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China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination

Beijing :: China | 1 day ago | Technology News

Posted by kalex

BEIJING – Chinese health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency pledged to fight discrimination against people with the disease in China with the unveiling Sunday of a massive red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest...

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The art of the toilet in Japan

Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 day ago | Technology News

Posted by apriljieh11

Duncan Bartlett discovers how, when it comes to lavatories, Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world. No country takes toilets quite so seriously as Japan. Machines with heated seats, built-in bidets and a dynamic range of...

3 news stories / 4 blog posts / 3 images / 17 videos / 3 voices

Skyshow On Dec. 1

Manila :: Philippines | 1 day ago | Technology News

Posted by pochp

People who are unaware or have no advance notice will almost certainly wonder, as they cast a casual glance toward the moon on that night, what those two "large silvery stars" happen to be? Sometimes, such an occasion brings with...

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Speed of eating is the key to obesity

Ōsaka :: Japan | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by MrAnon

Osaka University scientists looked at the eating habits of 3,000 people and reported their findings in the British Medical Journal. Wolfing down meals may be enough to nearly double a person's risk of being overweight, Japanese research suggests.

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Korean snacks found to contain melamine

Seoul :: South Korea | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by lotus

Inspectors from the Korean Food and Drug Administration have recalled snack products found to contain trace levels of the industrial chemical melamine. The contaminant was found in Peanut Snickers Fun Size and M&M's both sold by Mars Korea, as well...

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The Three-Wheeled 2015 Ford Model T 2.0 – Vision of the Future ...

Melbourne :: Australia | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by Majdy

Ford unveiled its amazing "Vision of the Future" in one of its Car Shows this year. The ultimate Ford model designs of the future however, came from not the Ford designers themselves, but a team of students of Deakin University...

2 news stories / 2 blog posts / 6 images / 4 videos / 6 voices

World's second highest airport to open this month

Beijing :: China | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by kalex

The world's second highest airport, in an ethnically Tibetan part of China's southwestern province of Sichuan, will open this month, a Chinese newspaper said on Monday. The airport, in the mainly Tibetan area of Kangding, is 4,280 metres (14,040 ft)...

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New Dinosaur With Ornamental Feathers Discovered

Beijing :: China | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by wikiboy

The fossils of a feathered creature from before the era of birds has been discovered in China. It is being called Epidexipteryx. It has several structural features in common with birds. Most intriguing are the four ribbon like feathers which...

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October is the "Pink Ribbon" Month

Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Posted by Majdy

Pink Ribbon Day (Monday 27th October) is the signature day of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). This year the Pink Ribbon Campaign aims to celebrate the achievements of breast cancer research throughout the month of October (Breast Cancer Month)...

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Ancient cave yields clues to Chinese history

Beijing :: China | 25 days ago | Technology News

Posted by fadi669

A stalagmite rising from the floor of a cave in China is providing clues to the end of several dynasties in Chinese history. Slowly built from the minerals in dripping water over 1,810 years, chemicals in the stone tell a...

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