U.N. freezes reviews of Iraq sanctions amid stalemate
The United Nations Security Council with 15 votes adopts a regulation punishing Iraq for halting inspections while offering a path to potential relief through a comprehensive sanctions review. The U.S. Britain and allies seek a report from Kofi Annan on disarmament progress as Iraq faces ongoing restrictions since 1990.
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Russia
China
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Britain
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Jeremy Greenstock
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Nizar Ham
Scientists seek home computer help in space search
New York AP reports scientists want home computer users to aid in scanning the sky for signs of extraterrestrial life. While people surf the Net, their home PCs could analyze small slices of the sky to assist the search for intelligent life beyond Earth.
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SETIhome aims to listen for signals via distributed computing
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley develop SETIhome to analyze data from the Arecibo radio telescope. They seek 100,000 volunteers to download the program next April and contribute processing power, with about $400,000 needed for funding.
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Arecibo
Puerto Rico
Berkeley
David Anderson
Planetary Society
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Setihome
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Dan Werthimer
Heart risk from diet drugs appears small in short use
Three studies in the New England Journal of Medicine find that serious heart valve problems from Redux and the fen part of phen-fen are rare with short use. Data from Britain show seven valve cases per 10 000 users under four months and 35 per 10 000 with longer use, with no early symptoms in most.
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Food and Drug Administration
New England Journal of Medicine
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