Saturday, March 13
Wildlife talks to headline CITES meeting
DOHA, Qatar, March 13 (UPI) -- Conservation groups say they are hopeful participants in a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Qatar will help protect wildlife.
Astronauts decry Obama moon decision
LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- Former NASA astronauts who have been on moon missions told the BBC they are unhappy with U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to delay future such missions.
New York cabbies accused in meter scam
NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- Criminal charges are expected against some of the nearly 36,000 New York cab drivers who allegedly overcharged passengers $8.3 million, officials said.
Friday, March 12
People 'wired' to feel bad or not
BOSTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say brain activity may help predict emotional resiliency.
CDC: Regional H1N1 in five states
ATLANTA, March 12 (UPI) -- Five states reported regional H1N1 influenza activity, and Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Doctor-pharmacist collaboration needed
MONTREAL, March 12 (UPI) -- Improved doctor-pharmacist collaboration is needed in Canada, a team of Montreal researchers said.
Minorities have higher kidney disease risk
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- Young, minority, U.S. adults are afflicted in greater numbers with chronic kidney diseases, a researcher says.
Britain and France criticize U.S.
LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- Britain's prime minister and the president of France have joined in accusing the United States of "protectionism" over a $53 billion aerospace contract.
Skeletons ID'd as beheaded Viking raiders
WEYMOUTH, England, March 12 (UPI) -- The skeletons of more than 50 young men buried in a pit along an ancient roadway in Southwest England have been identified as beheaded Viking raiders.
Official: North Korea must resume talking
SEOUL, March 12 (UPI) -- North Korea needs to rejoin talks on ending its nuclear programs if it wants concessions from the international community, diplomats say.
Official: Treat black caviar like drug
MOSCOW, March 12 (UPI) -- Illegal marketing of Russian black caviar should be punished as severely as any other kind of drug trafficking, a government fishery official says.
Climate change threatens most bird species
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Climate change poses a threat to 93 percent of Hawaii's bird species, said a report from ornithologists and environmental groups.
Officials consider archery for pig problem
PLANTATION, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- Officials in Florida said they caught one wild pig accused of tearing up lawns and they may authorize the use of bows and arrows to stop the others.
New FDA warning for Plavix
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials added a boxed warning Friday to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix, or clopidogrel.
Japan braces for Atlantic bluefin tuna ban
TOKYO, March 12 (UPI) -- Japan is preparing for a ban on international sales of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has become more likely with a vote in support from the European Union.
Students compete at robot soccer
MILWAUKEE, March 12 (UPI) -- Organizers of a robotics competition in Wisconsin said dozens of teams are competing to see whose creation makes the best soccer player.
Papaya leaf thwarts growth of cancer cells
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese researchers say papaya leaf extract has had an anti-cancer effect in laboratory tests.
Mother birds communicate with eggs
CAMBRIDGE, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Maternal information transmitted to an egg lets prenatal chicks know how much food they're likely to get once they're born, scientists in Britain said.
Malnutrition killed Siberian tigers in zoo
BEIJING, March 12 (UPI) -- Malnutrition, not an infectious disease, killed 11 Siberian tigers in the last three months at a zoo in northeast China, animal protection officials said.
Experts expect limited salmon season
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- Experts say fishermen on the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington will likely enjoy a limited salmon season for the first time in three years.
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