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Malaria, West Nile virus vaccines sought
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are trying to develop vaccines aimed at ticks and mosquitoes to prevent such diseases as West Nile virus and malaria.
European Court orders Chechen payments
PARIS, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Relatives of Chechen nationals abducted or killed will receive $403,000 in compensation from Russia, the European Court of Human Rights decided.
Costly EU coffee makers deemed too risky
BRUSSELS, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Seventeen expensive coffee makers purchased for the European Commission headquarters create contaminated coffee, an official says.
Thrift meets technology in coupon offers
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Chipping away at shopping expenses with coupons is becoming more mainstream and more creative with technology pushing new innovations, observers say.
China urges U.S. to stabilize economy
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The United States must get its economic house in order, boost savings rates and protect Chinese investments, Chinese officials said Thursday.
Nanomaterials may pose health risk
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Minuscule nanoparticles added to consumer products increasingly may be swarming through the body and threatening organs like the liver, U.S. scientists fear.
Marine animal homing theory developed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have a new theory to explain how some marine animals find their way back to their birthplace to spawn after migrating thousands of miles.
Strong cyclones approaching Russia
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY , Russia, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and Maritime territory are expected to be hit by two cyclones advancing on the country, forecasters said Thursday.
High court to decide on hearing Obama case
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is to consider Friday whether to hear a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, court officials said.
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EU lax on car emissions
BERLIN, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The European Union has handed automakers more time to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a decision that infuriates climate-protection activists.
Russian eateries adapting to economic woes
MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Managers of upscale restaurants in Russia say they have begun adapting their menus to healthier and creative dishes in response to the economic crisis.
Obama a hit among Italian nativity scenes
NAPLES, Italy, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A vendor spokesman in Naples, Italy, says police shut down a shopping area offering nativity figurines, including one of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
Online jobs ads declined in November
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. job opportunities listed online in November fell to a level 22 percent below listings online a year ago, a private research group said.
Veteran astronaut Carl Walz leaves NASA
Veteran astronaut Carl Walz leaves NASA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says one of its veteran astronauts, Carl Walz, is resigning to take an unspecified job in the private sector.
RWE to cooperate with Serbian province
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- German energy giant RWE is looking into developing coal and water power projects in a Serbian province inside Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Drug fights one type of breast cancer
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A breast cancer chemotherapy drug shows benefits in fighting one type of breast cancer but not another type, U.S. researchers say.
Zimbabwe has major case of diamond fever
MUTARE , Zimbabwe, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Among the many ills plaguing Zimbabwe, the one many consider Africa's nastiest ailment, diamond fever, has a firm, fearsome hold, officials say.
Automakers try to make case for funds
Automakers try to make case for funds
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Plans for energy-efficient cars, fewer showrooms and shared sacrifice were aired Thursday by the three U.S. automakers seeking emergency funding from Congress.
3-foot snake causes printer to jam
GOLD COAST, Australia, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A man in the Australian town of Lismore says a snake more than 3 feet long was living inside a computer printer and caused the device to malfunction.
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