The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 1:32 pm EDT on May 3, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where [...]
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By Marianna Grigoryan If a post-Communist record-book were kept of political protests in formerly Soviet states, Armenia could easily rank near the top. But, after years of demonstrations under various politicians, how long will Armenians keep rallying without results? That’s the question facing former presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian, the American-born, opposition Heritage Party leader who [...]
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As quality and pollution issues with China’s supply of drinking water lead more and more people to buy bottled “mineral water,” concerns are growing that a lax testing regime could pose a further health threat to consumers. A recent report in the Beijing News highlighted outdated testing standards for bottled water, saying that while piped [...]
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“In the Mont Chaambi area the defense forces and the National Guard have been carrying out search operations. The situation is under control”. This cryptic statement from the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, Mohamed Ali Araoui, informed the press of the current military manoeuvres at the Algerian border where so far 15 people were [...]
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By Jamel Arfaoui Shouts of “Allahu Akbar” greeted Egyptian cleric Mohamed Hassan upon his arrival in Tunis on Tuesday (April 30th). The Wahhabi cleric was met at the airport by senior leaders from Ennahda, including Sheikh Habib Ellouz, described by opponents as the party hawk. This latest visit by a radical foreign preacher prompted strong [...]
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By Linda Karadaku and Bojana Milovanovic Kosovo Serbs wave flags during a protest against the accord on the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica on April 22nd. [AFP] The realities of impementing the agreement reached between Belgrade and Pristina officials last month brings new challenges to the [...]
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Air quality in Canada’s Ontario province has improved dramatically in recent years, simultaneously with the ramping up of nuclear power and the phase-out of coal. Ontario is home to a large portion of Canadian industry, the cities of Ottawa and Toronto and some 40% of the country’s population of 33.4 million. Data from the Ontario [...]
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(CORDIS) — Why do we overeat and consume more calories than we need? Is food our way of rewarding ourselves, and can stress make us want to eat more? These are just some of the questions a European food study aims to answer. NEUROFAST (‘Integrated Neurobiology of Food Intake, Addiction and Stress’) is a project [...]
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Malaria mosquitoes go to work cautiously before landing on human skin and biting. Just before a mosquito lands, it reacts to both odours and heat given off by the human body. Researchers at Wageningen University came to this conclusion after studying images made with infrared-sensitive cameras. Their research was published in the scientific journal PLOS [...]
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The Saharan cousin of Mediterranean olive trees remains largely unknown. However, this subspecies (called the Laperinne’s olive tree) is of great interest for several reasons. IRD researchers and their partners showed that its longevity is ensured by its original vegetative reproduction. Extremely drought-resistant, this “relict” tree could act as a genetic resource to improve its [...]
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By Carey L. Biron A major study by the U.S. government’s environment and agriculture agencies has suggested a strong link between the use of certain pesticides and the widespread deaths that have afflicted honey bee populations around the world in recent years. Still, the joint report, released Thursday, does not suggest limiting the use of [...]
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By Abukar Arman The recent terrorist attacks that took place in Mogadishu and Boston were not just intended to kill and mutilate many civilians, but to create widespread terror, disarray, and insecurity that would last far beyond the initial shock of these bloody events. It goes without saying; anyone who takes part of such acts [...]
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Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby’s lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems. If a woman absolutely can’t kick the habit, taking vitamin C during pregnancy may improve her newborn’s lung function and prevent wheezing in the first year of life, according to [...]
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By Jamal Kanj Israeli leaders are masters at muddling the international community with trivial issues while turning the peace negotiations into a temporizing process “to end all peace.” Assured by US subservient backing, and for more than 15 years prior to current Sisyphean process, Israel rejected Palestinian’s peace overtures insisting on impossible chameleon terms to [...]
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Israel has reportedly conducted an airstrike into Syrian territory in a bid to halt the flow of arms into Lebanon, according to several US officials who spoke to media anonymously. According to initial reports Israeli warplanes were observed over Lebanese airspace, but there is no confirmation that any entered Syria’s. American and other Western intelligence [...]
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In his weekly address, President Obama spoke to the American people from Mexico City, Mexico about the incredible opportunities to create middle-class jobs in America by deepening our economic ties and expanding trade in Latin America. He also discussed a recent Senate bill that takes commonsense steps to fix our broken immigration system, like strengthening [...]
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By Daryl Mayer The final flight of the X-51A Waverider test program has accomplished a breakthrough in the development of flight reaching Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean May 1. “It was a full mission success,” said Charlie Brink, the X-51A program manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate. The cruiser traveled [...]
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A US military contractor was allegedly hacked by those associated with the Chinese military. The company reportedly ignored signs of security breaches, allowing hackers to access military technology and classified documents for three years. QinetiQ North America was attacked by a Shanghai-based hacker group from 2007 to 2010, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The hacking collective [...]
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Fierce clashes between Syrian troops and rebels erupted for the first time in the coastal town of Baida Thursday, activists said, during the latest stage of a government offensive to dislodge rebel forces along a strategic corridor linking the coast to the capital. The opposition-aligned Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the final toll was [...]
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The Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in London last August was a spectacular extraordinaire under the direction of Danny Boyle of “Slumdog Millionaire” fame. One of the highlights of the ceremony was a showcase of British cultural and economic evolution. Conspicuous during this part of the ceremony was the cast of white, [...]
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