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Largest religious festival on Earth under way in IndiaHaridwar, India (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 Close to a million Hindu pilgrims bathed in India's holy river Ganges on Thursday in an immense display of colour and devotion at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. Braving chilly weather, hordes of pilgrims rose before sunrise in and around the northern town of Haridwar and walked in darkness to the banks of the river to immerse themselves in the sacred waters. For the ... read more |
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Obot, Albania (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Surrounded by raging waters, the villagers of Obot in northern Albania are determined to stay put to secure their modest homes flooded after heavy rains pelted this rural region for days. "If God has decided that I should die here, let it be. At least I will die in my house, with the only cow that I still have," 60-year-old Gjon Cepi said somberly from the first floor of his little house. ... more  
Pirbright, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2010Scientists from the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, UK Met Office and the Jersey State Veterinary Service and Jersey Meteorological Department, are working together on an early-warning system to help defend cattle against the spread of 'bluetongue' disease, reveals a study published in Weather. The team are fusing meteorological data with ecological information to anticipate when ... more 
Athens, GA (SPX) Jan 13, 2010Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Georgia have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep, a problem that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in losses every year to the global sheep and wool industry. This technology is now available, and will allow a faster, easier and less expensive way to test ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2010One person was killed and scores injured last week as police clashed with villagers in eastern China over the forced eviction of farmers from rural lands, residents and a human rights group said Tuesday. The violence began last Thursday when about 100 hired thugs beat farmers who had resisted eviction in the city of Pizhou in Jiangsu province, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 11, 2010Space technologies have led to a number of inventions that benefit the environment and save energy. Satellite-based systems are reducing vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions, remote-sensing technology is making wind turbines more efficient, and information from weather satellites is helping solar cells to produce more energy. These are just some examples of how spin-offs from space technolog ... more 
Paris (AFP) Jan 11, 2010French fishermen are urging the government to resist pressure from green groups when it decides on Monday whether to join a global ban on trade of the overfished bluefin tuna. Prime Minister Francois Fillon is to announce whether France is in favour of adding Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna to a list drawn up by CITES, the convention aimed at ensuring the survival of threatened speci ... more |
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