Honeybees trained in Croatia to hunt land mines
In Croatia, researchers led by Nikola Kezic train honeybees to detect TNT as a low cost mine detection method. The project, part of the EU funded Tiramisu program, aims to reduce deadly minefields lingering since the Balkans wars.
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Croatia
Zagreb
Mirjana Filipovic
Balkans
European Union
Nikola Kezic
Zagreb University
Kezic
Dijana Plestina
Filipovic
Bosnia
Faculty of Agriculture
Israeli calls for interim peace with Palestinians
Israeli politics center on a potential interim arrangement as a final peace deal with the Palestinians appears unlikely. Finance Minister Lapid suggests a three year timeline for final borders and Obama backing for settlement retention, while Palestinians fear a temporary deal becoming permanent.
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Jerusalem
Benjamin Netanyahu
Yair Lapid
U.S
John Kerry
Kerry
Israel
Lapid
Yedidt Ahronot Daily
Barack Obama
Obama
George W. Bush
West Bank
East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Netanyahu
North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters amid tensions
North Korea launched another projectile into the eastern sea a day after firing three short range missiles in the same area. Officials in Seoul did not confirm if the latest shot was a missile or artillery. The launches occur amid tentative diplomacy and ongoing sanctions tied to Pyongyang's nuclear tests.
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South Korea
North Korea
U.S
Washington
U.N
Guam
Korean Peninsula
Defense Ministry
Karachi repeats vote as gunmen kill PTI leader’s ally
Karachi held a repeat election in NA-250 amid allegations of vote rigging after the fatal shooting of Zahra Shahid, a PTI vice president in Sindh. PTI leader Imran Khan accused MQM chief Altaf Hussain, now in exile in London, of orchestrating threats. MQM denied the charges as turnout appeared light and polling proceeded under police and army guards.
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Pakistan
Imran Khan
Khan
Zahra Shahid
Muttahida Quami Movement
MQM
Shahid
Sarfaraz Nawaz
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Sindh
Altaf Hussain
PTI
Hussain
London
Na-250
Pakistan Muslim League-N Party
Nawaz Sharif
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