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• Reeling from protests and quakes, Nepal chooses new prime minister

  11-10-2015 16:44
  
  By Ross Adkin KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's lawmakers on Sunday chose a new prime minister who must reunite a country deeply divided over a fresh constitution, tackle crippling fuel shortages and kick-start reconstruction after two devastating earthquakes. Many people from Nepal's plains feel the constitution signed last month perpetuates long-standing domination by highland politicians. Fierce protests have left at least 40 dead and led to essential oil and gas deliveries from India being cut o
  
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• Climate change clips wings of migratory birds in Poland

  11-10-2015 14:05
  
  It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on Poland's Baltic coast, a veritable paradise for dozens of migratory species.
  
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• Gene-editing method revives hopes for transplanting pig organs into people

  11-10-2015 14:00
  
  DNA-cutting technique called CRISPR lets scientists engineer potentially dangerous viral genes out of pig cells
  
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• Why kids look funny when they run

  11-10-2015 13:00
  
  Kids’ short legs give them little time to push high off the ground, a constraint that leads to the jerky toddler trot.
  
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• Cancer Research UK announces grand challenges competition

  11-10-2015 13:00
  
  £200 million program hopes to foster collaborations on risky ideas
  
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• Belly button gel based on a mouthwash ingredient could save thousands of newborns

  11-10-2015 13:00
  
  GlaxoSmtihKline asks European regulatory agency to approve new antiseptic for cord care
  
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• Turkish military says Syrian jets, missile systems harass its warplanes

  11-10-2015 12:07
  
  Syrian fighter jets and missile systems harassed Turkish F-16 warplanes near the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday, the Turkish military said on Sunday, once again bringing the conflict to NATO's southeastern flank. The three jets were among 12 F-16s patrolling the border when they were interfered with for two minutes by Syria-based missile systems. Last weekend, Turkey reported two incursions by Russian fighter jets into its air space and said a MIG-29 fighter and Syria-based missile systems al
  
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• Canada's space policy enters orbit of election campaign

  11-10-2015 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's space program has often been ignored by federal politicians, but in this campaign the Liberals and the NDP are stepping up with new funding and a renewed focus on research and development.
  
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• Laws help enforce some environmental treaties - but not on climate

  11-10-2015 09:15
  
  By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - If and when a global deal to curb climate change is done in Paris this December, the matter of enforcement is likely to be left not to sanctions but to peer pressure. While legally enforceable environmental treaties do exist, experts say that some of the most effective environmental controls have come about from a shared sense of self-interest. In 1941, an international tribunal established the principle that "the polluter pays" by ordering compensation after fu
  
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• Insight - Enforcing a global climate deal: speak loudly, carry no stick

  11-10-2015 09:11
  
  By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Negotiators have several terms for the way they plan to enforce any deal reached at global climate talks in Paris this December. "Race to the top" is the American buzzword.     What you won’t hear mentioned is the word "sanctions". Or "punishment".     For all their efforts to get 200 governments to commit to the toughest possible cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, climate negotiators have all but given up on creating
  
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• VIDEO: Can energy be stored in air-filled caves?

  11-10-2015 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sustainable energy project in Northern Ireland is proving controversial, as Andy Martin reports.
  
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• To reach CO2, energy goals, combine technologies with stable policies: World electricity firms

  11-10-2015 06:00
  
  (Terry Collins Assoc) In a report to the upcoming climate summit (COP21, Paris), the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, a nonprofit association formed by 11 world-leading electricity firms, catalogs the state of existing and emerging technologies to generate, distribute, store and reduce the use of electricity.It outlines trends in key regions and countries and recommends four principles for policy-making to promote innovation.
  
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• Sight set on tracking threatened species: QUT research

  11-10-2015 06:00
  
  (Queensland University of Technology) QUT expert statistics researcher Professor Kerrie Mengersen is helping conservation efforts for endangered animals utilizing science and statistics with virtual reality.
  
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• California adopts strictest limits on livestock antibiotics

  11-10-2015 05:42
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has adopted the toughest limits in the nation on the use of antibiotics in healthy livestock, barring their routine use to prevent illness or promote growth.
  
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• Syria regime advances with Russian air support

  11-10-2015 04:41
  
  Syrian forces made advances against rebels in Hama and Latakia provinces as the US and Russia declared "progress" in talks designed to avoid accidents in war-torn Syria's increasingly crowded air space.
  
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• Florida circus elephants find second career in research

  11-10-2015 02:07
  
  POLK CITY, Fla. (Reuters) - At a Florida retirement home for former circus elephants, residents enjoy a steady diet of high-quality hay and local fruits and vegetables, as well as baths and occasional walks.
  
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