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Experts unveil African gene study
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| A map shows human migration routes beginning about 100,000 years ago, based on mitochondrial (yellow) and Y-chromosome (blue) DNA evidence collected by the National Geographic Society’s Genographic Project and other sources. |
| Experts unveil African gene study |
| BBC | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| A group of scientists have unveiled what they say is the most comprehensive study ever of African genes.
Published following a decade of study, the researchers say their findings give new insight into the origins of humans. |
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Beware surfers: cyberspace is filling up
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| Beware surfers: cyberspace is filling up |
| The Sunday Times (UK) | Apr 26, 2009 | John Harlow |
| Internet users face regular “brownouts” that will freeze their computers as capacity runs out in cyberspace, according to research to be published later this year.
Experts predict that consumer demand, already growing at 60 per cent a year, will start to exceed supply from as early as next year because of more people working online and the soaring popularity of bandwidth-hungry websites such as YouTube and services such as the BBC’s iPlayer. |
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Saberi ‘on hunger strike’ in Iran
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| Reuters Pictures 1 day ago U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi poses for a photograph in Bam, 1,250 km (776 miles) southeast of Tehran in this March 31, 2004 file photo. Saberi, 31, jailed by Tehran for espionage, has gone on hunger strike and says she will not stop until she is released, her father said on April 25, 2009. |
| Saberi ‘on hunger strike’ in Iran |
| BBC | Apr 26, 2009 | |
| An American-Iranian reporter jailed by Tehran for eight years on charges of espionage has gone on hunger strike, her father has said. Reza Saberi said his daughter Roxana told him she had stopped eating five days ago. read more |
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‘US strike’ on Pakistan militants
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| ‘US strike’ on Pakistan militants |
| BBC | Apr 19, 2009 | |
| A suspected US missile attack has targeted a Taleban base in north-west Pakistan, say local security officials.
The attack targeted militants in the South Waziristan tribal region, close to the Afghan border, they said. |
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Pacifica Radio at 60: KPFA Remains a Sanctuary of Dissent Six Decades After Its Founding
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| Pacifica Radio at 60: KPFA Remains a Sanctuary of Dissent Six Decades After Its Founding |
| Democracy Now | Apr 15, 2009 | Amy Goodman, Veronica Selver, Sharon Wood, narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker |
| Today marks the sixtieth anniversary of Pacifica Radio. On April 15th, 1949 at 3:00 p.m., a charismatic conscientious objector named Lewis Hill sat before a microphone and said, “This is KPFA Berkeley.” With that, KPFA went on the air, and the first listener-supported radio station in the United States was born. Pacifica Radio is the oldest independent media network in the United States, and its sixtieth birthday comes as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media. To commemorate the sixtieth a read more |
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Ants inhabit ‘world without sex’
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| Ants inhabit ‘world without sex’ |
| BBC | Apr 14, 2009 | By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News |
| An Amazonian ant has dispensed of sex and developed into an all-female species, researchers have found.
The ants reproduce via cloning – the queen ants copy themselves to produce genetically identical daughters. |
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The day in pictures — BBC
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| Christians in Elbingerode, Germany, lit their traditional Easter eve bonfire on Saturday night. |
| The day in pictures — BBC |
| BBC | Apr 12, 2009 | |
| In pictures: Easter worldwide read more |
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| US troop held an Easter sunrise service at the Camp Liberty military base just outside the Iraqi capital. |
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| Roman Catholics pray next to a poster of Christ during Easter Mass in Peshawar, Pakistan. |
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Google addresses newspaper woes
Eric Schmidt Net Worth $5.2 billion Source Google (quote: GOOG), Technology, Self made Age 51 Marital Status Married, 2 children Hometown Atherton, CA, United States Education Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts / Science University of California Berkeley, Doctorate © David Paul Morris/Getty Images
Google addresses newspaper woes
BBC | Apr 07, 2009 | By Maggie Shiels
The majority of newspapers should be online, says Google boss Eric Schmidt, amid criticism it should share some of the millions it makes from newslinks.
Media owner Rupert Murdoch has questioned if aggregators like Google should pay to use content. . . . read more
Net Worth $7.7 billion Source News Corporation (quote: NWS), Media/Entertainment, Inherited and growing Age 75 Marital Status Married, 6 children, 2 divorces Hometown New York, NY, United States Education Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts / Science Oxford University, Master of Arts Photo: © AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
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Pirates seize tankers off Somalia
Somali pirates are believed to have made about $50m last year
Pirates seize tankers off Somalia
BBC | Mar 26, 2009 |
Pirates have seized two European-owned tankers off the coast of Somalia in the past day, officials have said.
The Greek-owned vessel Nipayia, with 19 crew on board, was seized on Wednesday, the Nato Shipping Centre said.
The Norwegian-owned tanker Bow Asir was captured by pirates on Thursday. It had a crew of 27 on board, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association said. Photo by: Balot©Pictures
Somalis loot U.N. barracks near the Mogadishu port Photo date/source see links
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Dalai Lama ban halts conference
posted byGuest, Tue Mar 24 2009 19:54:48 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time), 
Two of South Africa’s Nobel peace prize winners, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk, have pulled out of a Johannesburg conference to fight racism after what they branded as Pretoria’s “disgraceful” decision to ban the Dalai Lama from attending.
Dalai Lama ban halts conference
