By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 December 2007 After seven years, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are talking once again. That development came at the end of 2007, a year of turmoil and transition which saw the Palestinian territories split, politicall

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 21 December 2007 Rebels and government troops in Ivory Coast are set to begin the long-awaited disarmament process on Saturday, a critical first step before forming a new national army is the divided country. Ivory Coast Presid

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 February 2006 The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels are meeting in Switzerland to hold their first direct discussions since the island's peace process ground

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The drug Taxol is a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer, but it's very expensive and complicated to manufacture. Now, scientists at Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've taken the first steps to make

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 June 2007 United Nations officials and delegates from about 20 African nations are meeting in Kinshasa to talk about disarmament strategies that can be implemented when conflicts come to an end. Analysts say the session wil

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Cement is a major component of concrete, the world's most widely used man-made material, an integral part of roads, bridges and buildings. But making cement requires heating limestone and other materials to very high temperatures, a process that rele

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