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Nigeria's oil spills dwarf gulf disasterLagos, Nigeria (UPI) Jul 21, 2010 The BP oil spill is a major tragedy for the Gulf of Mexico region, yet the people in Nigeria have had to live with similar environmental catastrophes for decades. While the BP well in the gulf may or may not be capped, oil keeps flowing into fields, rivers and lakes in the Niger Delta, where Western companies have been drilling for oil for several decades. A 2006 report compiled by international environmental groups and the Nigerian government estimated that on average, a spill the size ... read more |
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Vienna (AFP) July 21, 2010Scientists at the world AIDS conference have discussed an idea that had become almost taboo. Can AIDS be cured? The question is being broached in gingerly fashion, given the many false dawns in the nearly three-decade-long war on AIDS. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes AIDS has proven to be a tough, wily, mutating foe, quite possibly the most tenacious and devious p ... more  
San Francisco, Usa (AFP) July 21, 2010The number of people using Facebook hit the 500 million mark on Wednesday, meaning one in every 14 people on the planet has now signed up to the online social-networking service. "As of this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them," Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post. "T ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2010 Legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress could change the way U.S. children eat lunch in school and it could be more expensive than many people will expect. A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill last week aimed at improving the health for America's children through increased funding for school nutrition aid and school free lunch programs, among other mean ... more |
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Frog Killer Caught In The ActWashington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 The first before-and-after view of an amphibian die-off has just been published by scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Like a wave, the fungal disease that wipes out frogs-chytridiomycosis-advances through the Central America highlands at a rate of about 30 kilometers per year. After the disappearance of Costa Rica's golden frogs in the 1980s, Karen Lips, associate professor at the University of Maryland, quickly established a monitoring program at untouche ... read more |
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