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Shell scraps 2014 Arctic drilling plans

Speaking with investors today, Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden announced that the company would not attempt to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014.

Tajik border troops complete OSCE-supported winter patrol course

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Fifteen border guard officers from the Main Directorate of Tajik Border Troops during a two-week OSCE pa...

Save the Children and UNICEF Receive $13.6 million from IKEA Soft Toy Campaign for Education Programs in Africa, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe

IKEA customers and co-workers have partnered with the IKEA Foundation on a $13.6 million (€10.1 million) gift for UNICEF and Save the Children projects to help realize every child's right to a quality education.

Puzzling Question in Bacterial Immune System Answered

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Short DNA sequences known as “PAM” (shown in yellow) enable the bacterial enzyme Cas...