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Bush Official Altered Scientific Reports On Global Warming: Report
Washington (AFP) Jun 08, 2005
A White House official with no scientific training edited government climate reports to play down the links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times, the paper said Wednesday.

Sumatra Menaced By Two New Quake Threats, And Possible Tsunami
Paris (AFP) Jun 08, 2005
The Indonesian island of Sumatra, smashed by a tsunami and shaken by an enormous earthquake in the past six months, is now at risk from two potentially major quakes, one of which could generate waves 10 metres (32.5 feet) high, seismologists warn on Thursday.

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Heightened Risk Of Hurricanes This Year: Analysts
Paris (AFP) Jun 08, 2005
A website that specialises in storm forecasts warned on Wednesday that the Atlantic may face a major hurricane season this year, although the typhoon season in the Northwest Pacific would probably be just above average.

Meteorologists Urged To Improve Forecasting
Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2005
The country's top weather official yesterday called on China's 50,000 meteorologists to improve forecasting to help mitigate the damage caused by floods.

DMTI Spatial To Offer Mapping Solution Depicting Canadian City Features
Longmont CO (SPX) Jun 08, 2005
DigitalGlobe and DMTI Spatial, a Canadian provider of geospatial products and services, have announced the immediate availability of Satellite StreetView.
World Ocean Day: How Satellites Safeguard Our Waters
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 08, 2005
Today's World Ocean Day is a chance to learn more about the seas that surround us � and how satellite monitoring helps protect them.

Vietnam Wants Mass Relocation Of People Speeded Up For Giant Power Project
Hanoi (AFP) Jun 08, 2005
Vietnam's government has ordered the relocation of more than 8,600 people from the site of a reservoir for a huge hydro-electric dam by November, an official working on the project said Wednesday.

Iran Pipeline Backed Despite U.S. Stand
Washington, (UPI) June 7, 2005
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday the proposed $4 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline should be accelerated because it is in the interest of all three countries, but those comments are likely to face U.S. opposition ahead of a visit by Pakistani Foreign Minister Kurshid Kasuri.
Life's Dirty Biochemical Foundations
East Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 09, 2005
It seems a mighty feat for a microscopic fungus built from threadlike filaments. But collectively, these spindly mushroom relatives help move several billion tons of nutrients out of the soil and into plants each year. Now, new Michigan State University-supported research brings into sharper focus this underground process at the root of nearly all of Earth's food chains.

New Technique Helps Identify Multiple DNA Regulatory Sites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2005
Scientists have developed a new bioinformatics technique for systematically analyzing key regions in DNA that help control gene activity.

Move Over Rambo, You're Cramping New Man's Style
Paris (AFP) Jun 08, 2005
Macho man is an endangered species, with today's male more likely to opt for a pink flowered shirt and swingers' clubs than the traditional role as family super-hero, fashion industry insiders say.
Analysis: Russia To Tell It Like It Is?
Moscow (UPI) June 8, 2005
Russia's international news service RIA Novosti officially announced Tuesday the establishment of an English-language television network with the mission to improve the country's image in the world.

Sth Africa's Health Min Tells AIDs Conference To Focus On Other Diseases
Durban, South Africa (AFP) Jun 07, 2005
South Africa's health minister angered AIDS activists on Tuesday when she told a national AIDS conference that they should focus on other diseases and reiterated her view that drugs were not the only answer to fighting HIV.

Korean Cloning Pioneer Says Human Cloning 'Impossible'
Seoul, Korea (AFP) Jun 07, 2005
South Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk says the cloning of human beings will remain an impossible and dangerous fantasy for decades to come.

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