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Killer farms

Popular imagination may paint a very idyllic picture of life on a farm. But lurking behind this rustic charm lies a dangerous occupation, farming

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Fumes and wrinkles

Smoking not only affects your mouth and lung but it also plays a vicious part in expediting ageing and is responsible for premature wrinkles

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SOUTH AFRICA

Once consi

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Krilling stuff

Antarctic krills, small shrimplike creatures, have adopted special mechanisms to avoid turbulence. According to Konard Welse, a zoo

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UGANDA

The cotton industry in the country is poised for a big boost after passing through decades of slump in production. As part of the revival plan, the government will give land to large investors.

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Patch work

After years of research on fruitflies, scientists have found out a new cancer-causing gene. Named

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BRAZIL

Smokers will find it all the more difficult to take a puff as a recently enforced law prohibits smoking in enclosed places. But the law does not carry any punitive measures in case it is broken. The

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Prehistoric flyer

A recent discovery of the 26 million year old fossil of Eomys quercyi , in Enspel, Germany, has revealed that it was a four-inch long gliding animal with a membrane, similar to that of flying

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ARGENTINA

In a bid to salvage its run-down nuclear industry, the government is planning to put up its nuclear plants for sale. A debate is raging on in the country about a bill which seeks to privatise two

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Fat facts

Research into the reasons for obesity is breaking new grounds, but conclusive evidence linking genetic factors to fat content in the body is still not forthcoming

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