Apr 18 2008
Asthmatics should not waste money on special mattress protectors and vacuum cleaners to tackle dust mites - as they are of little use, experts have said. Many asthmatics are allergic to tiny mites that live in dust in carpets, bedding and cuddly toys....
Apr 18 2008
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader says his party came close to an agreement with the ruling Zanu-PF to remove President Robert Mugabe from power. Morgan Tsvangirai said his MDC party was approached by presidential envoys about a possible unity...
Apr 18 2008
Three Philippine senators opposed the proposal of Sen. Rodolfo Biazon for the government to suspend implementation of the biofuels law and instead focus on food production. Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, author of the Biofuels Act, and Francis Escudero...
Apr 18 2008
At least 35 Filipino revenue collection officers of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) are in danger of losing their jobs due to collection shortfalls in 2007, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said. “We have reviewed the performance of BIR collection...
Apr 18 2008
The Philippine government is ready to buy rice, but rice-producing countries are becoming less inclined to sell as the staple’s price continues to surge in the world market. The country received yesterday limited offers against its tender to import...
Apr 17 2008
If you are looking for a handy phone that is simple, elegant and easy to handle, you may want to try the new Buddha’s theme for Nokia N73. It has 24-karat gold plating made from stainless steel. Other features include a microSD, touchscreen and a...
Apr 17 2008
A thousand of ways can be adopted to make your discovery be known. But this scientific tattoo sketched on the biochemist’s left shoulder is interesting. As she claims, this is a stylized structure of glycolipid A, a preformed glycolipid membrane...
Apr 17 2008
Most of us consider urine as simply a human waste. Some claim that it has cleansing effects whenever excreted and taken in again by the body. But more than these, urine is believed as a potential means to decompose biodegradable wastes. Many of you...
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Apr 16 2008
In northern Afghanistan it appears some parents are being driven by poverty and hunger to marry off their daughters at an early age. Jenny Cuffe investigates for Radio 4’s Seven Days. In Wandian’s market place, farmers complain they have...
Apr 16 2008
An overnight fire in dormitory at a Ugandan junior school near the capital, Kampala, has killed at least 19 girls. The BBC’s Joshua Mmali at the scene says distraught parents are wailing as rescuers work to retrieve bodies. “Preliminary...