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A Kuwaiti company partly owned by the emirate's sovereign wealth fund is preparing to join other Gulf states in buying up agricultural land in Asia, part of a global land grab to ensure food security. Unlike the governments and corporations in the Gulf that have been acquiring vast tracts of arable land, mainly in poor countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, to ... read more
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 17, 2009The study of human genetics has been a successful venture for researchers in recent years. Several million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified from the whole-genome resequencing of multiple individuals, which have served as genetic markers to pinpoint genes controlling common human diseases. In contrast, the genome of a single cultivar or line has yet to be sequenced in ... more
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The Hague (AFP) July 16, 2009The Dutch government said Thursday it would ban the fishing of eels, a delicacy in the Netherlands, for several months a year in a bid to protect the fish from extinction. The new measure would kick in this year with a two-month ban from October 1, followed from 2010 with a yearly three-month prohibition from September. The approach would be reviewed in 2012 to measure its effectiveness. ... more 
Windhoek (AFP) July 16, 2009Two foreign reporters were arrested Thursday by Namibian police for filming the annual clubbing to death of small seal pups for their fur along the coast. British investigative journalist Jim Wilckens and South African cameraman Bart Smithers were arrested by police whilst documenting the controversial Namibian seal cull. "The two have been arrested today (Thursday)," police ... more  
The Hague (AFP) July 16, 2009The UN's highest court said Thursday it would hold hearings from September 14 into a border dispute between Argentina and Uruguay. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said in a statement the public hearings would last until October 2. Argentina filed an application with the court in May 2006, accusing Uruguay of having unilaterally authorised the construction of two paper mills ... more 
Kingston, Ontario (UPI) Jul 16, 2009 Researchers at Canada's Queen's University say they have discovered that, in the plant world, big is not necessarily better. "Until now most of the thinking has suggested that to be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a big plant," Professor Lonnie Aarssen, who led the study, said. "But our research shows it's virtually the other way around." The researchers focused ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Carlos became a hurricane for about 24 hours over the previous weekend, then powered down to a tropical storm and now atmospheric conditions have enabled him to power back into a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been capturing images of Carlos since it was born as tropical depression #4E last week. Scientists at NASA ... more 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in recorded history. According to state's Department of Water Resources, supplies in major reservoirs and many groundwater basins are well below average. Court-ordered restrictions on water deliveries have reduced supplies from the two largest water systems, and ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2009The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. The rule goes into effect on August 12, 2009. Krill are a small shrimp-like crustacean and a key source of nutrition in the marine food web. "Krill are the ... more 
Singapore (AFP) July 14, 2009China's insatiable demand for pangolins is threatening the survival of the vital pest eaters in Southeast Asia and governments must do more to protect them, experts and activists warned Tuesday. "Due to continual demand and the decreasing Chinese wild population, in the past few years pangolin smuggling from Southeast Asia has resulted in great declines in these producing countries' wild ... more |
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