Chinese medicine has been getting some props lately. A couple of recent studies have demonstrated the medical potential of traditional treatments. Part of the challenge of AIDS is that immune cells lose their ability to divide and thus their disease

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The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was begun by Vespasian, inaugurated by Titus in 80 A.D. and completed by Domitian. Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, it was the first permanent amphitheater to be built in Rome. Its

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Washington Newseum Honors 82 Journalists Killed in 2012 They were killed last year while doing their jobs. The Newseum in Washington has added 82 names to its Journalists Memorial. Photojournalist Ahmed Ismael Hassan al-Samadi was shot in Bahrain whi

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 December 2006 The outside world has long looked to Africa as a source for raw materials. In Senegal, Indian firms are buying up metric tons of recycled metal, including aluminum. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz visited an aluminum p

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Today, the Geographic Board decided that the town of Wanganui should be spelt with an h: Whanganui. This will make it the same as the river which flows through the town. The port is on the mouth of the river. The town is on the west coast of the Nort

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Pfizer and AstraZeneca 辉瑞-阿斯利康 A matter of trust 信任问题 British politicians are understating their nation's appeal to drugs firms 英国政客低估了英国对制药企业的吸引 IAN READ, the chief executive of Pfizer, an Americ

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