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  Nijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 Over the past 20 years, concentrations of pharmaceuticals have increased in freshwater sources all over the world, as research by environmental experts at Radboud University has revealed. Levels of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin have reached the point of potentially causing damaging ecological effects. The research is the first to examine the risks of two particular medicines in global freshwater sources, and is being published in Environmental Research Letters on February 22nd. "The study calls for ... read more |
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A new layer of medical preparedness to combat emerging infectious diseaseWashington DC (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 DARPA has selected five teams of researchers to support PREventing EMerging Pathogenic Threats (PREEMPT), a 3.5-year program first announced in January 2018 to reinforce traditional medical prepared ... more 
Chinese food producer says swine fever found in dumplingsShanghai (AFP) Feb 18, 2019 A major Chinese food producer said Monday that traces of the African swine fever virus had been found in its frozen dumplings. ... more 
China measles Study has implications for worldwide epidemic controlNew York NY (SPX) Feb 18, 2019 A new study on the measles epidemic in China has far-reaching implications for eliminating the infection globally, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. ... more 
Study shows hope for fighting disease known as Ebola of frogsOrlando FL (SPX) Feb 18, 2019 Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of mankind's Ebola virus. The reason - genetic diversity. That's the finding of a new ... more |
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Venezuela opposition warns military against preventing entry of aidCaracas (AFP) Feb 5, 2019 Venezuela's armed forces would be crossing a "red line" if they were to block humanitarian aid from entering the country, the opposition dominated National Assembly said on Tuesday. ... more 
Protecting those on the frontline from EbolaCharleston SC (SPX) Feb 04, 2019 In a world where we can travel the globe by jet, diseases that were once thought to plague faraway places can now strike close to home. The U.S. had to learn this the hard way. In 2014, a pati ... more 
China disciplines 80 officials linked to major vaccine scandalBeijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 China's corruption watchdog on Saturday said it had disciplined more than 80 officials linked to a vaccine scandal last year that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs. ... more  
Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cellsWarwick UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2019 A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on b ... more 
Researchers develop new approach for vanquishing superbugsCleveland OH (SPX) Feb 01, 2019 A scientific team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic has developed a new way to identify second-line antibiotics that may be effective in killing germs alre ... more |
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Environmental protection in outer spaceFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 On earth, environmental protection has the primary goal of ensuring the availability of clean water and clean air for human beings in the future. Human interests usually take also precedent when it ... more  |
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Artificial skin could give superhuman perceptionStorrs CT (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 A new type of sensor could lead to artificial skin that someday helps burn victims 'feel' and safeguards the rest of us, University of Connecticut researchers suggest in a paper in Advanced Material ... more 
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers reportChampaign IL (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractu ... more  
Novel strategy enables tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applicationsSingapore (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials such as molybdenite (MoS2), which possess a similar structure as graphene, have been donned the materials of the future for ... more  
Moving on the MoonParis (ESA) Jan 25, 2019 Europe is preparing to go forward to the Moon, but how will astronauts move once they get there? Despite the Apollo missions, little is known about what lunar gravity may mean for our bodies. ESA's ... more 
Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, dataCharleston SC (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 More people today are poised to explore space than ever before; those who do will experience the effects of microgravity on the human body. Recognizing the need for more data related to those effect ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2019  Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom, where they now fear they will be forcibly returned.
The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women plotting their escape from the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves dodging officials and angry family members at every turn, as the country battles crit ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 
Norway's foreign intelligence unit on Monday expressed renewed concerns that its GPS signals in the country's Far North were being jammed, as Oslo again blamed Russia for the "unacceptable" acts.
In its annual national risk assessment report, the intelligence service said that in repeated incidents since 2017, GPS signals have been blocked from Russian territory in Norwegian regions near the ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 
Armed with crowbars and wearing protective gear, three women assembled at a Jakarta stress clinic survey the cluster of bottles they're about to smash to pieces.
"I feel relieved. It's like something I have been holding inside is finally released when I smashed those bottles," Genta Kalbu Tanjung, a 20-year-old university student, told AFP as blaring rock music pulsated in the background. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 25, 2019 
Most longtime pet owners would likely agree that dogs can have distinct personalities, and research has shown those personalities are shaped by their owners.
Now, new findings out of Michigan State University suggest dogs' personalities change over time.
Life-changing events can transform human personalities. The results of a new survey, published in the Journal of Research in Pe ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Feb 18, 2019 
A major Chinese food producer said Monday that traces of the African swine fever virus had been found in its frozen dumplings.
China, the world's biggest consumer and producer of pork, has struggled to contain an outbreak of the virus since the first cases were detected last August.
Officials have said hundreds of thousands of pigs were culled in a bid to stop its spread - an effort tha ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2019 
A propaganda app that puts China's powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone's pockets has become a hit in the country - with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials.
Millions have downloaded the app, which tracks the amount of time users spend browsing inspirational quotes from the Chinese leader and watching short videos of his speeches and travels.
People are rewarded with point ... more |
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 Okinawa, Japan (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 
Residents of Japan's Okinawa were casting ballots Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a US military base to a remote part of the island.
The vote is seen as highly symbolic but is also non-binding, raising questions about what effect it will have, even if opponents of the move, including Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, prevail.
The ballot asks reside ... more |
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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 
An international research team including astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has combined radio telescopes from five continents to prove the existence of a narrow stream of material, a so-called jet, emerging from the only gravitational wave event involving two neutron stars observed so far. With its high sensitivity and excellent performance, the 100- ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2019 
China's global dominance in telecommunications networks could pose security threats for decades, Britain's cybersecurity chief warned in a speech in Singapore on Monday.
As countries move to roll out ultra-fast fifth-generation - 5G - mobile networks, concerns are mounting that Beijing could use hardware provided by Chinese firms to spy on Western governments.
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) Feb 19, 2019 
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found the bodies of six out of 12 people who were abducted over the weekend southwest of Baghdad, an official said.
"Armed men on motorbikes" abducted the group on Sunday as they collected truffles in the Al-Nukhaib region in the desert between Najaf and Al-Anbar provinces, security forces said in a statement Monday evening.
The governor of Al-Hira distri ... more |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 
Pakistan's military warned India on Friday against "misadventure", saying it was capable of responding to any threats as tensions simmer between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
"We hope you will not mess up with us," military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor told a press briefing in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, the second such message Pakistan has sent to New Delhi in as many days. ... more |
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 Zurich (AFP) Feb 20, 2019 
Mining giant Glencore pledged Wednesday to limit coal production and instead prioritise investment in other commodities as part of a move towards cleaner energy and transportation.
The decision by the one of the world's biggest coal producers comes as activist shareholder groups try to pressure companies to cut back on the major producer of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a key driver of glo ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 24, 2019 
In a world faced with the conundrum of mountains of waste and obesity for some and dire shortages and malnutrition for others the future of food is a main dish on today's global menu.
A key ingredient is the trend in ever more imaginative forms towards urban agriculture, a multi-faceted recipe already being pored over by some 800 million people globally, according to the UN's Food and Agricu ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 21, 2019 
ESA's proposed Hera mission will already visit two asteroids: the Didymos binary pair. The Hera team hopes to boost that number by performing a flyby of another asteroid during the mission's three-year flight.
The opportunity arises because Hera will be flying out to match Didymos' 770-day orbit, which circles from less than 10 million km from Earth to out beyond Mars, at more than double ... more |
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