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France
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Swine virus 100 times lethal than seasonal flu
People who die after getting swine flu are 100 times more likely, compared to seasonal flu, to have been killed by the virus itself rather than secondary causes, a top French researcher said Monday.
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French Minister Sees Carbon Tax In 2010 Budget
France's proposed carbon tax is expected to be included in the 2010 budget but will probably be set below the 32 euros per metric ton level recommended by a special advisory panel, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Tuesday.
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Seaweed on French beaches emits `lethal fumes'
MOUNDS OF ROTTING seaweed clogging beaches across northwestern France are emitting a toxic and potentially lethal gas, test results released by the French government showed on Thursday.
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New HIV strain
French scientists have discovered a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a woman from Cameroon. This woman had travelled to Paris from her country and had fever five years ago. The new virus is not like the three known varieties of HIV, but is related to a strain discovered in gorillas a few years ago.
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The asexual drive
Scientists make a sexually reproducing plant go asexual asexual reproduction does have certain advantages over sexual reproduction when it comes to plants. It is faster, easier and requires less energy. Production is higher too. Seeds produced asexually are clones of the mother plant and have exactly the same traits. This takes away the need for constant cross-breeding needed to retain
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UK Says Responds To French Carbon Trade Tax Fraud
The British government on Wednesday said it will make carbon emissions credits exempt from value-added tax (VAT) from Thursday in response to fraudulent trading on a French emissions exchange.
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Science & Technology - Briefs
health Side-effects stay Chemicals called contrast agents used during cardiac angiography can seriously damage kidneys which, in turn, increases chances of heart attacks. Side-effects were earlier thought to be temporary. A team tracked 294 patients exposed to contrast agents for a year. 31 per cent of the patients were found to suffer from long-term negative
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G-8 wont stop French nuclear trade with India
THE G-8 line to raise the bar on transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technologies to countries that do not have it seems to be unravelling. In his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, French president Nicholas Sarkozy has told the Indian side that it will have no bearing on his country
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News Snippets
>> TV movie distributers in the US have reduced plastic content in their DVD cases, making it 20 per cent lighter.Though reducing plastic waste is being cited as a motivator, thinner cases are also less expensive when it comes to the cost of raw material and shipping. Companies like Sony Entertainment, Walt Disney and Warner are spearheading the initiative >> Radio Erena (
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EU Paves Way to Prolong Biotech Maize Cultivation
The European Union took a step closer on Tuesday toward 10 more years of biotech cultivation after leading scientists reconfirmed the safety of the only genetically modified crop as yet commercially grown in Europe. That crop is an insect-resistant maize type developed and marketed by U.S. company Monsanto, approved for a decade of growing in 1998 and now awaiting license renewal.