Loosen AIDS vaccine guidelines sparks UN ethics panel debate
An international ethics panel convened by the United Nations urges major changes in AIDS vaccine trials. It calls for testing in the country of manufacture before developing nations, while allowing trials in any country with safeguards, and requires informed consent to protect volunteers.
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International Humor Study Conference Explores Joke Uses
In Bergen academics from medicine psychology religion and philosophy gathered for the International Society for Humor Studies conference to examine why jokes tick and how humor functions. Sundry speakers discussed ethnic jokes dominance and cross cultural echoes across about 50 countries.
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U.N. envoy among Mali diplomat dead in Africa plane crash
A small chartered plane carrying Alioune Blondin Beye, Mali diplomat and scholar, disappeared near Abidjan and crashed with no survivors. The VWA envoy had left Lome for Angola peace talks, visiting Togo and Ivory Coast to rally support.
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54 Die as Turkey Quake Rocks Adana and Surrounding Areas
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Adana in southern Turkey on Saturday, killing at least 54 people and injuring about 100. Tremors were felt in Mersin Nigde and Kayseri, with 30 deaths reported in Ceyhan and more in Adana slum districts. Incirlik air base lies on Adana’s outskirts near the city of about one million residents.
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Woman Pregnant After Legal Battle Over Dead Husband Sperm
Diane Blood announced Saturday that she is pregnant after a two year legal fight over using her dead husband Stephen Blood’s sperm. Stephen died of meningitis in 1995. consent rules under the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act required written permission from the donor.
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U.S. Must Raise Funds to Preserve UN Vote
A GAO study warns the United States could lose its General Assembly vote if it cannot meet an estimated 211 million to 24 million more in U.N. dues this year. The finding highlights U.S. arrears and financial problems at the United Nations, a point raised by skeptical Congress members.
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Portugal Votes On Abortion Referendum In Quiet Day
Portuguese voters paused campaigns to ponder a national referendum on decriminalizing abortion up to the tenth week of pregnancy. The deeply divided, predominantly Roman Catholic country faces a decision on allowing abortion on demand.
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North Korea blames South over submarine deaths
North Korea blamed South Korea for the deaths of nine crewmen aboard a submarine captured by the South. The vessel was found entangled in a fishing net, towed ashore, and the North demanded the return of the submarine and the dead crew, who were found shot to death to avoid capture.
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Russian premier urges austerity to save economy
Russian prime minister Sergei Krivenko pressed State Duma leaders to rapidly push his austerity plan to stabilize the economy. IMF analysts began evaluating a potential bailout as markets wavered with a 5 percent stock drop and heavy selling of government bonds.
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