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Crank up your laptop

The most irritating problems the users of laptops face is the constant threat of batteries running out. But now, Japan's Seiko Epson has come up with a new windup computer. No more charging, the

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PAKISTAN RICE EXPORTS

Pakistan's rice exports will get a boost with the imminent reduction of the involvement of parastatals, following a recent merger of Rice Export Corporation and the Trading Corporation. Now, the

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Switch on the Internet

Accessing the Internet might just became as easy as turning on the light switch. Northern Telecom and Norweb Communications recently tested data transmission over electrical power lines. Using a

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POACHING IN BANGLADESH

A photograph of a dead elephant, with its tusks and toenails ripped out, recently jolted Bangladesh out of its indifference towards poaching of these near-extinct wild Asian elephants. Worse still,

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Stunning visually

New LCD screens are all set to revolutionise the visual world

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VENEZUELA

Luis Giusti, president of Petroleos de Venezuela (pdvsa), the state oil company, announ-ced that the company will produce an average of 3.6 million (m) barrels per day (b/d) - 42 per cent above its

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Memories

...and gadgets to keep them safe

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ZIMBABWE

The uk recently launched a polemic attack against Zimbabwe over

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Planet waves

Good news. Star 51 Pegasi really has an orbiting planet

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UNITED NATIONS

A taskforce of foreign policy makers recently suggested that an analysis unit should be set up at the United Nations (UN) to facilitate Security Council's decision-making. Lord Carrington, the UK

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