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Cell phones to take up life-saving role in telemedicine

Washington, May 6 : After taking the communications world by storm, cell phones are now set to revolutionize the field of medicine with its new role in telemedicine.

UN offers emergency funding to Myanma

Geneva  - The UN said Tuesday it was prepared to provide urgent funding for Myanmar from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) after Cyclone Nargis left an estimated 15,000 people dead.

Report: Juncker favoured to become first European Council president

Paris  - Luxembourg President Jean-Claude Juncker is largely favoured to become the first president of the European Council, the French daily Le Figaro reported, citing sources in the French govern

Rise in elephant poaching due to increased demand of ivory products in US market

Washington, May 6 : A new study has determined that due to the increasing demand for ivory products in rich industrialized nations like the Unites States, there has been an alarming rise in elephan

No decline in DDT levels in Antarctic penguins since 1970s

Washington, May 6 : New measurements have shown that DDT levels in Antarctic Adelie penguins have remained constant, contrary to the reports that it had declined steadily since the 1970s, when the

Rise in gas prices reduces employees’ productivity

Washington, May 6 : A study from the Florida State University’s College of Business suggests an association between rising gas prices and a reduction in the productivity of employees.

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