Monthly Archives: November 2009
“Vegetative” for 23 years, Belgian man gets “second birth”
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — A Belgian man, who was thought to have been in a vegetative state but then found conscious for the past 23 years, said he got a “second birth” after doctors worked out a way for him … Continue reading
Iraqi gov’t opens YouTube channel
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — The Iraqi government Wednesday launched an official channel on the popular video-sharing website YouTube. The channel on the Google-owned site was opened when Google chief executive Eric Schmidt was paying a visit to Baghdad. Iraqi Prime … Continue reading
Curbing climate change “averts health crisis”: study
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — Curbing climate change could save millions of lives by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, a new study suggested Wednesday. The report, published by the British medical review The Lancet in a special issue, … Continue reading
U.S. health officials say A/H1N1 flu vaccine safe
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — There’s no evidence that the A/H1N1 flu vaccine can cause any serious side effects, said U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a report released on Wednesday. The report was CDC’s first report on … Continue reading
Conjoined twins recovering well after separation surgery in Australia
BEIJING, Nov. 25 — Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna are recovering well in Australia from a marathon separation surgery in Australia. According to Australia’s Royal Children’s Hospital chief of surgery Leo Donnan Tuesday, Trishna has started to eat … Continue reading
New power plant prototype uses salt to produce electricity
BEIJING, Nov. 25 — The world’s first osmotic power plant was unveiled in Norway, which can utilize the energy when freshwater encounters seawater to produce clean electricity, according to media reports Wednesday. Statkraft, a state-owned power group of Norway, is … Continue reading
Experts warn climate change to raise seas by 2m by 2100
BEIJING, Nov. 25 — Global warming could raise sea levels by 2 meters at worst by 2100, much faster than expected, experts said in a statement. In the statement “Copenhagen Diagnosis” — a warning to next month’s UN climate summit … Continue reading
Countries expect much from Shanghai World Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov.13 — At the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum opened Thursday, representatives from the participating countries expected much from the 184-day world feast next year. Some of them sought opportunities for further cooperation and development through the Expo. … Continue reading
Countries spare no expense to stage a unique Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov. 13 — Guests participating in the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum said their countries are actively preparing for the upcoming Expo 2010, and revealed some of their ideas to Xinhuanet. Canada’s Expo 2010 Commissioner … Continue reading
Phelps wins 1 bronze, disqualified for 2 races in World Cup
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — Eight Olympic golds winner Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the final in two races, and won the third place in the 100m individual medley in the fourth leg of the short-course FINA World Cup in … Continue reading