13. november 2005

Bacteria modified to combat HIV. Scientists genetically modify bacteria living in the human body to produce chemicals that block HIV infection. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:20:39 PM    comment [] India seeks 'democratic' Nepal. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asks Nepal's King Gyanendra to restore democracy in the kingdom. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:18:08 PM    comment [] Israel Labour leader threatens PM. Israel's Labour Party says it will bring down the government if PM Ariel Sharon does not meet its new leader. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:16:47 PM    comment [] Chinese president heads to Spain. Chinese President Hu Jintao heads to Spain for the final leg of a three-country European tour. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:15:33 PM    comment [] Chinese medicine outlets probed. Scores of traditional Chinese medicine stores are being investigated for selling illegal medicines, the BBC learns. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:14:26 PM    comment [] Briton 'recovers' from HIV. Doctors are to carry out further tests on a British man whose body has reportedly cured itself of HIV. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:12:53 PM    comment [] UK troops out of Iraq 'next year'. Local forces could replace British troops in Iraq by the end of 2006, the country's president predicts. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:11:39 PM    comment [] Bush Carries to China A Delicate Diplomacy . In the privacy of the Yellow Oval Room in the White House residence overlooking the Washington Monument one day last week, President Bush hosted one of China's archenemies. The Dalai Lama gave him a white scarf called a khata as a token of respect. Bush served tea and sipped from a glass of water.... By Peter Baker and Glenn Kessler. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 12:10:42 PM    comment [] [TS] Oohs and Ahs at Delphi's Circus. Delphi investors were lucky enough to view a performance by consultants trying to justify the monster pay packages that they recommended for the bankrupt company's executives. By GRETCHEN MORGENSON. [NYT > Business] 12:07:57 PM    comment [] A Boy, His Site and His Civil Liberties Lawsuit . Hey, kids: Wanna pocket a hundred large? First, set up a Web site that criticizes your high school. Create a guest book and let other students pile on. Then, let the school officials find out about it and wildly violate your civil rights by suspending you, kicking you off the baseball team... By Frank Ahrens. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 11:59:56 AM    comment []

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