Canada requires ship registration in Arctic
INO News - 0 KB- Found: 16 hours ago
(AP:TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories) Canada's prime minister moved to firm up control of disputed Arctic waters Wednesday by announcing stricter registration requirements for ships sailing in the Northwest Passage.

Recent advances make cervical cancer control in developing world feasible for first time
EurekAlert! - 0 KB- Found: 20 hours ago
Recent advances in cervical cancer prevention mean that controlling the disease in developing countries is becoming feasible for the first time, experts say. Developments such as highly effective vaccines against the human papilloma virus (HPV) and promising new screening tests provide an unprecedented opportunity to tackle the disease in poor countries, where pap smear screening has largely ...

Take a journey into the past at county heritage museum
The Hendersonville Times-News - 0 KB- Found: 10 hours ago
With a smile on her face, the white-haired, frail lady stood in the "Window on Main" room at the Henderson County Heritage Museum. She looked at every detail on the photograph of 1919 Hendersonville that covers one wall. Her hospice caregiver asked the lady if she was ready to see the next room.

Nelson, library to show free train films
The Kansas City Star - 0 KB- Found: 13 hours ago
This fall the Nelson-Atkins Museum and KC Public Library will be showing free classic films that celebrate trains. The series is offered in conjunction with the exhibit Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, American and the Railway, 18301960, which runs from Sept. 13 to Jan. 18.

Car parts supplier PBR cuts 80 jobs
AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 0 KB- Found: 22 hours ago
Another car parts supplier - PBR - has revealed plans to cut its workforce, prompting unions to call for the federal government to save the automotive industry.

Need a bathroom? Metra train cars will have fewer of them
Chicago Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-08-28, 03:24 GMT
Space is needed for passengers, agency says First it was the bar cars. Now Metra wants to eliminate another important destination on some of its passenger cars: the bathrooms.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-28 16:04 EU appeals against WTO banana rulings
Interactive Investor - 0 KB- Found: 13 hours ago
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said Thursday it had launched an appeal to overturn a WTO ruling against Europe in a long running trade dispute over bananas with the United States and Ecuador.

Zimbabwe: Beef Rakes in Over U.S.$35 Million Annually
AllAfrica.com - 0 KB- Found: 17 hours ago
Zimbabwe has earned more than US$35 million annually from beef exports over the last few years but there is need to continue upgrading the cattle industry, an official at the Livestock Identification Trust has said.

Former rail chief joins plea for separated crossing
Watertown Daily Times - 0 KB- Found: 11 hours ago
JEFFERSON - It was apparent Wednesday at a public hearing that area leaders are adamant in their belief that railroad tracks that cross state Highway 26 just south of Johnson Creek should be separated from the road surface itself. It was also obvious the Wisconsin Department of Transportation does not want to foot the bill to make such a separation possible.

AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, August 28, 2008
Thaipr.net - 0 KB- Found: 19 hours ago
TIKIPHONE 3G... PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent today announced that Tikiphone, French Polynesias leading mobile service provider, will soon launch the region's first 3G+ network by upgrading its networ