Lavender scent helps elderly insomniacs sleep longer
Four nursing home residents over 65 slept faster and longer after inhaling lavender oil, per a University of Leicester researcher. The Lancet letter notes the need for larger trials and suggests younger insomniacs might respond even more due to preserved smell sensitivity.
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Iraqi defectors to settle in Gaza amid split offers
Iraqi defectors in Gaza face two choices after Yasser Arafat's self rule government offers asylum. Authorities say 14 agreed to move to Gaza while 17 refused, with a 37 year old former teacher fearing safety and Palestinian sentiment toward Saddam. Air crew breast cancer risk linked to high altitude radiation not concluded.
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Australia Rice Breaks Japanese Market Ban
Curious shoppers eyed bags decorated with a smiling kangaroo and sampled Australian rice in Japanese supermarkets for the first time under new rules. Australian growers brand marketed to Japanese tastes, with stores discounting below domestic brands as Japan ends years of self sufficiency after a 1993 harvest failure that left 2 million tons imported from the United States Australia China and Thailand.
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Car bomb scares Lyon suburb near Jewish school
A car bomb exploded outside a Jewish school in Villeurbanne near Lyon as students waited to end the day. Eight injured, six hospitalized, with police detaining three suspects. Officials note timing aimed for the bell but clock was two minutes slow. No claim of responsibility yet.
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China tells delegates look homeward first at women’s conference
China urges delegates to focus on domestic problems amid protests in the Great Hall of the People and at Huairou outside Beijing. Western criticism of the one child policy and security measures persists as authorities condemn coverage while allowing limited protest at the forum.
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