Health
Zika Virus in Mice Blocked by New Drug
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, September 27, 2017 (ENS) – An antibody that protects against the dengue virus has also proved to be effective against the Zika virus in mice, [...]
Month: September 2017
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Chile Safeguards Ocean at S. America’s Southern Tip
SANTIAGO, Chile, September 25, 2017 (ENS) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has pledged to create a new marine protected area in Admiralty Sound in Tierra del Fuego at [...]
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225 Die as Second Earthquake Shakes Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, September 20, 2017 (ENS) – A deadly earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, sending buildings crashing to the ground, killing children in their collapsing school, [...]
Land Use/Forests
Zinke Would Turn U.S. Monuments Over to Commercial Use
WASHINGTON, DC, September 19, 2017 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s review of national monuments, leaked to the media on Monday, recommends that President Donald Trump make major [...]
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Removing Atrazine From Surface Water Just Got Easier
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, September 18, 2017 (ENS) – An international team of scientists has found an effective way of removing low concentrations of the toxic weed killer Atrazine [...]
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Snow Leopards Not ‘Endangered’ Yet Not Out of Danger
NEW YORK, New York, September 14, 2017 (ENS) – The elusive snow leopards of the high Himalayas have been listed as Endangered for the past 25 years on [...]
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Powerful Hurricane Irma Punishes Florida
MIAMI, Florida, September 10, 2017 (ENS) – Hurricane Irma made landfall twice in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning and is currently blasting up the state’s [...]
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Category 5 Hurricane Irma on a Caribbean Rampage
MIAMI, Florida, September 6, 2017 (ENS) – Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, slammed Puerto Rico’s north shore Wednesday night after devastating [...]
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North Korean Nuclear Test Triggered Strong Earthquake
TOKYO, Japan, September 3, 2017 (ENS) – A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at the surface of the Earth struck North Korea on Sunday, raising suspicions that an explosion [...]
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Poor Families Scared of Water Scarcity
WASHINGTON, DC, September 1, 2017 (ENS) – Countries will have to spend US$150 billion per year to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of access to safely managed water [...]