Aid group trains Swaziland laymen to fight AIDS

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Nurses are taking on doctors' roles and community leaders are receiving rudimentary medical training to fight AIDS in Swaziland, a tiny kingdom with the world's highest incidence of HIV, an international medical aid group said Wednesday.

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Top super models at weekend show

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

HUNDREDS of model trains were carefully displayed across Ipswich's iconic Workshops Rail Museum for a unique glimpse into the miniature world.

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Why French unions don’t want to wait until 62 to retire

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

French unions rallied again in protest of President Sarkozy's proposal to increase the minimum retirement age to 62.

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Malaysia Plans Nuclear Power, Mass Rail Investments

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Malaysia plans to develop a nuclear energy industry, build a mass rail network and create a shopping district to rival Singapore’s Orchard Road as part of efforts to boost investment and spur growth.

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Brian Cazeneuve: Korean skating champ coaching drama; USATF looks for new CEO

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Even before the skating season kicks off, there has been plenty of kicking and screaming from the rink over the split between Korean Olympic champ Kim Yu-na and her Canadian coach Brian Orser. Granted, Kim's mother, Park Mi-hee has always been a strong presence in her life, but she and Orser co-existed peacefully during Kim's run to the Olympic title in Vancouver last year despite their ...

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Stars for sale

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Private gigs, even blood... why musicians are selling themselves

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Greek unions plan protests before prime minister’s key speech on economy

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Greek unions are planning protest marches in the northern city of Thessaloniki against the debt-plagued country's harsh austerity program, before Prime Minister George Papandreou's keynote speec...

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Superconductors face the future

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Futuristic ideas for the use of superconductors, materials that allow electric current to flow without resistance, are myriad: long-distance, low-voltage electric grids with no transmission loss; fast, magnetically levitated trains; ultra-high-speed supercomputers; superefficient motors and generators; inexhaustible fusion energy - and many others, some in the experimental or demonstration stages.

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American Security Logistics Launches AT&T Connected Tracking Device for Ground Based Cargo Shipments

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

American Security Logistics and AT&T* today announced the availability of a wirelessly connected tracking device that will track the location and ongoing movement of cargo pallet shipments by sending data across AT&T's wireless network.

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Ivar Lovaas, autism pioneer, dies at 83

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

LOS ANGELES, USA: Ole Ivar Lovaas, a psychologist who developed one of the most widely used therapies for children with autism, and in doing so helped change the treatment and the public perception of the condition, died on August 2, 2010, in Lancaster, California. He was 83.

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