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CAMBODIA

After suffering years of war and tyranny, the Cambo

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Bovine benefit

Chromaffin cells derived from the adrenal glands of cows have been made to secrete painkillers that have brought relief to six terminally ill patients

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NIGERIA

A mysterious ailment has gripped the nation and it is being blamed on

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On the dot

A magnetically guided neurosurgical technique called magnetic stereotaxis could enable the performance of delicate brain surgery without damaging its healthy portions

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SOUTH AFRICA

Quelling fears about transmission of feline aids from lions to humans, a leading South African veterinarian, Dewald Keet has said that the disease which has infected 83 per cent of the lions in

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Hail inhaler

Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta agonists the clean chit

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PARAGUAY

A complaint has been filed with the World Bank (wb) and the Inter-American Development Bank (idb) by affected Paraguayan dam victims who allege that the banks have violated their policies

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Muscle power

The flexibility, range of movements and speed of human muscles

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JAMAICA

A revival of the dairy industry of this Caribbean island, which would provide economic self-reliance to its inhabitants, is in the offing. An eight-week study conducted by the London-based

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Mayan mystery

One of the things which is striking about Mayan archaeological sites in Latin America is the blue colour used on pottery. Till recently, the origin of this unique colour and its resistance to

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