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  Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 DR Congo started two days of national mourning Monday for 48 people killed by floods and mudslides in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns of a cholera outbreak in the vast city of 10 million. The mid-week fatalities following torrential rain wreaked havoc on flimsy homes which were flattened by mudslides. "I am here to survey the damage first-hand," said Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala, visiting the working-class districts of Bandal and Kitambo of the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo. He ... read more |
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Congress demands action from VA on allegations of doctors with revoked licensesWashington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018 More than two dozen members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs before the Christmas break demanding the agency take swift action on allegations it has illegally hired doctors with revoked medical licenses. ... more 
Preventing the next epidemic in MadagascarWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 The peak epidemic season for plague in Madagascar is fast approaching and the severity of these outbreaks could be significantly reduced with improvements to their public health system, argues Matth ... more 
Going to the Source to Prevent Viral Disease OutbreaksWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 Avian influenza (H7N9). MERS coronavirus. Ebola. Hepatitis E. Yellow Fever. Lassa. Zika. When you consider the viral infectious diseases that emerged and reemerged around the world in 2017 alone, wh ... more 
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugsBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous superbugs. The supercharge technique , le ... more |
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Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimensionWashington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages th ... more  
Growing organs a few ink drops at a timeOsaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any ... more 
Cholera hotspots found at Uganda's borders and lakesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Uganda is among the countries is sub-Saharan Africa where cholera remains a recurring problem, despite advances in science and technology for prevention, detection and treatment of the infectious di ... more 
Scientists engineer 3D shapes from living tissueWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a technique for creating 3D shapes out of living tissue. ... more 
A safer route to ultrasonic therapyDurham NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 Researchers at Duke University have discovered a way to enhance the effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics or ultrasonic modulation, emerging techniques that use sound waves to control the behavio ... more 
Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissueWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be recreated with very simple instructions, UC San Francisco bioengineers report December 28 in the journal Developmental Cell. ... more |
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3-D nanoscale imaging made possibleWashington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Imaging at the nanoscale is important to a plethora of modern applications in materials science, physics, biology, medicine and other fields. Limitations of current techniques are, e.g. their resolu ... more  
Halt execution of academic 'immediately', UN experts tell IranGeneva (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 Four UN rights experts on Wednesday called on Iran to "immediately" annul the death sentence against an academic accused of espionage during nuclear talks with world powers, warning his trial had been marred by violations. ... more  
Army taps Zeriscope for study on traumatic brain injuryWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 The U.S. Army has chosen Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, to aid a study in mitigating the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury. ... more  
Australian waste treatment technology plays major role in management of radioactive wasteSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 A new technology partnership between ANSTO and Swedish company, Quintus Technologies, will play a crucial role in treating waste arising from nuclear medicine production at Australia's nuclear agenc ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
Last year was the most expensive in US history for natural disasters, with a barrage of fires, freezes, floods and hurricanes that cost $306 billion, according to a US government report Monday.
In 2017, a total of 16 disasters cost $1 billion or more, and led to at least 362 deaths, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The death toll could be substantia ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Blocks from White House, a freezing tent is home  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2017UN's Guterres issues year-end 'red alert' for a world divided |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018  Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don't work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground.
The technology may help mariners, soldiers and surveyors, among others. GPS signals ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 
An Australian archaeologist has developed a new, more accurate method for estimating the age-of-death for ancient human remains. Researchers believe the technique and its results will improve their understanding of the elderly throughout human history.
The method was developed by Christine Cave, a postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University. Cave showed the lifespan of ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Bonobos show a preference for jerks  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018DNA offers evidence of new population of native Alaskans  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Primordial mutation helps explain origin of some organs in vertebrates |
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 Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 27, 2017 
A pregnant elephant has been found dead in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island, in what authorities suspect was a deliberate poisoning, an official said Wednesday.
The animal's body was found near the remote Seuneubok Bayu village in Aceh on December 22, after authorities received a tip off from locals, Aceh conservation centre head Sapto Aji Prabowo told AFP.
"The 25-yea ... more (UPI) Jan 2, 2018UV light could foil the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats  Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017Study: Golden-crowned manakins are 'exceedingly rare' hybrid |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 
An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
The supercharge technique , led by Dr Mark Blaskovich and Professor Matt Cooper from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), potentially could revitalise other antibiotics.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria - superbugs - ... more Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2018DR Congo mourns flood victims as cholera fears mount Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Preventing the next epidemic in Madagascar Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Going to the Source to Prevent Viral Disease Outbreaks |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism Thursday in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust".
Tashi Wangchuk was featured in a New York Times documentary that followed him on a trip to Beijing, where he attempted to get Chinese state media and courts to address what he describes as ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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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 |
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 Athens (AFP) Jan 7, 2018 
Macedonia and Greece have a real chance to solve a festering quarter-century-old name dispute by July, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Sunday.
"I believe it's possible to find a solution by the end of the first semester of 2018," Zaev told Greece's Alpha TV in an interview.
The quarrel between Skopje and Athens dates back to Macedonia's declaration of independence from Yugoslav ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron endorses China's Silk Road but warns against 'hegemony'  Madrid (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Spain king pays homage to father Juan Carlos in comeback  Shanghai (AFP) Jan 5, 2018'Don't fear death': China's Xi urges blunt call to PLA |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A newly discovered vulnerability in computer chips raised concerns Wednesday that hackers could access sensitive data on most modern systems, as technology firms sought to play down the security risks.
Chip giant Intel issued a statement responding to a flurry of warnings surfacing after researchers discovered the security hole which could allow privately stored data in computers and network ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Twitter won't block world leaders, citing need for discourse  Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Hackers already targeting Pyeongchang Olympics: researchers  Washington (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Two Romanians charged with hacking US capital police cameras |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
More than half of Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned to their homes, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away, the International Organization for Migration said.
Iraqi forces have regained large swathes of the country from the Islamic Sta ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Crossing the river a major challenge in devastated Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Iraq faces 'new war' - on corruption  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 27, 2017HRW accuses Yazidi fighters in Iraq of executing civilians |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
The United States has told Pakistan what it must do if it wants Washington to resume paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid, the Pentagon said Monday.
"Our expectations are straightforward," Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning told reporters.
"Taliban and Haqqani leadership and attack planners should no longer be able to find safe haven or conduct operations from P ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Afghan air force has made progress but work not yet done: Pentagon report  Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2018US military weighs supply options amid Pakistan spat  Tehran (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Over 2,000 Afghans sent by Iran killed in Syria: official |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
Polish state-controlled energy company Enea on Tuesday inaugurated Europe's largest coal-fired power unit, at a time when other nations want to shift away from greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels.
Enea opened a 1,075 MW capacity unit built by Japan's Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems at its Kozienice plant to join a dozen other units in the 250-300 MW range at the site.
"The B11 section ... more Sydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2017BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy  Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017Coal demand falling, IEA says  Sydney (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Adani drops contractor for contentious Australia mega mine |
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 (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 
Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study.
Unfortunately, many wine producers are reluctant to change. To help vineyards adapt, scientists say more work needs to be done to understand the diversity of wine grapes and their ability to thrive in different climes.
"What we're interested in talking abo ... more Norwich UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research  Sao Tome (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Sao Tome: Rainforests, chocolate and millionaires |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
NASA honored Kwanzaa this week with an image of a mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres named for the African-American holiday, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
The name Kwanzaa is derived from the Swahili phrase meaning "first fruits of the harvest."
Kwanzaa Tholus - the mountain - is oblong, measuring 22 by 12 miles. It rises two miles above the surrounding terrain, b ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system |
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