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New Year despair for Japan's nuclear refugeesTokyo (AFP) Dec 30, 2011 As most of Japan prepares to ring in the New Year at the end of a traumatic 2011, refugees from the country's nuclear crisis relocated far from home say they have nothing to celebrate. All over the country families will gather for a midnight trip to a shrine, many donning traditional kimono for the centrepiece of several days of celebration during one of Japan's most important festivals. But for the many tens of thousands of people forced to flee when reactors at Fukushima Daiichi began spewing ... read more |
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  Science taboo for Republicans seeking White House Many of the Republican candidates vying for their party's nod to take on President Barack Obama, dismiss science in favor of strong evangelical faith, playing to a hardline conservative electorate. ... more | .. |
 World Bank releases $500 mln for Philippine flood The World Bank said late Thursday it released $500 million to help the Philippine government's recovery and reconstruction efforts after Tropical Storm Washi tore through the country, killing more than 1,200 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. ... more | .. |
  Huge wildfire shutters Chile national park Chile closed Friday one of its most popular national parks in peak hiking season after a massive wildfire ravaged tens of thousands of acres of pristine Patagonia and showed no signs of abating. ... more | .. |
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  Chinese man critical with bird flu A man is in critical condition after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, state media said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Thai floods death toll tops 800 The death toll from months of flooding in Thailand has risen above 800, although the waters have receded in many parts of the country, the government said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  2011 Britain's second warmest year on record 2011 was the second warmest year on record in Britain, the Met Office national weather service said Saturday, a marked swing from a chillier 2010. ... more | .. |
 Egypt's rocky road to democracy Egypt's journey to democracy is proving anything but smooth as clashes between an agitated population and its temporary military rulers continue. ... more |
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 New island forms in Red Sea off Yemen: NASA A new island has appeared off the west coast of Yemen following a volcanic eruption, NASA said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Study: Apes willing to gamble like humans Apes appear to gamble, like humans, by calculating odds of rewards vs. risks in performing tasks, European researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Italian fisherman recovers lost boat after 700-km journey An Italian fisherman has recovered his boat after it escaped from its moorings and drifted 700 kilometres (435 miles) to the coast of southern France, the French coast guard said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Couple of South African leopards on Malawi mission "The leopards won't like that!" jokes ranger Fyson Suwedi as his pick-up truck rattles along the bumpy road that leads from the airstrip to Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve. ... more |
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  Guinea Bissau says coup-plotter executed Guinea-Bissau's government has said that its security forces executed a police officer earlier this week as he turned himself in over his role in what the regime describes as a coup bid. ... more | .. |
 Cyclone hits India's southern coast, kills 33 A severe cyclone packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles) an hour tore into India's southeastern coast on Friday, killing at least 16 people, a senior official said. ... more | .. |
 Jamaica opposition wins landslide vote Jamaica's leading opposition People's National Party has won a landslide election in a vote driven by concerns about crime, corruption and poverty on the picturesque Caribbean island. ... more | .. |
 Japan indicts Chinese skipper for illegal fishing The skipper of a Chinese fishing boat who was detained after a six-hour high-seas pursuit has been indicted by prosecutors for operating illegally in Japanese waters, a local official said Friday. ... more |
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Russia hosts first military meeting with Sahel juntas; Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilisation plot
US Space Force launches first reprogrammable navigation satellite from L3Harris
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  New contraceptive rule in China sparks outrage A new regulation that requires women buying emergency contraceptives in at least one Chinese city to register their real names and ID card numbers has triggered an outcry on the Internet. ... more | .. |
 Negative ads signal dirty US presidential campaign The blast of negative ads that helped torpedo Newt Gingrich ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses are just a small splatter of the mud set to fly when the eventual Republican nominee goes up against President Barack Obama. ... more | .. |
25 held over Bissau 'coup plot', weapons cache seized Twenty-five renegade soldiers involved in an apparent coup plot in Guinea-Bissau are being detained in the capital and at an air base north of Bissau, an AFP reporter said, after the army uncovered a large cache of weapons. ... more | .. |
 Fire destroys 1,500 hectares of Patagonia forest A fire has destroyed or seriously damaged 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of vegetation in a Patagonia nature preserve in southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of 400 people, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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  Guyana, Germany ink deal to protect Amazon Guyana inked a 5-million-euro ($6.5-million) deal Thursday with Germany to help the South American country develop and sustain biodiversity in several Amazon protected areas. ... more | .. |
  A new theory emerges for where some fish became 4-limbed creatures A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theor ... more | .. |
 Sea snails help scientists explore a possible way to enhance memory Efforts to help people with learning impairments are being aided by a species of sea snail known as Aplysia californica. The mollusk, which is used by researchers to study the brain, has much in com ... more | .. |
 How bacteria fight flouride Yale researchers have uncovered the molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride, which is commonly used in toothpaste and mouthwash to combat tooth decay. In the Dec. 22 ... more |
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  Oxidative DNA damage repair Oxidative stress is the cause of many serious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. It occurs when the body is exposed to excessive amounts of electrically charged, ag ... more | .. |
 Members of small monkey groups more likely to fight Small monkey groups may win territorial disputes against larger groups because some members of the larger, invading groups avoid aggressive encounters. In a new report published in the Proceed ... more | .. |
 Badwater Basin: Death Valley Microbe Thrives There Nevada, the "Silver State," is well-known for mining precious metals. But scientists Dennis Bazylinski and colleagues at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) do a different type of mining. They ... more | .. |
 Life In An Age Of Unnatural Disasters Global wildlife is facing an unprecedented threat from natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, warn scientists in a paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Hurricanes, dro ... more |
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 Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs? Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms ... more | .. |
 Rapid evolution in domestic animals sheds light on the genetic changes underlying evolution A complex genomic rearrangement causes a fascinating phenotype in chickens in which a massive expansion of pigment cells not only makes the skin and comb black, but also results in black internal or ... more | .. |
 Chinese police kill seven in restive Xinjiang China said Thursday a police operation to free hostages in the restive Xinjiang region had left seven "terrorists" dead, but an exile group described the incident as a protest by local Uighurs. ... more | .. |
 Taiwanese seas threatened by overfishing Ocean ecology surrounding Taiwan is threatened by overfishing, a new report warns. ... more |
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