Cruise passengers offered $14K compensation
Agreement reached with Italian consumer group compensates 3,206 non-injured passengers for lost baggage, trauma
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How Scientists Are Tackling the Bed Bug Nightmare (preview)
The elderly man lived by himself in a low-income apartment near Cincinnati. But he was not alone. After dark the bed bugs would emerge from his recliner and tattered box-spring mattress to feed on his blood. Judging from the thousands of insects I found in his home, I would venture that it had been this way for many months. Imprisoned by poverty and infirmity, the man had nourished generations ...
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Why "Save The Mosquitoes" Will Never Show Up On Bumper Stickers
Save the whales. Save the red-eyed tree frog. Save the condor. Save the spotted owl. Part of our make-up as modern humans includes concern about the creatures with whom we share the planet.
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Who owns the new Australian dietary guidelines?
For those who missed the announcement, Australia's 24,000 GPs and 3500 dietitians will soon have a new weapon in their battle against big bellies and hard arteries, writes Geoff Russell. Read more on the blog...
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