Legionnaires' puzzle in Spain : Many cases but a low death rate
As Spain grapples with a major outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, investigators are trying to determine why, so far, relatively few people have died from the often fatal respiratory
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Beef ban extended
Australia and New Zealand will extend bans on meat exports from 15 countries indefinitely to prevent mad cow disease from entering the country, officials said.
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Flooding kills at least 170 in Pakistan
Rain disrupted relief and rescue operations in parts of northern Pakistan devastated by record downpours that have killed at least 170 people across the country, officials said.
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Stem-cell tests suggest role in treating paralysis
A second kind of human embryonic stem cell appears to have demonstrated promise in repairing damaged tissues by helping paralyzed mice regain some powers of movement. John Gearhart, a biologist at
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New cargo in Bosporus : Nuclear waste
For years, the Turkish maritime authorities have complained about the danger from the rising number of huge oil tankers plying the congested Bosporus Strait, which runs through Istanbul. The warnings
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To justify hunt, Japan blames whales for lower fish catch
Japan has been trying to lift the international ban on whaling imposed in 1986 and rescue what used to be thriving industry. Japan is trying to justify the commercial whaling and its annual catch of
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Airport off Osaka is sinking into Bay
Situated atop an artificial island in the bay off Osaka, Japan's second largest city, the Kansai International Airport was built on reclaimed land. But seven years after its debut, Kansai
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House backs curbs on arsenic in water
The US House of Representatives has voted 218 to 189 to require the Bush Administration to keep in place restrictions on the amount of arsenic allowed in drinking water at least as stringent as those
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Researchers see 2070 peak in population at 9 billion
The world's population is likely to peak at 9 billion in 70 years before beginning to decline into the 22nd century, researchers have predicted in a new study. The study, published in the latest
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U.S. affirms plan compelling GE to clean up Hudson river
The federal Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, Christie Whitman, has agreed to go ahead with a plan issued in the closing days of the Clinton Administration, requiring the General