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China maintains zero tolerance stance on illegal elephant hunting: FM

The Chinese government will continue to maintain zero tolerance stances on illegal trades of ivory, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson yesterday. “The Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection of wild animals including elephants, and maintains zero tolerance stance on illegal trades of ivory. China has been strictly cracking down on the illegal smuggling and trades of ivory at every aspect including legislation, judicature and law enforcement. In addition, China has carried out extensive educational […]

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Eggs with the aroma of citrus fruits

In Japan, there are eggs called “yuzu tama”  which have the taste and aroma of citrus fruits. They were named after yuzu, one of Japan’s most loved citrus fruits.   These eggs don’t have chemicals or other additives.  The hens that lay them are just fed with the rind of the citrus fruit yuzu, some kale, corn and sesame seeds.   These are produced in Kochi Prefecture located in the southwest corner of Shikoku Island.

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Apple ordered to pay $533 Million

A blow to Apple: a federal jury in Texas ordered the iPhone maker to pay more than half a billion dollars. It ruled that Apple’s iTunes software had infringed three patents owned by the patent licensing firm, Smartflash. The jury found that Apple used the Texas firm’s patents willfully and without permission. The patents cover the access and storage of songs, videos, and games that are downloaded. Smartflash says Apple knew about its technology. In […]

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Scientists find peanut-eating prevents allergy, urge rethink

In research that contradicts years of health advice, British scientists said on Monday that babies at risk of developing a childhood peanut allergy can avoid it if they are given peanuts regularly during their first 11 months. The study, the first to show that eating certain food is an effective way of preventing allergies, showed an 80 percent reduction in the prevalence of peanut allergies among high-risk children who ate peanuts frequently from infant hood, […]

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Cholera feared in Syria due to dirty water, WHO warns

A cholera outbreak is feared in coming months in Syria, where other water-borne diseases such as hepatitis A and typhoid are on the rise due to poor sanitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned yesterday. Safe drinking water is available at about one-third of the level it was before the conflict erupted nearly five years ago, and supplies are cut-off to punish civilians at times, it said. Some 31,460 cases of hepatitis A were reported […]

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Robot attends school in place of injured student

A Pennsylvania student injured in a car crash was still able to attend classes on Friday with the help of a robot. Cole Fritz is a junior at Commodore Perry High School in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He hasn’t been able to attend classes in person since the crash last month. But now, he’s able to see everything that goes on with the help of a robot. The district leases the device from a company that […]

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Most expensive food in the world

Worth 40, 000 dollars per teaspoon, the White Gold Caviar is hailed as the most expensive food in the world. It is made from the eggs of the rare albino sturgeon from the Caspian Sea mixed with 22 carat gold.

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Filipina nurse, MERS-Cov free!

Acting Health Secretary declares that the Philippines is once again MERS-Cov free, as the Filipina nurse was finally discharged from the hospital after her successful treatment. Said nurse will still undergo a ten-day quarantine in her home

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Fashion meets function with robotic zipper

Struggling with a zipper that won’t budge – we’ve all been there. Forgetting to pull up your fly, most of us have been there to. Those frustrating and sometimes embarrassing moments may soon be a thing of the past thanks to this – meet zipperbot – the world’s first robot specifically designed to ensure that you’re never caught with your fly down. Zipperbot is the brainchild of Adam Whiton of the Personal Robotics Group at […]

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