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Veteran explorer stakes Russia's claim over the Arctic
2013-02-27 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russian polar explorer Artur Chilingarov made his name in the Soviet Union with a daring rescue of an ice-bound ship, then won international fame for planting Russia's flag under the ice cap, angering governments with rival claims over the Arctic. Now at the age of 73, rather than folding away his maps, he is spearheading President Vladimir Putin's diplomatic push to secure more of the mineral-rich region. "We don't want anything that belongs to anybody else, but if we prove it's ours, give...
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Lil Poopy's dad: Claim of abuse is a bum rap
2013-02-26 07:19:06| Beverages - Topix.net
The father of controversial 9-year-old hip-hop sensation Lil Poopy - who is under investigation for child neglect over the mini-rapper's raunchy videos - told the Herald last night his son isn't doing anything wrong: It's all an act.
India's rice revolution: Chinese scientist questions claim of massive harvests
2013-02-23 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: China's leading rice scientist has questioned India's claims of a world record harvest, following a report in last week's Observer of astonishing yields achieved by farmers growing the crop in the state of Bihar. Professor Yuan Longping, known as the "father of rice", said he doubted whether the Indian government had properly verified young Indian farmer Sumant Kumar's claim that he had produced 22.4 tonnes of rice from one hectare of land in Bihar in 2011. Yuan, director-general of China's...
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United Kingdom: Activists claim police siding with power company EDF in law suit
2013-02-20 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The energy company EDF is seeking more than 5m in damages from a group of more than 20 activists who occupied one of its power stations for a week last year, in an action campaigners claim could stifle the right to protest across the country. Some of the campaigners named in the legal case also claim that officers from Nottinghamshire police overstepped their role by helping EDF issue protesters with details of the civil action against them, including in one instance allegedly chasing a bailed...
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Australian court backs claim to own breast cancer gene
2013-02-15 15:00:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Can companies patent human genes? It was the question considered by an Australian federal court judge who on Friday ruled that a U.S. biotech company was within its rights to hold Australian patent 686004.
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