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Climate change: How bad can it get?
December 10, 2015
Climate change: How bad can it get?
Ministers in Paris have until Friday to conclude a 195-nation pact to stop Earth's climate becoming inhospitable to humans and…
Endangered monkey-eating eagle hatched in Philippines
December 10, 2015
Endangered monkey-eating eagle hatched in Philippines
A monkey-eating eagle has been hatched in captivity in the Philippines, boosting the critically-endangered giant bird's fight against extinction. Found only…
Christmas delivery: 1st shipment in months at space station
December 9, 2015
Christmas delivery: 1st shipment in months at space station
The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents…
Online symptom monitoring benefits cancer patients
December 9, 2015
Online symptom monitoring benefits cancer patients
Asking cancer patients to periodically report their symptoms online may improve their quality of life and possibly even their survival,…
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation
December 9, 2015
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation
From the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming…
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
December 9, 2015
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
Protecting increasingly threatened forests in central Africa’s Congo Basin will require not just cash but African governments enforcing their own…
Smuggling attempt of archaeological currencies thwarted at Cairo Aiport
December 9, 2015
Smuggling attempt of archaeological currencies thwarted at Cairo Aiport
Cairo Airport thwarted the smuggling attempt of 177 Egyptian, Libyan, Saudi and Iraqi archaeological currencies by an Egyptian passenger on…
Artifacts from 1708 Spanish shipwreck are Colombian heritage: president
December 9, 2015
Artifacts from 1708 Spanish shipwreck are Colombian heritage: president
The 307-year-old remains of a sunken Spanish galleon found off Colombia's Caribbean coast are the heritage of Colombians, President Juan…
CBE stresses support for SMEs
December 9, 2015
CBE stresses support for SMEs
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) says it is paying big attention to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s. A CBE statement…
Giant pandas to remain in Washington until 2020
December 8, 2015
Giant pandas to remain in Washington until 2020
Just three months after the National Zoo in Washington announced the birth of a giant panda, it had more good…