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Lethal bird flu strain confirmed in S.Korea wild ducksSeoul (AFP) Jan 1, 2011 Five wild ducks found dead in South Korea this week were confirmed Saturday to have been infected with a lethal strain of the bird flu virus as the country battles its first outbreak in over two years. Tests showed the five dead birds found in Sacheon City on December 26 had been stricken with the H5N1 virus, the agriculture ministry said in a statement. The same strain - which poses a risk to humans - has also been detected in wild birds and their faeces at four other locations across the cou ... read more |
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  Earthquake hits Chinese region of Xinjiang: seismologists A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Saturday, seismologists said. ... more | .. |
  Danish ship disarms, detains pirates in Gulf of Aden: navy A Danish warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden under NATO operational control disarmed a vessel with alleged pirates aboard and detained the suspects, the Danish navy said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Did New York snow crews sabotage clean-up? New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is investigating whether the real problem during this week's blizzard wasn't snow, but sabotage by the crews meant to be cleaning it up. ... more | .. |
  Bashir says door open to peace in Darfur Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Friday that the door to peace in Darfur remains open and called on Darfuris to put out the fire of war, just a day after Khartoum withdrew from peace talks. ... more |
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  Tornado kills six in southern US Tornados tore through parts of the US states of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois on Friday, killing at least six people and leaving damage and power outages in its wake, authorities said. ... more | .. |
W.African defence chiefs agree to eject Gbagbo if talks fail West African regional military chiefs have set in motion plans to use force to oust Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo if negotiations fail, a Nigerian defence spokesman said Friday. ... more | .. |
  NASA: More Earth science missions coming NASA says strong support from the White House and Congress will allow it to plan extensive Earth science programs with 16 major missions between 2011 and 2021. ... more | .. |
West Africa faces dilemma over I.Coast military plan West African countries are holding off on threats to use force to push Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo out of office but military chiefs in the region are mapping out a strategy for intervention. ... more |
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  Pakistan floods, fighting destroy wildlife Disaster struck out of nowhere. The flash floods were so sudden that wardens at one of Pakistan's most famed parks could do nothing to save their animals. ... more | .. |
 Simple trap could combat dengue fever A simple trap resembling a trash can that lures pregnant mosquitoes could help stop the spread of dengue fever, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Massive storm blankets central US A massive storm system blanketed the central United States on Thursday, whipping up blinding blizzards and dangerously frigid temperatures. ... more | .. |
  'Food Of The Gods' Genome Sequence Could Make Finest Chocolate Better The production of high quality chocolate, and the farmers who grow it, will benefit from the recent sequencing and assembly of the chocolate tree genome, according to an international team led by Cl ... more |
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 Seeing Double: Africa's Two Elephant Species Contrary to the belief of many scientists (as well as many members of the public), new research confirms that Africa has two - not one - species of elephant. Scientists from Harvard Medical Sc ... more | .. |
  Broken Glass Yields Clues To Climate Change Clues to future climate may be found in the way that an ordinary drinking glass shatters. A study appearing this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that microscopic partic ... more | .. |
 Back To The Dead (Sea, That Is) They'll drill through four ice ages, epic sandstorms, mankind's migration from Africa to the New World, and the biggest droughts in history. Tel Aviv University is heading an international study tha ... more | .. |
  Growing Hypoxic Zones Reduce Habitat For Billfish And Tuna Billfish and tuna, important commercial and recreational fish species, may be more vulnerable to fishing pressure because of shrinking habitat, according to a new study published by scientists from ... more |
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 Argentina heads for sweltering New Year Argentina is heading for a sweltering New Year's Eve as a heat wave sweeps through the Latin American country, raising concerns about electricity and water shortages and future yield of key cash crops. ... more | .. |
  '250 billion' plastic fragments in Mediterranean Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean, creating a biological hazard that reverberates up the food chain, according to research supported by green campaigners. ... more | .. |
 EU salt demand soars as snow stays as ice European salt imports are soaring as icy roads after recent heavy snowfalls continue to pose hazards for motorists and pedestrians. ... more | .. |
 Drifting Fish Larvae Allow Marine Reserves To Rebuild Fisheries Marine ecologists at Oregon State University have shown for the first time that tiny fish larvae can drift with ocean currents and "re-seed" fish stocks significant distances away - more than 100 mi ... more |
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 Drilling In The Holy Land About 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and earthquake activity of the Holy Land. Scientists from eight nations are examining the ground below the Dead Sea, by p ... more | .. |
 Six Years After The Tsunami Disaster Six years after the tsunami disaster of 26/12/2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. The project ends on 31 March 20 ... more | .. |
 Chinese Fossil Site Shows Long Recovery Of Life From Largest Extinction A major new fossil site in south-west China has filled in a sizeable gap in our understanding of how life on this planet recovered from the greatest mass extinction of all time, according to a paper ... more | .. |
 Researchers Train Software To Help Monitor Climate Change A computer program that automatically analyzes mounds of satellite images and other data could help climate scientists keep track of complex, constantly changing environmental conditions, according ... more |
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