxies |
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