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Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species
A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this week. Committee chairman Antonio Valdecasas, a Spanish biologist and research zoologist, says the committee ...
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Expert US Foreign Policy in Retreat
A former senior advisor to the late Richard Holbrooke, who served as U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says when it comes to foreign policy, the U.S. is in "retreat." Vali Nasr, who is now dean of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), said the Obama administration has concluded that the best way forward for the United States is to do ...
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Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held
Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...
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Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert
Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police ...
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Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed
A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at an monument in honour of soldiers who died in World War II. "The most serious reaction to such things is not the introduction of new administrative bans, but a sharp condemnation by society," said Olga Batalina, head of the Russian parliament's committee on family ...
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Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted
Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at ...
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British Open squash Pallikal goes down fighting to World No.2
India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. Fifteenth-ranked Pallikal squandered a great start to go down 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 against the World No.2 amid cold and wet conditions surrounding the glass court at the KC Stadium here Thursday night. Her loss ended India's challenge in ...
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Europe must get its head down
Panels are installed at a solar park in Waldpolenz, Germany. The EU is urging its members to reinforce efforts to meet targets of a 20 per cent share of energy from renewables by 2020. Waltraud Grubitzsch / picture-alliance / dpa / AP ...
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World Pakistan school bus fire kills 16 children
children , aged between four and 10, were just a few kilometres from their school in Gujrat, about 200km (120 miles) south-east of the capital Islamabad, when the incident ...
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Were No. 2 How the world views Canadas influence
If the world was a high school cafeteria, Canada would probably be sitting at a table with the athletes and cheerleaders, suggests a new global popularity poll. Canada ranked second in a ...
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Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march
Around a hundred gay rights activists marched inUkraineon Saturday despite fears of violence and a court ban, marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country, where homophobia is widespread and generally ...
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BIPA Announces the Themes of the International Conference on Public Administration
Manama, May 25. (BNA) --The Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) has announced the activities of the 29th International Conference on Public Administration that will be hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain during the period 1-6 June 2013. The conference will discuss its main theme "The Future of Public Administration: Leadership and Professionalism" as well as sub-themes ...
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TRA Participates in the 5th World TelecommunicationsICT Policy Forum
Manama, May 25. (BNA) --Telecommunication Regulatory Authority represented the Kingdome of Bahrain at the 5th World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF) held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, on 14-16 May, 2013 with a theme of 'International Internet-related Public Policy Issues'. TRA Bahrain was invited to chair the second Working Group which ...
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Interpol rejects Russias political case against fund manager Browder
MOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political ...
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Ukraines first gay march held under police protection
KIEV (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first gay rally on Saturday, helped by police who arrested 13 people for trying to break up the ...
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Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference
George Sabra (L), a veteran Christian opposition figure and acting President of the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during the opening session of a meeting by members of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul May 23, ...
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Suicide car bombing in Russias Dagestan injures 11
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media ...
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Hezbollah Syria government forces push for advance in Qusair
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict ...
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Europe Weekly EU vows to take on tax evasion
European current affairs this week were dominated by an EU summit dedicated to tackling tax evasion. Leaders all agreed that something needs to be done on tax evasion and tax avoidance, but couldn’t agree on the details at last Wednesday’s meeting. The rocky Franco-German relationship also continued to make headlines, given the different visions that French President Franois ...
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Photos Ring Nebula True Form Revealed
In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope are combined with infrared data from the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona to assemble a dramatic view of the well-known Ring ...
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Oasis Sediments Archive History
A marvel of nature, the lakes of Ounianga in the Sahara Desert have lasted thousands of years and withstood dramatic climate change. Now, a German geologist has analyzed lakebed sediments to shed light on a spectacular chapter in human history. "Water," says Stefan Krpelin, "water as far as the eye can see." He is pointing to the south, where there is only one thing ...
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Coal Boom Hurting Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO may soon place the natural wonder on its "in danger" list. Climate change is one culprit, but so is the country's booming extraction industry. Environmentalists warn that time is running out for the reef. The man whose job it should be to protect the Great Barrier Reef is actually afraid of water. The vast ocean, with all the creatures it contains, makes him uneasy. Only ...
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WWII Medals Back After Mistaken Donation
Memorial Day , a mystery that started with a surprise discovery by Goodwill in Missouri had a happy ending. A box of World War II medals, awards and other mementos was discovered by MERS/Missouri Goodwill earlier this week. Lewis Chartock, chief executive officer of MERS/Missouri Goodwill, said he believed the box was donated to Goodwill but was likely flagged by a processing person. ...
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Get Super Fit At Any Age
Nobody ages backward. Now that we have that unpleasant fact out of the way, let's get to some good news: You don't need to be a genetically blessed model or have a plastic surgeon on speed dial to keep your body in remarkable shape. Instead, just dive into the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth: fitness. With the right workout strategy, one targeted for your age and ...
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Tax Drip Loan Sharks Drones 5 Stories Youll Care About in Politics
This week we learned that a scandal doesn't go away just because you refuse to talk about it. (Sorry, IRS.) We also learned that if you want to be mayor of New York City, maybe the only thing worse than self-portraits is pictures of, say, Pittsburgh. (Welcome to the race, Anthony Weiner.) We're trying to find out if a heckler technically is still a heckler if you make her part of your ...
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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