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Leonardo "self portrait" discovered by Italian TV presenter
Rome - A Italian state-television presenter says he has discovered in one of Leonardo Da Vinci's...
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Air Traffic Controller Recalls Hudson River Landing
Since veteran pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed Flight 1549 in the Hudson River...
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This Year’s Westminster Dog Show; Bird’s Eye View
Stump, a Sussex spaniel, was crowned "best in show" at the 133rd annual. Westminster Dog...
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Bob Marley’s Likeness to Appear on All Kinds of Products
Bob Marley’s likeness, trademark and themes may soon appear on various retail products...
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Transcripts and Black Boxes Recovered from the 1549 Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration has released today transcripts and audio segments showing...
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Flight 1549 Pilot Notified Controllers He Was Heading for the River
Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration released audio recordings from United States...
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Hero Pilot Talks About Landing in the Hudson River
Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the captain of an airliner that made an...
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Hudson River Heroic Deed Became an Online Game
The crash-landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River has inspired a free online video...
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First Commercially Cloned Puppy Arrives Home
A Florida couple missed their dead dog so much they paid $155000 to have it cloned and shipped to...
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Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures
The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
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California Experts Puzzled by Mysterious Pelican Deaths
An estimated 270 dead or ailing California brown pelicans have been found in recent weeks from...
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Annual Bird Count Is Once Again A Success
Even if Fairbanks doesn't have a wide variety of bird species this time of the year, this...
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Dinosaur Males Brooded the Eggs, Study Finds
Thursday, scientists reported in the journal Science that after having examined the fossilized...
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Dinosaurs Had A Special Parenting System
A new study published in the journal Science reached the conclusion that with dinosaurs, parenting...
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Bird Flu Outbreak in China Raises Concern Over Human Transmission
Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday that they had begun destroying and vaccinating...
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China Culls Chickens after Bird Flu Outbreak
More than 370,000 chickens have been culled
in China’s eastern Jiangsu province after
finding the...
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Update: The Efficacy Of Hong Kong’s Bird Flu Vaccine Questioned
This week’s bird flu outbreak is the first
incident of this type on a Hong Kong farm
since 2003,...
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New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported In Hong Kong
Commonly known as the “bird flu” or “avian flu,” avian influenza is a type of influenza caused by...
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Buckingham Palace "secret" gardens to be opened to visitors
London - The lavish gardens of Buckingham Palace, accessible only to those invited by Queen...
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Test Proved that Aquarium Shark’s Baby Was a Virgin Birth
A shark at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach produced a baby...
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Feathers Weigh a Lot on the Evolutionary Scale
When thinking about dinosaurs, one usually imagines T-rex
like creatures, fierce and muscular,...
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Iowa Woman Dies of West Nile; The Virus Is Still a Threat
West Nile virus appears to have made another victim in Iowa this time in the person of an elderly...
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Los Angeles County Reports First Death from West Nile
Although the mosquito season is due to end in October, West
Nile virus continues to make...
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Cattle Have Magnetic Sense of Direction, Google Earth Proves
Hamburg, Germany (dpa) - Grazing cows tend to face the North and South Poles, according to German...
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West Nile Virus Still Out There
Although September is known as the end of mosquitoes season
that does not necessarily mean the...
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The West Nile Virus, Public Enemy Number 1
The risk of
contacting the West Nile virus has increased this weekend due to the
three-day Labor...
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Second Death Caused By West Nile Virus In California
A man passed away after having contracted the West Nile virus, this being the second confirmed...
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Update: Aerial Spraying To Avoid West Nile Virus Infections
Due to the multiplication of mosquitoes and to noteworthy findings concerning the West Nile virus,...
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The West Nile Virus Travels To New Places
The State Health Department confirmed that the West Nile
virus continues its spread across the...
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Update 2: The West Nile Virus Isn't Going Anywhere
In response to the West Nile virus infections signaled
across the country, the authorities decided...
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People
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Hero Pilot and Crew On Flight 1549 Stop By Letterman’s Show
Since they were in New York to be honored by Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the key to the city, the...
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Kenny Chesney Owns CMAs For The Fourth Time, Shania Surprises
Country star Kenny Chesney received the Country Music
Association’s top honor Wednesday night,...
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Jamie Lynn’s Fiancé Cheated on Her during Pregnancy: Report
According a report from Touch magazine, Jamie Lynn Spears' fiancé cheated on her during her...
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Rollin Stones’ Guitarist Ronnie Wood Enters Rehab
According to the artist’s spokesman, Ronnie Wood has checked into rehab to fight his alcohol...
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Tiger Attacks Caretaker at Tippi Hedren's Preserve
A tiger living in Tippi Hedren’s animal sanctuary, Shambala Preserve, bit a caretaker who was...
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Hulk Hogan's Wife Seeking Half of Assets
Linda Bollea, wife of pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan, filed for divorce last Wednesday and is seeking half...
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Colin Farrell, The Father Behind the Wild Man
Rebellious actor Colin Farrell made a heartwarming confession this week, revealing that his...
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Health
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Mexican health officials raise swine-flu deaths to 19
Mexico City - Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova have raised the number of confirmed...
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What is swine flu?
Stockholm - The current outbreak of swine flu which has caused alarm around the world is a...
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Swine Flu Outbreak - A Cause for "Concern," Obama Says
President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the United States,...
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3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu
Hanoi - A 3-year-old Vietnamese boy has died of avian influenza after four...
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Boy in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu
Hanoi - A Vietnamese boy has tested positive for the avian influenza virus, the...
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Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
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More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1
Three of the 21 dead birds that were recently discovered on Hong Kong’s shores tested...
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Hong Kong’s Government Does Not Want to Admit Bird Flu Outbreak
Hong Kong has not officially reported any cases of bird flu since December, but a Hong Kong...
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Hong Kong Warns Of Bird Flu Outbreak In China
China has reported the country’s eighth case of bird flu this year, the most in a single...
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Boy, 16, Dies of Bird Flu in China! Stronger Prevention and Supervision Programs Are Needed
A 16-year-old boy has died of bird flu in central China, becoming the third victim in China in...
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Another H5N1 Alert in China!
China has been dealing this year with a growing epidemic of the highly contagious and potentially...
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China Fears Bird Flu Could Kill Thousands During Lunar New Year
The bird flu is making new victims, this time in China. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its...
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Helicopter Forced to Land after Hitting Bird
An Helicopter from Baptist Hospital in Little Rock was forced to make a “safe landing”...
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Sick Pelicans Worry Californians
The high number of sick pelicans that continue to appear all along the coast of California has...
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Study Says Bird Flu Could Be Resistant To Drugs
Scientists doubt if anti-viral medication would have any effect in the case of a bird flu pandemic,...
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Bird Flu Makes More Victims: Vietnam Announces Second Human Case of Bird Flu
Health officials earlier this week confirmed Vietnam’s first human case of bird flu since...
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Bird Flu Kills Woman In Beijing
Avian influenza has been widely debated in the last years, as it can spread to humans, not only...
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China Confirms Beijing Woman Died of Bird Flu
A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
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Bird Flu Found In China Too
Chinese agriculture officials have recently announced
that they have found poultry infected with a...
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Bird Flu Outbreak In Hong Kong
A new outbreak of the bird flu in Hong Kong shows the
disease still poses a major threat. A World...
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WHO Warns Governments to Keep Guard Up For Bird Flu
Thursday a World Health Organization official warned Asian
governments to be vigilant for bird...
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Hong Kong to Cull 80,000 Chickens amid Bird Flu Scare
More than 80,000 chickens will be culled in Hong Kong after bird flu was detected in a poultry...
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West Nile Threat Not Over Yet, First Human Case in Kern County
Health officials from Kern
County have confirmed the first human
case of West Nile virus...
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Thailand: New Bird Flu Outbreak Detected
Bangkok - Thailand has detected a fresh outbreak of avian influenza among free-range chickens in...
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Exotic Pets Can Harm Your Child, Scientists Say
Exotic pets such as monkeys, hedgehogs, rodents and reptiles should be avoided by children, a new...
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Elderly Woman’s Death Linked To West Nile Virus In Idaho?
It appears that the West Nile virus may have played a part in the recent case which involved the...
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First Death Caused by West Nile Virus in Westchester
The Westchester County officials confirmed the first identified human case of West Nile virus...
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West Nile Virus Detected In Thurston County
Two dead crows, one from King County and another from Thurston County, Washington, have been found...
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The End of West Nile Season Is Approaching
The West Nile
situation continues to represent a threat because the weather is still warm...
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More Cases Of West Nile Virus Found
The most recent human cases of West Nile
virus infection are a Grand Forks resident who
was...
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Science
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One Third of US Bird Species are Endangered
Nearly one third of the bird species in the United States are "endangered, threatened or in...
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One Third of U.S. Bird Species in Peril (Report)
There are about 800 species of birds in our country and almost one third of those are...
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Study Finds Common Species For Both Polar Seas
A marine census released on Monday has documented 7,500 species in the Antarctic and 5,500 in the...
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Study: 235 Species In Arctic and Antarctic Waters Possibly Identical
The Arctic and Antarctic regions don’t seem to offer the friendliest conditions for life...
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Same Species Found at Both Poles
New findings about the marine life show that there are 7,500 species living in the Antarctic and...
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235 Species Found In Both The Arctic And The Antarctic Areas
A large international project, called Census of Marine Life, pointed out a rather surprising fact,...
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Full Migratory Route of Songbirds Revealed For The First Time
Researchers have longtime been interested in deciphering the migratory habits of songbirds, but it...
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Climate Change to Cause Severe Losses in California Native Bird Species
California is on the verge of losing one third of its native bird species, as the effects of global...
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Cloning Animals Just Turned Into A Business
Edgar and Nina, a couple from Miami, became the first people in the United States to have one of...
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Even Dinosaurs Had Paternal Instincts
Dinosaurs’ behavior has been researched for a long time. Scientists have tried to find out...
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Dinosaurs Much Better Fathers than Mammals
New research says dinosaur males were not exactly the macho-ferocious cruel beasts we thought them...
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Researchers: Male Dinosaurs Took Care of Eggs
Recent research work done by scientists shows a surprising fact about dinosaurs: the males were...
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Dinosaur Dads Took Care of Nest
The paternal care, common among birds, may have its origins among dinosaurs. It appears that many...
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Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds
An international team of scientists from USA, Argentina and
Canada stumbled upon rare evidence of...
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Birds Recognize Themselves in the Mirror
Hamburg - Birds recognise their own reflection in the mirror as being themselves and not that of...
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Study Shows That Cows Can Sense North And South
Researchers recently found out that cows seem to know how to find north and south. The research...
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Chili Peppers’ Anti-Fungus Defensive Mechanism: They Get Hotter!
The secret behind the spiciness in some chili peppers and
the lack of it in others resides in a...
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Vast Bird Study Unveils New Information
A vast study investigating bird genetics managed to uncover
several new facts about the flyers...
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Continental Plane Meets Strange Flying Object In Mid-Air
A Continental Airlines flight
had a close encounter with an unidentified object, which was...
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Human Actions Not Exempted From Climate Change Responsibilities
It’s time for a reality check:
the world is changing as we speak! The latest report on global...
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Platypus Holds The Genetic Code To Evolution
As science evolved, people
started asking questions and developing theories about how evolution on...
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Every Great Song Starts With A Babble, Even For Birds!
The first words of a baby are
almost always hard to make any sense of, and that behavior is not...
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Protein Analysis Provides Evidence Linking T. Rex with Birds
The latest research on the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex confirms
the long-hypothesized theory...
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Study: Primates Moved From Asia To North America 55 M Years Ago
The fossil of the earliest known
primate to have inhabited the North American continent -...
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Scientists Discover Super-Size Ancient Rodent
The scientists reported the discovery of the largest ever
recorded fossil skull of a new species...
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Bald Eagles Threatened to Death by Fish Waste
What nourishes you might also
kill you, especially when it comes to fish slime. However, it...
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Researchers Discovered Two New Species of Mammals in Indonesia
During an expedition to Indonesia’s
remote eastern province
of Papua, scientists...
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More than 25 Percent of the U.S. birds at Risk
The Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy announced
Wednesday that a quarter of all...
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Yellowstone Caldera May Be Filling with Magma
Scientists say the central region of Yellowstone National Park is rising. The area is dubbed the...
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Evidence: Indonesian "Hobbit" Not Diseased Human
After a three year long debate, it appears that those scientists claiming that "hobbit"...
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World
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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The Global Warming Chases Off Birds Toward North
An Audubon Society will release a study of the birds’ migration on Tuesday, in order to...
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Hero Pilot Recalls Diving into the River
Audio recordings of the communication between air traffic control and US Airways Flight...
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Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up
Hong Kong - For more than a week now a deadly tide has been washing out of...
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Chinese Woman Died of Bird Flu
The Chinese government announced on Tuesday that a 19-year-old teenager girl from Beijing died of...
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China Authorities Take Control Measures After Bird Flu Death
It was reported that the woman, who was identified as Huang Yanqing, has bought nine ducks at a...
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Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu
A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
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Baby girl hospitalized in Hong Kong with mild form of bird flu
The infant, who normally lives in Shenzhen in southern China, was diagnosed with the H9N2 strain of...
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Costa Rica Leap-Frogs Ahead In Ecotourism
Puerto Viejo de Carapiqui, Costa Rica - A world leader in ecotourism, Costa Rica is a country that...
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Hong Kong steps up border checks to halt bird flu outbreak
Hong Kong - Customs officials were on Friday stepping up the number of random checks on vehicles...
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Bird flu outbreak in India's Assam state, 40,000 poultry culled
New Delhi - Authorities in India's north-eastern Assam state culled 40,000 poultry of some 60,000...
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Golden Gate Bridge, Soon Suicide Free?
The Golden Gate Bridge,
besides being a wonderful piece of architecture and a real landmark for...
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New museum reveals wonders of science, secrets of planet
San Francisco - Science museums are often a collection of stodgy exhibits and isolated experiments...
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1st West Nile Virus Death of 2008 in California
The West Nile virus made its first human victim this year in the state of California. A 72-year-old...
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Calif. Officials Take Measures Against West Nile Virus
The number of mosquitoes which test positive at the West
Nile virus check in California
increases...
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New York City Becomes Waterfall City
An installation art project that debuted this Thursday turned New York City’s historical harbor...
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Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill
The pilot of the container ship
Cosco Busan that struck a Bay Bridge tower and caused a...
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Bangladesh Culls Thousands of Chickens over Bird Flu Concern
The spread of deadly bird flu in Bangladesh has forced health authorities
to slaughter about...
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Coast Guard Criticized In Oil Spill Intervention
The San Francisco Bay oil spill
incident that occurred in November came back to the public eye as...
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Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm
According to the Interfax news agency, 153 birds have died
from the H5N1 bird-flu virus, at the...
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Oil Barge Strikes SF Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
A 309-foot barge carrying 63,000 barrels of heavy oil
through San Pablo Bay struck the...
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$61 M for San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Cleanup
On November 7, the container ship Cosco Busan struck a Bay
Bridge tower and caused a 58,000-gallon...
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South Korea Struggles to Clean Up Oil Spill
On Saturday South Korean workers armed with oil skimmers and
containment fences struggled to clean...
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Pilot in Bay Oil Spill Formally Accused of Misconduct
State Officials issued formal misconduct charges against the
pilot of the Cosco Busan cargo ship,...
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13 Killed in a Bomb Attack in Baghdad
A bomb exploded in a popular pet market in central Baghdad on Friday killing
13 people and...
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The Search Continues in the Black Sea
On Tuesday over 700 people worked to find the 20 sailors
that are still missing after the Sunday...
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NY City Councilman Proposes $1,000 Fine for Feeding Pigeons
New York Council Member Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat
proposed a $1,000 fine for feeding...
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Bodies of Three Sailors Recovered. The Clean Up Begins.
The bodies of three sailors were recovered on Monday by the
rescuers after the Russian freighter...
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U.S. Feds Launch Criminal Investigation into San Francisco Crash
The U.S.
prosecutors opened a criminal investigation about the Chinese container...
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Hundreds Hard at Work to Clean Up SF Bay Area Oil Spill
Hundreds of people work hard to save wildlife and halt the spread of a large oil spill in the San...
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