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• Just a burp: Intriguing hints of physics particle evaporate

  06-08-2016 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight months after raising hopes that they may have found an intriguing new particle that cannot be explained by the existing main physics theory, disappointed scientists are saying: Never mind.
  
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• New drug could be 'game changer' in battle against asthma

  06-08-2016 15:56
  
  Three people die from asthma attacks every day – but this new pill could reduce the number of deaths.
  
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• Senior separatist official in east Ukraine wounded in explosion

  06-08-2016 13:27
  MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - The head of the separatist-controlled Luhansk region in east Ukraine was wounded on Saturday after an explosion near his car that regional officials said was an assassination attempt. Igor Plotnitsky, head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), received shrapnel wounds in the blast, a source in the hospital where he was being treated told Russia's Interfax news agency. The incident follows a sharp increase in violence in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian se
  
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• Compound Archery Shoots for Olympic Inclusion

  06-08-2016 13:00 via rss.sciam.com
  
  As bow technology becomes less expensive and more widely tested in international competitions, the event’s popularity grows
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• Fire under control in Iran gas pipeline blast - company official

  06-08-2016 10:24
  ANKARA/ DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire from a gas pipeline explosion in Iran early on Saturday near the town of Gonaveh in the southern province of Bushehr, has been brought under control and did not cause any fatalities, the news agency of the country's oil ministry said on Saturday. "The fire started at 00:45 ... and was fully contained at 05:00," the head of the Health, Safety & Environment department at Gachsaran Oil and Gas Company, Mohammad Mohseni was quoted as saying by the oil ministry's
  
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• As Turkey's coup strains ties with West, detente with Russia gathers pace

  06-08-2016 08:16
  By Nick Tattersall and Alexander Winning ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - As Turkey's relations with Europe and the United States are strained by the fallout from its failed coup, President Tayyip Erdogan travels to Russia on Tuesday to meet Vladimir Putin in a trip he may hope will give the West pause for thought. Turkish officials insist Erdogan's visit to St. Petersburg is no sign that the NATO member and European Union membership candidate is turning its back on the West. Rather, they say, it is
  
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• At least one dead in Iran gas pipeline blast - official

  06-08-2016 03:09
  By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and three others injured in an Iranian gas pipeline explosion early on Saturday near the town of Gonaveh in the southern province of Bushehr, a local official told state news agency IRNA. Governor of Gonaveh Ali Paknejad told IRNA that "rescue teams have been dispatched to the area and the cause of the explosion is under investigation." "One was killed and three others were injured," he added. "The fire is being contained and the
  
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• Blast in Iran gas pipeline not sabotage, under control - state TV

  06-08-2016 02:05
  Part of an Iranian gas pipeline exploded early on Saturday near the town of Gonaveh in the southern province of Bushehr, a local official told state TV, adding that it was not an act of sabotage. "There were no fatalities and nearby villages have been evacuated as a safety measure ... part of the gas pipeline ... exploded near Gonaveh ... No dead has been reported," a local official told state TV. Another official said a crisis management headquarter had been set up in Gonaveh.
  
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