1. antagonist /nˈtgənɪst/ -- 1. one who is against or contends with another in a struggle, fight or contest; opponent; adversary; foe 2. main opponent of the principle character in a play, novel or story Japan was our antagonist in World War II. 日

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 15 March 2007 watch Artemisinin and Malaria Artemisia plant Artemisia plants grow in many parts of the world, and many varieties have long been known to have medicinal properties. One particular variety, Artemisia annua

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An ant once leaned too far over the edge of a fountain and fell in-to the water.A dove was watching from a tree nearby.She saw that the ant could not swim so she plucked off a leaf and threw it down to him.He managed to scramble onto it and in

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One cold,frosty day in the middle of winter a colony of ants was busy drying out some grains of corn which had grown damp during the wet autumn weather.A grasshopper,half dead with cold and hunger,came up to one of the ants.Please give me a

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 October 2006 An international campaign to draw attention to the huge agricultural potential of the Sahel drylands of Africa is gaining ground, with a recent workshop in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The campaign seeks to

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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki re-appointed the controversial head of the country's anti-corruption commission on Monday, bypassing both an advisory board and Parliament in a move critics are calling illegal. The anti-corruption czar has been heavily

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