Arctic study probes oddities in native food supply
Anchorage scientist Harry Brower recalls seal blubber rendering days as researchers note oddities like non sinking fat and hairless seals. A three year 700000 EPA grant funds the Alaska Native Science Commission to blend native knowledge with Western science to assess long term pollution effects on whale meat berries and seals and cancer concerns, amid past Chernobyl and military activity fear.
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Alaska Native Science Commission
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Antarctic Ice Points to Arctic Climate Link
Researchers analyzed ice cores from central Greenland and two Antarctic sites to study past climate. The team found Antarctic temperature rises preceded rapid Greenland warming by about 1,000 to 2,500 years, challenging the view that Antarctic warmings follow Northern Hemisphere events.
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Greenland
Nature
Thomas Blumer
University of Bern
Switzerland
Earth
Blumer
France
Denmark
Iceland
Arctic Circle
Blunier
Eenland
Russian officials visit Tajikistan to shore up Afghanistan border
Top Russian officials visit Tajikistan this week to bolster the border with Afghanistan and former Soviet central Asian nations after Taliban advances. Later, officials from Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tapkistan plan talks on Afghanistan. They fear refugee and spillover risks from Taliban control.
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Moscow
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Kazakstan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tapkistan
Inia evacuates thousands after slides in Himayalas
Authorities ordered evacuations of about 50 000 people from villages in the Himalayas after three landslides left 239 feared dead. Army and civil engineers prepared to dynamite a blocked Mandakini River site as rescuers battled debris and ongoing instability.
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Lucknow
India
Himalayas
Landes
Mandakimi
New Delhi
Rebels offer to negotiate in Congo
Rebels in Congo Ywest first direct offer to seek talks with President Laurent Kabila, accusing him of corruption. The coalition of ethnic Tutsi Congo lese fighters, Rwandan soldiers and mutinous loyalists have surged, capturing towns in the east and opening a western front, while accusing Uganda and Rwanda of aiding Kabila with troops and matériel after helping oust Mobutu 15 months ago.
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Congo
Laurent Kabila
Kabila
Uganda
Rwanda
Mobutu Sese Seko
Israeli strikes guerrillas in Lebanon raid aftermath
Israeli warplanes bombed guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon and near Beirut after an Israeli soldier was killed and four wounded in a rebel attack. No immediate casualty figures were released for the raids.
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Lebanon
Israel
Khmer Rouge Guerrillas Near Surrender Deal in Cambodia
The last Khmer Rouge guerrillas reportedly near surrender to the Cambodian government with talks on their future leadership and role in the army. Phnom Penh denies negotiations, while reports from Far Eastern Economic Review claim a deal to lay down arms in exchange for returning control of northern territory.
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Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Far Eastern Economic Review Magazine
Dominicans Guard Castro Visit Amid Safety Precautions
Santo Domingo prepares to shield Fidel Castro during a five day visit with about 2,800 security agents including 300 Cubans. Las Americas airport to close until Castro’s arrival. Authorities monitor Cuban exiles and a prior alleged plot tied to La Posada Carriles investigated by police and FBI informants.
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Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Las Americas
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Nani Martinez
Sigfrido Pared
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