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Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.





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Mirinae floods Philippines, makes landfall in Vietnam with strong thunderstorms

Mirinae floods Philippines, makes landfall in Vietnam with strong thunderstorms

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mirinae (Santi) caused 12 hours of flooding rains in the Philippines when it crossed the northern Luzon region over the weekend. On October 31 at 5 a.m. Local (Asia/Manila) Time (October 30 at 2100 UTC) Typhoon ...


Gene Increases Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress, Researchers Find

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene variant makes people who experienced trauma as children or adults more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Yale researchers have found.


Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia (AP)

Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.


NASA satellite confirms another tropical cyclone may impact the Philippines

Aqua satellite confirms another tropical cyclone may impact the Philippines

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Philippine Sea during the early morning hours today, November 2 infrared imagery saw another new tropical cyclone coming together.


Doctors create gum that helps promote tooth health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

With the help of a gum chomping machine and years of careful chemistry, University of Kentucky researchers have developed a chewing gum that can help replace toothpaste and a toothbrush, thus improving the health of soldiers ...


Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.


UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem ...



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