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Fears of major catastrophe as 7.0 quake rocks HaitiPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Jan 12, 2010 A huge quake measuring 7.0 rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti Tuesday toppling buildings and causing widespread damage and panic, officials and AFP witnesses said. A tsunami alert was immediately issued for the Caribbean region after the earthquake struck at 2153 GMT. An AFP correspondent said the ground shook for more than a minute. Just minutes later two aftershocks measuring both 5.9 and 5.5 on the moment magnitude scale hit, US officials said. ... read more |
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Geneva (AFP) Jan 12, 2010The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that it was ready to hold an independent review of its response to swine flu, amid growing criticism of official handling of the pandemic. However, WHO officials said such a review might not be set up until the pandemic is regarded as over, a period which could take months or even years. "We expect and indeed welcome criticism and a chance to ... more  
by Staff WritersBristol UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2010 The teeth of a 30,000-year-old child are shedding new light on the evolution of modern humans, thanks to research from the University of Bristol published in PNAS. The teeth are part of the remarkably complete remains of a child found in the Abrigo do Lagar Velho, Portugal and excavated in 1998-9 under the leadership of Professor Joao Zilhao of the University ... more  
Pirbright, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2010Scientists from the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, UK Met Office and the Jersey State Veterinary Service and Jersey Meteorological Department, are working together on an early-warning system to help defend cattle against the spread of 'bluetongue' disease, reveals a study published in Weather. The team are fusing meteorological data with ecological information to anticipate when ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2010Invasive species that hitch a ride on cargo ships pose a rising threat to marine biodiversity, with the potential to inflict costs in the billions of dollars. But a new map of shipping networks should provide watchdogs with a useful tool against these stowaways, scientists in Germany said on Wednesday. Microbes, larvae, snails and other species are notorious for riding in ballast tanks o ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Switzerland's main publicly-owned salt works said Tuesday that it had turned down new orders from the snowbound Netherlands and Germany in order to cater for booming domestic needs in the cold snap. Many countries are running low on salt to clear roads in the unusually widespread and lengthy wave of icy weather that has cloaked much of Europe with snow over the past fortnight. Schweizer ... more  
Paris (AFP) Jan 12, 2010The French capital hunkered down Tuesday for a snow and sleet storm, banning lorries from motorways and warning of massive flight cancellations as icy conditions made for treacherous travel around north Europe. French road authorities issued a ban against heavy commercial road traffic starting after midnight Wednesday until noon on motorways in eight departments around Paris due to a new win ... more |
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