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![]() Asuncion, Paraguay (UPI) Jul 26, 2012 Paraguay's suspension from Mercosur has angered farmer groups who want an amicable diplomatic resolution of the standoff between the new government in Asuncion and regional powers withholding its recognition. The Mercosur Federation of Rural Associations, known as Farm, warned the discord over Paraguay's exclusion from the trade bloc and almost simultaneous confirmation of Venezuela's membership in the group posed a threat to Mercosur. Paraguay was suspended from Mercosur after the count ... read more |
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![]() EU discusses new NGO law with Russia The European Union says it has questioned Russia over a new law that brands some non-governmental organizations working in the country as "foreign agents." ... more | .. |
![]() Geothermal activity seen in New Zealand A long forgotten geothermal spectacle on New Zealand's North Island could be coming back to life after more than 40 years, scientists said. ... more | .. |
![]() 'Cure' research suggests new paths to HIV control Three studies presented Thursday at a major world conference on AIDS show new ways that scientists are striving toward a cure for the three-decade-old disease. ... more | .. | ||
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![]() Disaster-hit Japan could use microfinance: Yunus Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus said Thursday that microfinance could help disaster-struck Japan rebuild, even though the concept he pioneered is usually associated with poor and developing nations. ... more | .. |
![]() US drought woes deepen The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned Thursday, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the world's key producer are decimated. ... more | .. |
![]() Scientists find Grand Canyon-sized rift under Antarctic ice Scientists have discovered a rift the size of the Grand Canyon hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet, which they say is contributing to ice melt and a consequent rise in the sea level. ... more | .. |
![]() Mexico to vaccinate 10 million birds in flu outbreak Mexico will start vaccinating some 10 million poultry Thursday against the highly contagious bird flu strain that has already led to the deaths of five million birds which either fell ill or were slaughtered. ... more |
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![]() Central African countries to monitor Congo forests Ten Central African countries have agreed to take part in a regional initiative to monitor the Congo Basin, one of the world's largest primary rainforests, the UN's food agency said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Egyptian navy seizes five Italian trawlers: reports An Egyptian navy patrol boat Thursday seized five Italian fishing trawlers with around 30 sailors on board and will escort them to the port of Alexandria, Italian media reported citing officials. ... more | .. |
![]() Death toll from Beijing floods rises to 77: Xinhua The death toll from the worst rains to hit Beijing in more than 60 years has risen to 77, China's official Xinhua news agency said Thursday, more than doubling previous figures. ... more | .. |
![]() Streetside showers in boiling Baghdad summer Hunched over, Yaqub mutters softly, "It's Ramadan, and I am fasting," as if to justify his actions, before he steps underneath an outdoor shower in central Baghdad to cool off in the boiling heat. ... more |
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![]() Japan women lose longest-lived title: government Japan's women lost their place as the world's longest-lived in 2011 for the first time in more than 25 years, officials said Thursday, after the quake-tsunami cut female life expectancy by five months. ... more | .. |
![]() Active forest management to reduce fire could aid northern spotted owl The northern spotted owl, a threatened species in the Pacific Northwest, would actually benefit in the long run from active management of the forest lands that form its primary habitat and are incre ... more | .. |
![]() Superfast evolution in sea stars How quickly can new species arise? In as little as 6,000 years, according to a study of Australian sea stars. "That's unbelievably fast compared to most organisms," said Rick Grosberg, professor of ... more | .. |
![]() Croscat Volcano may have been the last volcanic eruption in Spain 13,000 years ago The volcanic region of La Garrotxa, with some forty volcanic cones and some twenty lava flows, is considered to be the best conserved region in the Iberian Peninsula. It is also the youngest volcani ... more |
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![]() How pre-eruption collisions affect what exits a volcano How much ash will be injected into the atmosphere during Earth's next volcanic eruption? Recent eruptions have demonstrated our continued vulnerability to ash dispersal, which can disrupt the aviati ... more | .. |
![]() Ancient Alteration of Seawater Chemistry Linked With Past Climate Change Scientists have discovered a potential cause of Earth's "icehouse climate" cooling trend of the past 45 million years. It has everything to do with the chemistry of the world's oceans. "Seawater che ... more | .. |
![]() New species of ancient rodents hint at what could be world's oldest grasslands A paleontological team that includes scientists from the American Museum of Natural History; University of California, Santa Barbara; and Case Western Reserve University has described two ancient sp ... more | .. |
![]() Rise in temperatures and CO2 follow each other closely in climate change The greatest climate change the world has seen in the last 100,000 years was the transition from the ice age to the warm interglacial period. New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the Univer ... more |
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![]() New model of disease contagion ranks U.S. airports in terms of their spreading influence Public health crises of the past decade - such as the 2003 SARS outbreak, which spread to 37 countries and caused about 1,000 deaths, and the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic that killed about 300,000 people ... more | .. |
![]() 'Red tide' species is deadlier than first thought A University of Connecticut researcher and his team have discovered that a species of tiny aquatic organism prominent in harmful algal blooms sometimes called "red tide" is even deadlier than first ... more | .. |
![]() Scientists confirm existence of vitamin 'deserts' in the ocean Using a newly developed analytical technique, a team led by scientists at USC was the first to identify long-hypothesized vitamin B deficient zones in the ocean. "This is another twist to what limit ... more | .. |
![]() Researchers develop laser technology to fight cancer Researchers at the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have developed a technology that goes on a "seek and destroy" mission for cancerous tumor ... more |
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![]() Belgian scientists develop way to detect superparasites Belgian scientists of the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium made a breakthrough in bridging high tech molecular biology research on microbial pathogens and the needs of the po ... more | .. |
![]() Arrests show Cuba not yet ready for reform Cuba's wide-scale crackdown on dissent that led to arrests at a funeral shows the Central American country isn't ready for credible political reform despite its ambition to embrace a market economy. ... more | .. |
![]() Outside View: Prophetic Kingston Trio Where is the Kingston Trio when needed? For those who may not recall or weren't born then, the group was a singing sensation of the late 1950s and early 1960s, so much so that the Trio achieved cult status. ... more | .. |
![]() India's top court clamps down on tiger tourism India's top court has suspended tourism in core areas of tiger reserves as the country struggles to stem the dwindling numbers of the endangered wild cats, a lawyer said. ... more |
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![]() AIDS cure may have two main pathways: experts Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small group of people around the world who have been able to overcome the disease. ... more | .. |
![]() Thai violence in Yala claims more lives Police are investigating the roadside killing of three more people in Thailand's Yala province after five policemen were slain in their vehicle earlier in the week. ... more | .. |
![]() German court renews extradition warrant for sea activist A German court Wednesday reissued an arrest warrant for the extradition to Costa Rica of Paul Watson, founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, who had skipped bail and left the country. ... more | .. |
![]() US drought woes deepen The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned Thursday, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the world's key producer are decimated. ... more |
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