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Timeline of the events in Tallinn, Estonia |
...r gas against the defenders of the statue, riots broke out, where six police officers were injured. The city-council of Tallinn banned alcohol sales in the capital. The bronze statue was disassembled during the night. During riots a 20-year old young man was stabbed to death and other 44 were injured; an employee of the Latvian embassy injured. On the Kamchatka peninsula Estonian products are off sales as a sign of protes... |
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Japan Marks the 62nd Anniversary of Hiroshima's Atomic Bombing |
...Japan will never forget Hiroshima. Recently the country market the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. On Monday there was a solemn ceremony. During the ceremony the mayor of Hiroshima criticized the United States that ignored the proposal to stop its program for producing nuclear weapons.
The Peace Memorial Park gathered tens of thousands of children, elderly survivors, as well as ... |
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China Denies the Accusations on its Military Build-up |
...n such major countries like the United Stated, Britain or Russia.
For the diplomatic efforts made to solve the nuclear crisis, Peoples Republic of China was highly appreciated. It is to remind that, during the Beijing talks, the Vice Foreign Minister of North Korea agreed to shut down the main nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid.
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Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits |
...der the name "Snodgrass Publishing Group". One of his publications was an e-book entitled "29 Reasons Not To Be A Nice Guy" and at some time he posted Reason 6 from this book onto a Usenet forum, the worldwide network of discussion groups".
Claims: search engine had breached his copyright in the material.
Outcome: "Judge Surrick dismissed the claim, advising that Google was immune from prosecution in respect of third ... |
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Japan's uncertain guilt for sex slavery during World War II |
..., made by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was not convincing enough to acknowledge their responsibility.
Earlier this month Shinzo Abe disapproved Japan's implication into the women's sex slavery during the World War II and that caused negative response all over the world.
More than 200,000 women from Korea and China were exploited for sexual service in military-run brothels.
The Prime Minister of Japan made hi... |
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Nano-nose to help identify illnesses |
... protein molecule when the latter bound to the receptor. This way, the more the fluorescent molecule was displaced, the more light produced. The results were subsequently analyzed by the computer.
During the experiments the scientists ran tests with 56 different proteins and proved that the signals produced by the receptors could be then used to distinguish among various proteins. The 'nano-nose' was accurate in 96 of ... |
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Apple to Become Greener |
...nyl chloride and brominated flame retardants. This is to be done by the end of 2008.
In addition, this summer, the Cupertino-based company is going to extend its program in Apple stores worldwide. During this program Apple collects unwanted iPods free of charge for environmentally friendly disposal.
Jobs apologized on behalf of his company for leaving customers in the dark for this long. He added that the Apple woul... |
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Fake Products – a Trifle or Economic Crunch? |
...ass budget, it seems just fine to purchase such a 'high class accessory'.
The following are some alarming facts about counterfeiting:
Counterfeit goods production has risen by over 10,000 percent during the past two decades, partially as a result of existing consumer demand.
As reported by the IACC (International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition), fake product sales reach the amazing number of about $600 billion worldwi... |
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Woman lived with bullet for 64 years |
...ed at hospital with a headache was x-rayed to find a bullet that was in her head for 64 years.
Jin Guangying, a grandmother from Shuyang town, Jiangsu province recalls the incident that happened during the World War II in 1943. She was 13 year old girl, when Japanese soldiers invaded their province and one of them tried to kill her as she was taking meal to her father, who was a guerrilla. As Japanese army noticed h... |
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11 Sleepless Days - Not a Problem |
...ing and entertaining the record holder.
After having spent 15 years researching sleep, Tony Wright, 42, started his record in a bar in his native town Cornwall on May 14th at 6 AM and stayed awake during exactly 11 days.
This way he broke the record of 264 sleepless hours set by Randy Gardner, USA, in 1964. The Guinness Book, however, does not acknowledge any sleep deprivation records anymore, due to health risks, c... |
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Plastic Blood and Airplanes Shifting Shapes – Close to Reality? |
...s the Toyota Motor's I-unit, an electric car almost fully produced from material derived from sugar cane, corn, and the kenaf plant growing in Africa.
Plastics has greatly revolutionized our life during the past 100 years. Who knows what it holds for us in future, besides PVC boots and nylon stockings.
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PandaLabs' List of Unusual Malicious Software |
...During the first half of 2007 there were dozens of new viruses and malware coming, which were based on very ingenious algorithms and did some funny things, partly. Based on this fact folks at PandaLabs have reviewed the list of most unusual and interesting malware.
The most religious virus: USBToy.A worm has been awarded this prestigious title. The reason for this was that each time an infected computer restarted, the ... |
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Better Bras for Women - Hong-Kong Researchers Say They Did It |
... for a bra to fit perfectly. Researches showed that only in Britain 70% women suffer from bras of inappropriate sizes.
In the current research 456 Chinese women agreed to have their breasts scanned. During these tests 100 measurements proved to be most important in describing a woman's breast. Researchers laid emphasis on such features of a woman's body as peculiarities of the thoracic cage, breast size, its height and p... |
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Male birth decline - an environmental fault? |
...e born lately. She says that it is mostly connected to the endocrine changes that was caused by environmental problems.
The chief expert at Environmental Health Perspectives group also claims that during the research they found out that twice as many girls as boys were born between 1999 and 2003 in one of the most polluted states of Ontario, thus implying that pollution affects male births.
The average gender ratio ... |
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