Web search giant Google faces a court case in Switzerland because of privacy concerns over its Street View service. The application allows a 360-degree view of any street-level location. "Numerous faces and vehicle number plates are not made sufficiently unrecognisable,"...
Big Bend :: Swaziland
| updated Fri Nov 07 15:09:36 -0800 2008
| technology-news
Is your mobile phone dangerous? Nobody knows for sure. The scientists downplay the risk, but the cell phone story is a thriller: - Todays knowledge could be tomorrow's nightmare, says the scientist Olle Johansson from Karolinska Instituttet. - It is...
ZURICH, Switzerland — European champion Spain remained No. 1 in FIFA's soccer rankings Wednesday, followed by Italy and Germany. The United States is No. 24. The Americans climbed seven places, with fellow CONCACAF member Mexico staying at No.24. Brazil is...
Swaziland marks the 40th anniversary of its independence from the British Empire. Too bad only King Mswati III is the only one really celebrating - and celebrating in style. It started with thousands of warriors in leopard skin loincloths carrying...
Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB. So along with her antiretroviral therapy (ART) of eight tablets every morning at 7am, she also has to take...
Swaziland not only has the world's highest HIV prevalence rate, it now also has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate, but health officials warn that not enough is being done to integrate TB and HIV services. Last week the Ministry of...
It's so early, the frogs are still croaking, as women push forward holding firmly onto their buckets while dodging cattle that are also scrambling for water in the pond at Gebeni. It has rained only a few times since the...
Sally Kneidel Ph.D.-- I was intrigued by a story I saw in Science News recently about circumcision and its effect on HIV. Africa has been impacted by HIV more than any other continent. In 2007 and 2009, my husband and...
At the time, Geldof visited jatropha curcas plantations in Swaziland run by UK biodiesel producer D1 Oils. Geldof was quoted as saying that these plantations had 'life changing potential'. Enter your search terms Submit search form Most Active Stories: Africa...
Thats a daunting proposition, for those who are aware of the scope of the problem. In countries like Swaziland , HIV infection rates are as high as 26 percent. And its not just an African problem; the U.S. ranks tenth...
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