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Epidemic This Year? Check The Lake's ShapeBloomington IN (SPX) May 13, 2010 Of all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new BioScience report by scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and four other institutions explains why. "In the paper, we go through several explanations for what is going on," said IU Bloomington biologist Spencer Hall, the report's lead author. "We are looking at the zooplankton that is infected, the fish and o ... read more |
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Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2010French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday called for "confident and friendly" relations with China as he wrapped up a state visit aimed at putting past tensions over Tibet to rest. Sarkozy, who finished his trip in Shanghai for the opening gala of the World Expo, said Paris wanted to expand cooperation with Beijing on a number of fronts, but would remain "attentive" to problems faced by bus ... more  
Sitakundu, Bangladesh (AFP) May 2, 2010When huge waves hit Bangladesh's sleepy southeastern Sitakundu coastline after a cyclone in 1991, shopkeeper Abul Kalam survived by hanging on to a coconut tree. Kalam's parents, brother, sister and young nephew and niece were among the 138,000 people killed that May when a tidal surge from the force-five cyclone destroyed his family's house and the tiny fishing village they called home. ... more  
Dhaka (AFP) May 2, 2010At least 17 people were killed and scores injured by lightning as a series of minor tropical storms and heavy rains swept across Bangladesh, police said Sunday. Six people were killed in the northeastern district of Habiganj, 75 miles (120 kilometres) from capital Dhaka, and four more died in the southern district of Bagerhat after being struck by lightning during a tropical storm. "Most ... more |
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UN atomic agency probing Delhi radioactive waste scandalVienna (AFP) May 1, 2010 The UN atomic watchdog said Saturday it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of Delhi, with one person already dead from radiation poisoning. India's atomic energy regulator the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is currently investigating a claim that Delhi University buried radioactive material on its campus 20 years ago. Local police also blame the university for dumping an irradiation machine containing radioactive cobalt-60 which ende ... read more |
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