Archive: 06/20/2009
Tibet drought worst in 30 years: Chinese state media
A drought in Tibet has intensified into the region's worst in three decades, leaving thousands of hectares parched and killing more than 13,000 head of cattle, China's state media said Saturday.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning
(AP) -- Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Google vows to fight porn in China after govt rebuke
Internet giant Google promised to work harder to eliminate pornography from its Chinese Web pages as state media reported authorities had shut down some of its search services.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Large Hadron Collider restart delayed till October
(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher will likely be fired up again in October after scientists have carried out tests and put in place further safety measures to prevent a repeat of the faults that sidelined ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps
(AP) -- One contributor to global warming - bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants - is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Nortel to sell itself off in pieces
(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Australian stroke victim walks again - with help of botox
An Australian stroke victim paralysed for more than 20 years has walked again thanks to anti-wrinkle drug botox, in a case hailed as extraordinary by his medical team.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Uganda forests rapidly disappearing: study
Uganda has lost nearly a third of its forest cover since 1990 due to expanding farmlands, a rapidly growing human population and increased urbanisation, a government report said on Friday.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Apple CEO gets liver transplant: report
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January for treatment of an undisclosed condition, received a liver transplant about two months ago in Tennessee, The Wall Street Journal reported ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Emerging $80B deal would help fund Medicare drugs
(AP) -- Medicare beneficiaries would receive better drug coverage and a portion of President Barack Obama's health care legislation would be paid for under an emerging agreement involving the pharmaceutical ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
(AP) -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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