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Permanent nuclear shutdown in Japan possible by 2012

Japan can switch off all nuclear plants permanently by 2012 and still achieve both economic recovery and its CO2 reduction goals, according to a new Greenpeace report. Released today, the Advanced Energy [R]evolution repor...

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GLOBAL: Food and nutrition jargon buster

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A WFP food distribution depot in Dungu, in Haut Uele district, DRC

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The Church Shares Young People's Thirst for Values

Following his meeting with priests and families in the cathedral of Ancona, Benedict XVI travelled by car to the city's Piazza del Plebiscito where he addressed a group of young engaged couples gathered there to greet him....

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United States Patent and Trademark Office Issues 8 Millionth Patent

The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today issued its 8 millionth patent to Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., for a visual prosthesis apparatus that enhances visual perception f...

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