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China's frustrated migrant workers rise upBeijing (AFP) July 3, 2011 Migrant worker Yue Yaowei has lived in Beijing for six years but is not recognised as a resident of the Chinese capital - and so cannot get health insurance, buy a car or purchase a house. "I am under big pressure here," Yue, 24, told AFP at a duck restaurant in central Beijing where he earns about $400 a month as the head waiter. "I don't have much savings after buying clothes, gifts for my family and going out with friends." Yue is one of tens of millions of migrant workers around the cou ... read more |
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  International gathering on climate change opens in Germany An international gathering on climate change opened here Sunday to prepare the ground for a UN summmit on the issue in Durban, South Africa in December. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong journalists say freedom under threat A Hong Kong journalists' group warned Sunday freedom of expression in the city had deteriorated, saying it had become intolerant of dissent as Beijing strengthened its grip on the territory. ... more | .. |
  New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a rapid and accurate test to tell the difference between bacterial and viral infections. Those common afflictions often have similar sy ... more | .. |
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  Red wine: Exercise in a bottle? As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may prevent the negative effects that spaceflight and s ... more | .. |
  Using DNA in fight against illegal logging Advances in DNA 'fingerprinting' and other genetic techniques led by Adelaide researchers are making it harder for illegal loggers to get away with destroying protected rainforests. DNA finger ... more | .. |
  16 dead in Mexico after Tropical Storm Arlene At least 16 people have been confirmed dead Sunday in Mexico after Tropical Storm Arlene drenched much of the country with heavy rains and left hundreds of thousands homeless. ... more | .. |
  Thaksin allies in Thai vote landslide: exit polls Allies of Thailand's fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra scored a landslide election win Sunday, exit polls showed, in a stunning comeback after years of turmoil sparked by his ouster in a coup. ... more |
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Nuclearn Deploys Gamma2 AI to Revolutionize Nuclear Plant Operations
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  Britain pledges 38 million Pounds to fight Africa famine Britain on Sunday pledged 38 million Pounds in food aid to Ethiopia after the United Nations warned many countries in the Horn of Africa were facing famine following the "worst drought in 60 years". ... more | .. |
  Passer-by saves China toddler in 10-storey fall A two-year-old Chinese girl survived a fall from a 10th-floor window thanks to a passer-by who raced to catch the toddler, state media reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Sea urchins see with their whole body Many animals have eyes that are incredibly complex - others manage without. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have shown that sea urchins see with their entire body despite having no eyes ... more | .. |
 Assessing Agroforestry's Advantages Agroforestry, the deliberate placement of trees into crop and livestock operations, can help capture substantial amounts of carbon on agricultural lands while providing production and conservation b ... more |
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  Scripps Study Finds Plastic in Nine Percent of 'Garbage Patch' Fishes The first scientific results from an ambitious voyage led by a group of graduate students from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offer a stark view of human pollution and its infil ... more | .. |
  Hawaiian hotspot variability attributed to small-scale convection Small scale convection at the base of the Pacific plate has been simulated in a model of mantle plume dynamics, enabling reasearchers to explain the complex set of observations at the Hawaiian hotsp ... more | .. |
 Climate change increases the risk of ozone damage to plants Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant that harms humans and plants. Both climate and weather play a major role in ozone damage to plants. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have n ... more | .. |
 Scientists Study Earthquake Triggers in Pacific Ocean New samples of rock and sediment from the depths of the eastern Pacific Ocean may help explain the cause of large, destructive earthquakes similar to the Tohoku Earthquake that struck Japan in mid-M ... more |
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Israel targets Iran Guards, Tehran prison in fresh wave of strikes
Israel says struck to 'obstruct access routes' to Iran's Fordo
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  Aircraft influence the local weather As airplanes fly through the clouds, they often punch holes through the ones that contain supercooled water, or water that has remained in liquid form below its freezing point. Now, researchers say ... more | .. |
 Indonesian volcano erupts A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island erupted Sunday, spewing ash and smoke 5,000 metres into the air. ... more | .. |
  Bangladesh landslide toll rises to 17 The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong has risen to 17, police said Saturday, as five more bodies were pulled from the mud. ... more | .. |
 Former Guinea junta member arrested A high-ranking member of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara's military junta, which led Guinea for a year until December 2009, was arrested by the army, his family said Saturday. ... more |
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 China media: multi-party system would bring chaos China's state media said a multi-party political system would unleash chaos equal to the turbulent period of the Cultural Revolution, as the country marks the Communist Party's 90th birthday. ... more | .. |
  Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior III takes shape In a vast hangar in a north German shipyard, environmental pressure group Greenpeace's latest weapon is nearing completion: the state-of-the-art Rainbow Warrior III. ... more | .. |
 Bees' effect on U.K. crops studied A U.K. study found a decline in honeybee numbers isn't affecting agricultural production, with researchers saying other insects may be providing pollination. ... more | .. |
  Study: Sleep boosts athletic performance Young basketball players wanting to improve their game should put in long hours - not only of practice time, but also of sleep, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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Lunar dust poses lower health risk than urban air pollution study shows
Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again
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Researchers considering climate change Researchers have formed an alliance to investigate exceptional weather events to see if they can be attributable to global warming, a British scientist says. ... more | .. |
 Putin predicts dirty politics at '12 polls Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he expects a dirty political campaign in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, in which he expects to run. ... more | .. |
 Twelve killed in Bangladesh landslide At least 12 people were killed and more feared missing Friday after three days of heavy rain triggered landslides near a slum in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, police said. ... more | .. |
 Volcanic ash cancels flights in Buenos Aires Ash from a Chilean volcano once again played havoc with Argentina's air travel Friday, forcing cancelation of all domestic flights from Buenos Aires, and many at the city's international airport. ... more |
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 Nepal warns of repeat of 2008 flooding disaster A Nepalese river that flooded in 2008 forcing millions of people to abandon their homes in neighbouring India is threatening to burst its banks again, authorities warned on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Water in India's famed Goa 'unfit for bathing' Scientists warned on Friday that water off the famed beaches of the Indian holiday state of Goa was unfit for bathing and fishing due to high levels of bacteria from untreated sewage. ... more | .. |
 Witness in Rwanda general shooting feared for life The state's lead witness in the trial for the shooting of Rwanda's exiled former army chief broke down Friday describing how he feared for his family's lives after the failed hit in South Africa. ... more | .. |
 MSF warns of cholera epidemic in DR Congo Cholera has claimed 153 lives out of 2,787 cases in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the provinces, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said Friday, warning of an epidemic. ... more |
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