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HEALTH: Fighting Epilepsy – Both The Stigma And The Disease
Some 40 million people of all ages and social backgrounds suffer from epilepsy worldwide -- and live with the stigma that still hangs over the illness.SCIENCE: Argentina Launches its First Satellite
The first satellite completely designed and manufactured in Argentina, on the basis of technology initially developed as part of a missile project, flew over the country on Thursday, shortly after being launched from a Russian platform.PERU: Mining Company Cooperates With NGO On Development Projects
A fruitful co-operation has developed in Peru between the London-based Intermediate Development Technology Group (ITDG) and the Yanacocha Mining Company.HEALTH: How Measles Damages The Immune System
One of the reasons why so many still die from measles -- more than a million children a year in the developing countries -- is because the virus weakens the immune system and lay the patient open to other, more lethal diseases.SOUTH KOREA: China Buys Korean Nuclear Equipment
South Korea has become a nuclear exporter in its own right with the winning of a major order to supply steam generators and other equipment for China's pioneering Qinshan commercial nuclear power plant.TECHNOLOGY-INFORMATION: Cyberwars – Another Pearl Harbour?
Imagine a massive international attack in which the weapons are electrons impersonating the numbers one and zero. An unidentified adversary sends them over the Internet to break into, and cripple, computers and networks that run a nation's air traffic control or its financial systems.BIOTECHNOLOGY: ‘Biodemocracy’ Needed to Replace ‘Biopiracy’
The brave new frontier of genetic engineering is extending humanity's reach over the forces of nature as no other technology has ever done. Scientists can now isolate, snip, insert, recombine, rearrange, edit, programme, and produce biological and genetic material.CHINA: Beijing Turns to Singapore For Tips on Internet Censorship
China, keen on expanding its Internet technology but worried about losing it tight grip on information flow, is turning to Singapore for help in developing means to censor the network.RUSSIA: Scientific ‘Brain Drain’ Now Running East To Asia
Russian scientists are heading east to Asia in search of better pay, taking their ideas and new product concepts with them -- and possibly giving Asian business a headstart in the commercial race for technological innovation.COMMUNICATION: Andeans to Approve Satellite Norms
The ministerial commission which leads the Andean Community will define the guidelines for use of its Simon Bolivar satellite system this weekend, bringing the project into action before the year is out.ENVIRONMENT: Climate Change Debate Marred By Science Row
Despite recent broadsides against the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's view that human activity is changing the world's climate for the worse, scientific evidence that this is indeed the case continues to build.LATIN AMERICA-TECHNOLOGY: More Investment Needed in Technology
Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean are moving higher on the index used to measure the level of technology used in exports, but progress is slow and they still lag behind Asia's thriving economies, according to a new U.N study.GULF-COMMUNICATIONS: UAE Law To Control Internet
Worried that its citizens are misusing the global computer communications network, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that it will cut off subscribers who obtain banned information on the Internet.PERU: In Search of the Source of the Amazon
A scientific expedition of Italians, Russians and Peruvians has set off up the Chila mountains of southern Peru in search of the source of the Amazon, in an attempt to prove it is longer than the Nile - until now the world's longest river.HEALTH: Foodborne Disease Becomes An Increasing Threat
Foodborne diseases are well known but WHO now considers them as emerging diseases because they have recently become much more common.HEALTH: Pesticides May Increase Disease in Developing Countries
The widespread and largely unregulated use of pesticides in developing countries could be contributing to the burden of ill health by weakening the effectiveness of their peoples' bodily immune systems.AGRICULTURE: Developing Countries want Share of Biodiversity Riches
Developing countries are keeping the pressure on the rich nations of the world to give them a share of the benefits reaped from the commercial use of the biological diversity taken from the South.RUSSIA-TECHNOLOGY: Space Research Goes for the Big Bucks
The winner of next month's runoff presidential election in Russia is expected to accelerate a space programme that is becoming increasingly commercial.CUBA: Access to Internet to be Slow and Selective
Cuba has all the conditions necessary for connection to internet, but access will be achieved in a gradual, selective manner, said official sources, Tuesday.ENVIRONMENT: Mangroves Make Good Sea Walls, Too
Faced with an increased risk of flooding due to climate changes, many tropical countries are considering the construction of higher dikes to protect vulnerable land.HABITAT-TECHNOLOGY: Settlements Summit To Continue On The Net
It took governments 20 years to convene this week's Second World Conference on Human Settlements, better known as Habitat II. If Istanbul is to make a dent on the world's growing urban crisis, follow-up is a must.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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