Calves cloned from adult cells in Japan
Tokyo based report says two calves were born Sunday as the first clones from adult cow cells. Researchers implanted embryos into five cows. one gave birth to the twins earlier than expected. Experts view the achievement as a significant step toward broader cloning of livestock and potential future applications.
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Tokyo
Dolly
Toyokazu Morita
Ishikawa Fectural
Kyo
Morita
Caird Rexroad
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research Service
Rexroad
Robert H. Foote
Foote
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Ishikawa
Ishikawa Prefectural
Arabic Declares Arabic the Only Official Language in Algeria
Angry Berbers stayed inside to protest a Sunday law that makes Arabic the sole official language, banning French and other tongues. The move follows Algeria’s independence anniversary amid long running clashes with Islamists, with about 75,000 dead in the conflict since 1992.
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Algiers
Algeria
North
Africa
Government crackdown weakens Zapatista strongholds in Chiapas
In Morelia and surrounding villages the Zapatista autonomous municipalities show fading support as army raids and arrests press the rebellion. A May letter by 69 villagers renounced opposition to the federal government, signaling a government triumph in trying to erode rebel bases and force peace talks.
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Morelia
Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Chiapas
Roberto Albores Guillen
Zapatista
Zapatistas
Ernesto Zedillo
Samuel Ruiz
Rockets Hit Kabul Outskirts Wounding Three People
Rockets struck the northeast outskirts of Kabul injuring two children and a man as opposition fighters aimed at the airport. A mosque was destroyed and several families fled while fire from five rockets damaged areas the Taliban controls.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Taliban
Kai Tak bids farewell on its final Hong Kong day
Thousands crowded Kai Tak on its last hours as Hong Kong’s iconic downtown airport closed. A massive move to Chek Lap Kok involved 14 barges 1 000 trucks and up to 30 000 spectators while officials prepared lights out and an opening 50 hours later for the new facility slated to handle a ceremonial Cathay Pacific flight from New York.
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Hong Kong
Kai Tak
Chek Lap Kok
Anson Chan
Kowloon
Kowloon Bay
Jenny Chung
Chung
Vancouver
Clinton Leeks
Airport Authority
Hong Kong Radio
London
Heathrow
Cathay Pacific
New York
Samuel Law
Pho
China
Jiang Zemin
Clinton
Heavy rice sacks spark Thai foreign worker dispute
In Thai rice mills hundreds of 220-pound sacks daily strain workers while mill owners protest government limits on foreign labor. A labor shortage, low pay, and heavy loads drive a stoppage amid a push to reduce sack weight and curb migrant labor. The crisis follows Thailand's status as a top rice exporter and the economic crisis. Local workers from Myanmar and Cambodia fill roles as Thai signups falter. The government eyeing policy shifts plans to lower sack weight and extend deadlines as talks proceed.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Chuan Leekpai
Suksai
Myanmar
Burma
Somboon Pukkayaporn
Bung
Celes
Cambodia
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United States
Sheena Easton
Check Lap Kok
Bing
Hwy
Midland
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