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BARBADOS-TECHNOLOGY: Surfing the Net For Hurricanes
Pam, 49, is among one of the many addicted cybersurfers in this Eastern Caribbean country -- especially during the annual hurricane season.TECHNOLOGY: 40th Anniversary of Start of Race for Outer Space
The thousands of satellites which circle the earth today, fundamental props of globalisation, have a common forefather: Sputnik I, launched Oct. 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union.DEVELOPMENT: Indigenous Knowledge Advances Science
Indigenous knowledge is providing a new path for scientists in their efforts to preserve natural resources and develop sustainable agriculture that does not harm the environment in the Andean region.US-MEDIA: How to Control the Paparazzi
Public outrage over sensationalism in journalism - and especially against celebrity-hunting 'paparazzi' - is at a peak after the death of Princess Diana of Wales, but U.S. media analysts say change is unlikely in the way mass media works.COMMUNICATIONS: Mercosur Surfs The Internet In Increasing Numbers
Testing the popular adage that the World Wide Web is a plaything for rich people in rich countries, the four Mercosur nations are home to nearly half the permanent Internet host connections in Latin America.COMMUNICATIONS: Changing At The Speed Of Light
If technology-driven change over decades used to move at, say, the speed of a car, today society is being forcibly changed at the speed of light -- matching the pace of modern communications.MEXICO-TECHNOLOGY: Not Quite Head of the Class in OECD
Mexico has the worst marks of any member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) when it comes to science and technology.PANAMA-COPYRIGHT: US Threatens Sanctions for Violations
The U.S. government and the computer giant Microsoft say Panama is risking heavy commercial sanctions for widespread violations of laws on copyright and intellectual property.PERU: Underexploited Andean Crops have Surprises in Store
The image of prehispanic Peru is associated with the splendor of its archaeology: Cuzco, Machu Picchu and the tomb of the Lord of Sipan, but its ancient farming development, which outdid the Europe of the time, is often overlooked.COMMUNICATIONS: Argentina’s Great Leap Forward
Seven years ago, making a simple phone call in Argentina was a harrowing experience. There were only three million telephones for the nation's 33 million inhabitants, lines were poorly maintained and the fact that "I couldn't get through" was an accepted excuse for non-communication.GULF-INTERNET: Gulf States Move to Police Cyberspace
Gulf Arab states want to shield citizens from pornography and safeguard national security on its stretch of the Internet, the global information highway.MALAYSIA: ‘Cyber Laws’ Passed To Support High-Tech Dreams
Malaysia is busy putting a place a network of 'cyber laws' to support its ambitious plans for attracting companies into making the country a hub for multimedia commerce.ENVIRONMENT: New Book Attacks Notion of European Superiority /REPEATING FOR THOSE NEEDING/
Why did Europeans conquer peoples of the Third World and not the other way around?ENVIRONMENT: New Book Attacks Notion of European Superiority
Why did Europeans conquer peoples of the Third World and not the other way around?COMMUNICATIONS: General Sun and Warfare in Cyberspace
The Chinese General Sun Tzu, wrote a classic text on military strategy more than 2,500 years ago that is viewed today as the guiding principles of "cyber warefare."SCIENCE: WHO Condemns Human Cloning
The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers the use of cloning for the replication of human individuals to be ethically unacceptable.SCIENCE-BRAZIL: Cows Next for Cloning?
Scottish embyrologists startled the world when they produced Dolly, the clone of a sheep, and U.S. scientists followed this by cloning monkeys. Now the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in the University of Sao Paulo are working intensively on cloning a cow.ITALY: Advertising to Buy Human Eggs Raises a Rumpus
An advertisement from a Rome clinic offering large sums of money to women prepared to donate their eggs raised a storm in Italy, drawing harsh condemnation from the Catholic Church.ZAMBIA: Bubonic Plague Outbreak Under Control, But Lessons Learnt
Though the situation has stabilised in Namwala, Zambia, where bubonic plague has killed up to 30 people in recent weeks, there is much to be learnt from a close study of the circumstances of the original outbreak.ENVIRONMENT: Science Has Good And Bad News For The Tiger /REPEAT/
The world's top tiger experts ended two days of deliberations here Friday, making it clear that scientists, law enforcement agencies and politicians would have to work better together if efforts to save the endangered big cat are to succeed.ENVIRONMENT: Scientists Have Good And Bad News For The Tiger
The world's top tiger experts ended two days of deliberations here Friday, making it clear that scientists, law enforcement agencies and politicians would have to work better together if efforts to save the endangered big cat are to succeed.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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