links for 2007-03-30
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China will launch a joint mission with Russia to Mars, a “milestone” in space co-operation between the two countries.
The agreement was signed during a three-day visit to Russia by China’s president Hu Jintao.
The move follows pledges by Mosco
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Computer giant Dell will start to sell PCs preinstalled with open source Linux operating systems, the firm has said.
The second largest computer maker in the world said it had chosen to offer Linux in response to customer demand.
Earlier this
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The Saudi monarch has made a forceful appeal for Arab unity, denouncing US policy in Iraq and the embargo imposed by western nations on the Palestinians.
At the Arab League summit in Riyadh, King Abdullah described the US presence in Iraq as an ille
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Drinking green tea could help in the fight against HIV, research suggests.
Scientists found a component called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) prevents HIV from binding to immune system cells by getting there first.
Once EGCG has bound to immu
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The US Marines are banning the wearing of large tattoos, saying they do not represent “traditional values”.
From Sunday, tattoos on the head or neck, or large tattoos on arms or legs will not be allowed. Marines already with the tattoos are exempt.
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Researchers in Mexico say compounds from the fruit used to make tequila may provide a more effective way to treat diseases of the colon.
Chemists at the University of Guadalajara say compounds in blue agave may be more effective at delivering drugs to -
The US has lost its position as the world’s primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.
The US is now ranked seventh in the body’s league table measuring the impact of technology on the development of
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A US panel has approved a resolution calling for the world’s largest Holocaust archive to be quickly opened to the public, saying it could help help counter Holocaust deniers like Iranian President Mohammed Ahmadinejad.
The resolution passed by th
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Maryland is poised to become the first state to agree to bypass the electoral college and effectively elect U.S. presidents by national popular vote under legislation moving briskly toward the desk of Gov. Martin O’Malley (D).
But the bill comes with
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department is considering a broad revamping of how it protects animals and plants in danger of extinction, including changes that critics contend will reduce the number of species that will be saved.
Details of some
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Morning Edition, March 29, 2007 · The Bush administration has taken full advantage of a Patriot Act provision that permits interim appointments of United States attorneys without Senate confirmation. Of federal prosecutors now on the job, 21 of 93 did no
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(AP) — Apple Inc., the company that popularized selling songs online for 99 cents apiece, now hopes to buoy interest in albums, giving customers credit for purchases of full albums from which they have bought individual tracks.
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An ornithopter is a lot like a model airplane, but it flaps its wings like a bird or an insect, and is much prettier to watch in flight.
This is pretty easy to build; you really only have to make sure the bearings are all parallel. Everything else can
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