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SCIENCE-PERU: Maria Reiche to Rest With the Enigmas She Unraveled
Maria Reiche, the German scientist whose research into the enigmatic figures of Nazca gave the world access to the knowledge on astronomy of the ancient inhabitants of Peru's coastal region, will be buried in the arid valley she loved so well.SCIENCE-INDIA: Embargoes Stimulated Nuclear Programme
An abundance of naturally-occurring radioactive thorium and a pool of dedicated scientists have helped India beat discriminatory embargoes and build a fiercely independent atomic energy programme.DEVELOPMENT-TECHNOLOGY: Zimbabwe Cafes into Cyberspace
The cafe patrons hunched over their computor desks seem oblivious to the arrival of food and drinks from a trendy restaurant next door. Rather they are intent on getting the most for their dollars from the machines.DEVELOPMENT: Bonn Backs Third World Participation In Expo 2000
Participants from developing lands already dominate a list of nearly 170 countries and international bodies that plan to participate in the Hanover Expo 2000 world exhibition, more than two years before it is scheduled to open.SCIENCE-INDIA: India Beats US Ban on Supercomputer Exports
India has cocked a snook at U.S attempts to limit supercomputer technology to the developed world by coming up with a powerful 'teraflop' machine.ENVIRONMENT: Concern At Growth Of Genetically Engineered Foods
Scientists urgently warn that genetically engineered food could have serious long-term health and environmental consequences and may worsen chances of food security in the developing world.TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Global Accounting Rate System Under U.S. Attack
Telecommunications experts and policy- makers from around the world meet in Geneva this month to hammer out a deal on a key foreign exchange earner for many developing countries.ENVIRONMENT-CANADA: Nuclear Power Plants in Poor Shape
Canada's nuclear power stations, operated by provincial authorities, are plagued with environmental and safety problems despite pledges to clean them up, according to a damning new federal report.SCIENCE-VENEZUELA: The Total Solar Eclipse ‘Happening’
Curiosity, myth, science, business, entertainment and technology have combined to draw thousands of visitors from all over the world to the northeastern coast of Venezuela to observe Thursday the last total solar eclipse visible this century in South America.DISARMAMENT: UNSCOM Experience Shows The Limits Of ‘Verification’
Investigations into Iraqi weapons programmes have provided valuable lessons for those charged with verifying compliance with international arms control treaties -- including the lesson that no verification regime is 100 percent cheat-proof.TECHNOLOGY-JAMAICA: Brakes Put on Telecommunications Giant
For years it has reigned as king of the telecommunications industry here, but now the local giant could begin to see cracks in its monopolistic control.COMMUNICATIONS: Mexico, Andean Nations Agree on Satellites
A satellite "war" between Mexico and the five countries of the Andean Community has ended with the signing of a cooperation agreement, crafted in the past few months of the year.TECHNOLOGY: Brazil’s Computer Industry Makes Up for Lost Time
Brazil is racing to catch up for its previous isolation in the area of computer technology and, after a four year-crash programme, exports are rising.ENERGY: Costa Rica Taps the Sun
The 60 families of Colas de Gallo and La Esperanza, two tiny, out of the way villages in northern Costa Rica waited a lifetime for electricity to arrive. And they would have waited another if it weren't for solar power.US-HEALTH: Could ‘Mad Cow Disease’ Strike the United States?
The same factors that gave rise to the mind-wasting 'mad cow disease', linked to 21 deaths in Europe over the past year, have been in practise for years in the United States -- and variants of the disease may be present here as well, medical experts say.RIGHTS-SCIENCE: Gene Project Deemed Unethical
International indigenous and environmental organisations are applauding a respected scientific group's recent conclusion that efforts to collect 'endangered' human blood and hair tissue are unethical and scientifically flawed.TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Internet Threat to Postal Service
There is every reason to believe that soon the country's postal service could be in private hands and the advent of the internet is being blamed for the diminishing importance of this once vital service.BRAZIL-DEVELOPMENT: Brazil Ready for First Space Launch
All, systems are "go" for the launching of Brazil's first space rocketthe culmination of 17 years of development which could make this country a player in the growing space business.FOOD-BIOTECHNOLOGY: Civil Groups Want A Halt To ‘Patenting of Life’
Consumer organisations, development NGOs, academics, and environmental and farmers' groups have jointly called on the European Union to invest in food security -- and stand up to the food processing and biotechnology industries.TECHNOLOGY: Drugs For Sale On The Internet Bypass National Laws
Internet technology has opened up a global trade in prescription pharmaceuticals that cuts out the need for a doctor's signature; if you can access the World Wide Web and have a credit card, the drugs can be on your doorstep the next day.INDIA: Space Scientists Unruffled by Costly Failures
India's space programme, ambitious for a developing country, took a double-jolt this month as failures knocked out a communication satellite and winged a remote-sensing bird.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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