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January 11, 2016

Self-cleaning toilet makes splash in Las Vegas
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2016
The demo high-tech toilets from Japan are unabashedly right in the middle of the floor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. While the toilets are not functioning ones, manufacturer Toto is keen to show how its "intelligent" washlet system can be good for the environment and improve people's experience in the bathroom. How smart is the toilet? "You walk up to it and it opens up, and when you leave it closes and flushes automatically," Toto spokeswoman Lenora Campos said. It also ... read more

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Cost of cutting corners: US kids with lead poisoning The children of Flint, Michigan, are paying the price for a cost-cutting measure that poisoned their water supply after state authorities ignored months of health warnings about the foul-smelling water. ... more		Bolivia, Peru sign $500 mn deal for Lake Titicaca clean-up Bolivia and Peru agreed Thursday to provide more than $500 million towards cleaning up Lake Titicaca, whose polluted waters are home some animals nearing extinction, a Bolivian environment official said. ... more		Hong Kong protesters call for release of missing booksellers Thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong Sunday, demanding the release of five missing booksellers who are feared to have been detained by authorities in mainland China. ... more
				Guatemalan ex-dictator set for genocide retrial A Guatemala court will begin a special closed-door retrial Monday of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during his 1982-1983 rule. ... more		Firefighters contain deadly Australian bushfire Cooler temperatures and easing winds Monday helped firefighters contain a bushfire that killed two people and razed 143 properties, with clean-up efforts getting underway. ... more

WHO approves S. Korean producer to double cholera vaccine supply The World Health Organization said Friday it had approved a South Korean company as the third producer of an oral vaccine against cholera, in a bid to double global stockpiles and address dire shortages. ... more		Mao Ze-gone as giant statue of Communist leader 'demolished' A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong has suddenly been demolished, apparently for lacking government approval, state media said Friday, days after images of it went viral. ... more		Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit		Six months after China crackdown lawyers strike back Chinese security agents hooded one as they bundled him into a vehicle. Police seized others at home as their horrified families watched. More, alone when they disappeared, sent frantic text messages to friends. ... more
				Two Italians killed in Swiss avalanche Two Italians were killed Saturday after they and another cross-country skier were hit by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, police said. ... more		Measuring Africa's unsustainable hunting on land - by sea Scientists hoping to help stem the rate of unsustainable hunting in West and Central Africa have developed two monitoring indicators based in part on methods used to track populations trends of orga ... more

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Lab discovery gives glimpse of conditions found on other planets Scientists have recreated an elusive form of the material that makes up much of the giant planets in our solar system, and the sun. Experiments have given a glimpse of a previously unseen form of hy ... more		Snow makes migrants' journey through Europe even harder It's the first time that Arman Butt, a Pakistani man desperately seeking to reach western Europe, sees snow. ... more		New technology puts health care in palm of your hand Managing your health care is moving increasingly to the palm of your hand - with new smartphone-enabled technology and wearable sensors that examine, diagnose and even treat many conditions and ailments. ... more		Tens of thousands of fish moved as Paris canal gets clean-up Paris authorities have moved tens of thousands of fish to clean up the Canal Saint-Martin, a popular waterway commissioned by Napoleon that attracts hordes of tourists and revellers. ... more

	EU: Hong Kong bookseller disappearances 'extremely worrying' The EU on Thursday called the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers "extremely worrying" and urged an investigation, amid concerns Chinese is tightening its grip over the former British colony. ... more		Smart showerhead aims to save precious water French engineer Gabriel Della-Monica was at the gala Consumer Electronics Show with a smart showerhead created to stop precious water from going down the drain. ... more

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Biological 'clock' discovered in sea turtle shells

Taiwan's Tsai urges answers on Hong Kong booksellers

Heavy rain pounds California

Almost 60 confirmed dead in China landslide

China's Wanda plans $2.3 bn investment in hospitals

China bus arson suspect threatened violence: media

Drought, heat slash grain crops: study

Australian giant monitor lizards trained to avoid eating toxic toads

Malaysia bans bauxite mining for three months amid pollution fears

Over 160 killed in Madagascar cattle theft clashes: army

Let's go wild: How ancient communities resisted new farming practices

What a 'CERN' for agricultural science could look like

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NUS study shows the causes of mangrove deforestation in Southeast Asia

VW chief apologizes over emissions scandal on first US trip

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