All News from Wed, 27 Oct 2010
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China to launch manned space lab around 2020 – Xinhua
A trial space lab is expected to be launched before 2016 to test equipment and techniques Read more…
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Armenian archeologists: 5,900-year-old skirt found
Made of reed Read more…
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Half of US teens admit bullying in last year
A national survey of US high school students released Tuesday by the Los Angeles-based Josephson Institute of Ethics shows more bullying occurs in senior school than previously thought Read more…
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Phthalates: Scientists see link to gender abnormalities in boys
Imported plastic goods still a problem - European Environmental Bureau study Read more…
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UN talks to save nature zero in on historic deal
World Bank highlights economic value of ecosystems at biodiversity summit Read more…
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Japan to give $2bn to save ecosystems
Japan's prime minister announces financial assistance for developing countries at UN biodiversity summit Read more…
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Pacific fisheries face collapse by 2035: study
Noumea-based Secretariat of the Pacific Community report cites poor management, lack of coordination between the region's island nations Read more…
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Brazil shows large C02 emissions cut before Cancun
Brazil reduced its greenhouse gas emissions to 1.78 gigatons (Gt) of C02 equivalent gases in 2009, a 33.6 percent reduction from 2004 Read more…
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Indonesian volcano erupts, up to 18 killed in ash
Death toll climbing following volcanic eruption and earthquake-triggered tsunami Read more…
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Conservators head back to coldest site in the world
Antarctic Heritage Trust artefacts project manager Lizzie Meek and Department of Conservation carpenter John Taylor head to Antarctica tomorrow to join conservators restoring artefacts at Scott's Terra Nova hut Read more…
