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December 15, 2013

Jerusalem buried in snow as rare storm pounds Mideast
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 13, 2013
A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East Friday, burying Jerusalem in snow, flooding parts of Gaza and bringing frigid, wet weather to war-ravaged Syria. The hilltop city of Jerusalem was paralysed by its fiercest snowstorm in years, with its mayor calling out the army to help stranded motorists and authorities urging residents to stay indoors. "We are battling a storm of rare ferocity," Mayor Nir Barkat said as snow in the Holy City piled up to around 37 centimetres (15 inches) a ... read more

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Cairo sees first snow in years as cold snap hits Egypt A regional cold snap spread to Egypt on Friday, with some Cairo suburbs seeing snowfall for the first time in years, a weather official said. ... more		Philippines typhoon death toll tops 6,000 The number of people dead after one of the world's strongest typhoons struck the Philippines has risen above 6,000, the government said Friday, with nearly 2,000 others still missing. ... more		'Stunning' tsunami record discovered in Indonesia cave Scientists said Friday they have discovered a cave on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that provides a "stunning" record of Indian Ocean tsunamis over thousands of years. ... more
				EU court annuls Commission approval of BASF's GM potato The EU's second highest court Friday annulled a European Commission decision to authorise a genetically modified potato developed by German giant BASF, saying it had not followed proper procedure. ... more		Britain's Prince Harry reaches South Pole Prince Harry on Friday became the first member of Britain's royal family to reach the South Pole after a three-week charity trek with injured military veterans from Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia. ... more

US mulls lifting protected status for grizzly bear US wildlife managers on Thursday recommended lifting endangered species protection for grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, which, if approved, could open the way for them to be hunted again. ... more		Scientists find second, 'hidden' language in human genetic code U.S. geneticists say a second code hiding within DNA changes how scientists read its instructions and interpret mutations to make sense of health and disease. ... more		Nuclear fusion could one day be viable - but major challenges remain The biobattery that needs to be fed Identifying minerals for carbon storage		Iceland ups 2014 whaling quotas Iceland announced Friday it has increased its 2014 quotas for whaling in a move likely to intensify international condemnation of the practice. ... more
				NASA Finds Reducing Salt Is Bad For Glacial Health A new NASA-led study has discovered an intriguing link between sea ice conditions and the melting rate of Totten Glacier, the glacier in East Antarctica that discharges the most ice into the ocean. ... more		Study finds biomaterials repair human heart Clemson University biological sciences student Meghan Stelly and her father, Alabama cardiovascular surgeon Terry Stelly, investigated a biomedical application following a coronary artery bypass sur ... more

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				Not all species age the same; humans may be outliers Adult humans get weaker as they age and then die, but that's not the typical pattern across species. Some organisms don't appear to show signs of aging at all. These are among the findings in ... more		Scientists map food security and self-provision of major cities Wealthy capital cities vary greatly in their dependence on the global food market. The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, while Tok ... more

Desperate Syrians find little comfort in new homes

Haiti quake destroyed or damaged 60 years of archives

Japan to spend $970 mn on nuclear soil store: report

New sensor tracks zinc in cells

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Polymers can be semimetals

Scientists discover vast undersea freshwater reserves

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Dutch water firm cuts Israel ties after tense PM visit

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Haiti quake destroyed or damaged 60 years of archives

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EU defers talks on Mercosur free trade deal

Lithuania hails progress on LNG during EU presidency

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