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Japan riled by WHO's Fukushima cancer warning
Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)
Japan on Friday insisted warnings by the World Health Organisation of a rise in the risk of cancer for people in Fukushima were overblown, saying the agency was...
Weather warning
Feb 28, 2013 (SPX)
A Harvard researcher is pointing toward a new reason to worry about the effects of climate change - national security. A new report co-authored by Michael McElr...
Salvage crews break up US Navy ship in Philippines
Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)
Salvage teams have begun cutting up a US Navy ship stranded on a UN World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines in a process that could take almost mont...
Rio meet focuses on using science to root out poverty
Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)
Scientists from 55 countries opened a two-day meeting Monday to mull how to use science to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. Taking part were m...
Activists demand closure of Australia's Manus center
Feb 25, 2013 (UPI)
Activists in Australia are demanding the government close its asylum seeker detention center in Papua New Guinea after it was revealed a former Sri Lankan milit...
British PM sparks concern with aid budget proposals
Feb 21, 2013 (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron sparked concern among development charities on Thursday after suggesting that aid money could be diverted towards military ...
Swiss Re posts 61% profit rise in 2012
Feb 21, 2013 (AFP)
Switzerland-based insurer Swiss Re said on Thursday that its net profit rose by 61 percent in 2012 to $4.2 billion (3.2 billion euros), outpacing market forecas...
Riot quelled at Australia's Manus Island detention center
Feb 18, 2013 (UPI)
Police and security personnel at Australia's Manus Island detention camp for asylum seekers picked up all 35 escapees after Sunday's breakout, Immigration Minis...
Police to investigate death of Manus asylum detainee
Feb 18, 2013 (UPI)
Australia's immigration minister said police will investigate the shooting death of an asylum seeker at the Manus Island detention center. Immigration Minister ...
Four guilty of manslaughter in Italy quake trial
Feb 16, 2013 (AFP)
Three Italian builders and a technician were found guilty on Saturday of multiple manslaughter after a dormitory collapsed during an earthquake in the town of L...
No health effects from Fukushima: Japan researcher
Feb 15, 2013 (AFP)
A Japanese government-backed researcher said Friday no health effects from radiation released by the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been seen in people l...
Warning of emergency alert system hacks
Feb 14, 2013 (UPI)
Many alert system devices used by radio and TV stations to alert the public of emergencies are susceptible to cyberattacks, security researchers say. Such cyber...
New Zealand takes delivery of General Dynamics mobile bridges
Feb 13, 2013 (UPI)
New Zealand's army has taken delivery of four mobile bridge systems from General Dynamics European Land Systems and four prime mover construction trucks from Rh...
As battle rages around historic castle, Syria's heritage faces ruin
Feb 13, 2013 (UPI)
Jihadist rebels fighting the Damascus regime in Syria's 3-year-old civil war are holed up in one of the country's most iconic historic sites, the 13th century K...
Aid trickles into tsunami-hit Solomons despite aftershocks
Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)
Relief supplies began trickling into tsunami-hit communities in the Solomons Islands Monday, as another powerful aftershock rattled the Pacific nation in the wa...
Rescuers struggle to aid Solomons quake victims
Feb 09, 2013 (AFP)
Relief workers scrambled to reach quake-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands Saturday, with "unusual seismic activity" sighted as strong aftershocks continue...
Smartphones, tablets help UW researchers improve storm forecasts
Feb 08, 2013 (SPX)
The next advance in weather forecasting may not come from a new satellite or supercomputer, but from a device in your pocket. University of Washington atmospher...
HDT Global Awarded Guardian Angel Air-Deployable Rescue Vehicle Contract
Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)
HDT Global (HDT) has announced that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has awarded the company's Expeditionary Systems Group the Guardian Angel...
Italy pledges to improve conditions at migrant detention centers
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
An Italian official promised this week to improve conditions in the country's much-criticized immigrant detention camps amid a rising tide of migrant landings. ...
Munich Re says profits quadrupled in 2012
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said Tuesday its bottom-line profit increased by more than fourfold in 2012 on lower losses from natural catastrophes....
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