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Dr Kaseba hears how HPV vaccine fights cervical cancer - Zambia Daily Mail

Health News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


THE HPV vaccine against cervical cancer has helped to reduce cancer cases by 60 to70 percent in the Netherlands, First Lady Christine Kaseba and her delegation heard from a professor at Radboud University Medical Centre (UMC) here....

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Major international event focuses on responses to global sustainability challenges - News - Medical.net

Sustainability News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


The forthcoming Planet under Pressure conference (London, UK, March 26-29) is a major international event focusing on responses to global sustainability challenges. Some 2500+ leading thinkers in a wide range of global change research areas will ....

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Kasich: Drilling policies protect environment - Parkersburg News

Environmental News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


He said policies are being developed in Ohio to protect the environment but that also recognize the need for independence from foreign energy. 'We have to do all those things, but we cannot let our fears outweigh the potential,' he said....

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How Fakebook Works

How and Why | Saturday, 02 April 2011

Let's face it: Your life is just too busy for you to take the time to stay on top of your Facebook friends list. Wouldn't it be nice if you could put your profile on autopilot? That's what Fakebook is for.

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Turning pitches could shape Ashes

Sports Cricket News
Wednesday, 08 February 2012

With England on the ropes and Michael Clarke's men seemingly on the up, what can Australia take from Pakistan's series win in the UAE?

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CA man accused of killing Chihuahua with golf club - Newsday

Sports Golf News
Wednesday, 08 February 2012


Nation Newsday > News > Nation CA man accused of killing Chihuahua with golf club Published: February 7, 2012 11:40 PM By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. - (AP) -- A California man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after authorities ....

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Reel big: Fishermen need cranes to pull 40ft whale shark out of water - Mirror.co.uk

Australia | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


Fishermen had to bring in cranes to haul a 6.7-ton whale shark from the water yesterday. The 40ft creature was found dead in the Arabian Sea, near Karachi, Pakistan. It took two cranes and more than four hours to lift the monster on to a jetty, ....

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Lawyers plead for floods inquiry extension - Sydney Morning Herald

Australia | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


A barrister for besieged Wivenhoe Dam operator Seqwater has pleaded for more time to quiz witnesses at the Queensland floods inquiry. The inquiry has been reconvened to examine allegations it was previously misled about when the dam operators adopted a ....

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Asia - Pacific Region's largest multinational exercise set to begin in Kingdom ... - DVIDS

Regional News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


CG 12 is the 31st iteration of an annual exercise hosted in the Kingdom of Thailand and is designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force from nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Asia-Pacific ....

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BestWeek Asia/Pacific: International Expansion All the Rage for Regional Players - MarketWatch press release

Regional News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


HONG KONG, Feb 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Insurers based in the Asia-Pacific region's best-developed markets are increasingly seeking their fortune overseas, driven by saturated local markets and a need for international expertise....

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Transfers from LA school in child sex abuse case OK'd - USA TODAY

World News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


By William M. Welch, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES ' School officials on Tuesday offered parents the opportunity to transfer their children out of Miramonte Elementary School, where the entire faculty and staff are being replaced to give the school a fresh ....

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Drone Strike Said to Kill 10 Militants in Pakistan - New York Times

World News | Wednesday, 08 February 2012


MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, (Reuters) - Missiles fired from a United States drone killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border on Wednesday, residents and Pakistani security officials said....

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Abbott tells schoolchildren, 'it's not all party politics' - NEWS.com.au

Australian Politics
Wednesday, 08 February 2012


Opposition leader Tony Abbott, joined by Liberal MP Wyatt Roy, reads to school pupils on a visit to Rosary Primary School in Canberra. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Daily Telegraph MPs have a 'burning desire to make our country better'....

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Qld releases NBN strategic plan - ZDNet Australia

Science
Wednesday, 08 February 2012


The Queensland Government has released a laundry list of National Broadband Network (NBN) opportunities it will seize if it is returned to power in the upcoming state election, which includes partnering with the CSIRO, Energex, local governments and ....

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NSW baby died after 'rapid deterioration' - Ninemsn

Health News
Wednesday, 08 February 2012


Staff at Sydney Children's Hospital battled to save a month-old baby's life after a small amount of fluid was found on his chest and his health rapidly deteriorated. Joshua Elliott died in an intensive care ward at the hospital during the early hours ....

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Speed has Caviar in her sights - Ninemsn

World Sports News
Wednesday, 08 February 2012


By Robert Windmill Jockey Craig Williams says Black Caviar's first test over 1400 metres against last year's Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed sets up one of the most exciting contests for the unbeaten champion. While stopping short of declaring an ....

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