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Floods 'great catch' for Pakistan fishermenShah Bunder, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 Millions of people may be struggling to survive after Pakistan's worst humanitarian disaster in history, but fishermen are hoping to reel in the catch of a lifetime. Villagers who eke out a basic existence in the Indus river delta near the Arabian Sea see a glimmer of rare hope - more fish in the water after devastating floods that affected an area the size of England. "The river has met the sea," said Abdur Rehman, 45, who owns a small fishing boat in the sparsely populated village of Shah Bun ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2010China issued a health alert in its southwestern region of Tibet Sunday after five people were diagnosed with the plague, an often fatal infectious disease. One of the five has already died from a severe lung infection attributed to the pneumonic plague, while one other patient was in a critical condition, the Tibet health department said in a statement on its website. The outbreak was fi ... more  
Boston (UPI) Sep 26, 2010 Medical researchers in the United States say they are poised to begin human trials on a suspended-animation technique for surgery patients. The idea is to use extreme hypothermia to basically shut down the body during emergency trauma surgery, giving doctors more time to work and less need for anesthetics and life-support equipment. Dr Hasan Alam, a leader of the research team fr ... more  
Gish Abay, Ethiopia (AFP) Sept 26, 2010Here in the shadow of Mount Gish, the spring water that forms the Blue Nile is believed to have healing powers, but Ethiopians say that is the only benefit they get from the mighty river. "These waters are sacred, they perform miracles for the sick," Berhanu Melak, an elderly farmer, told AFP as he filled a metal trough with water for the throngs of white-cloaked men and women who have been ... more |
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Putin says Arctic must remain 'zone of peace'Moscow, Russia (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called Thursday for "a zone of peace" in the Arctic as Russia and its Polar neighbours scramble to stake their claims to the region's energy-rich seabed. "We think it is imperative to keep the Arctic as a zone of peace and cooperation," Putin told international participants at the first Arctic Forum in Moscow, which stressed the eye-watering potential for offshore development. "We all know that it is hard to live alone in the Arctic," Putin said, calling for foreign ... read more |
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