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1. News - Asia - AUSTRALIA

   Australian study points to potential cure for Aids

   Posted Jan 16th 2013, 05:37pm

   ... News Asia HIV-Aids gene therapy Australian science Agence France-Presse in Sydney An Australian scientist said on Wednesday that he had discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to Aids, describing it as a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease. David Harrich, from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said he had successfully ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1129475/australian-study-points-potential-cure-aids
2. News - World - NATURE

   Crazy ant invades the US South

   Posted May 20th 2013, 12:00am by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

   ... News World Ant Insects Biology Nature United States The Christian Science Monitor The southern United States is being invaded - again. This time it is erratic but troublesome "crazy ants" from South America marching - actually, hitching rides - setting up massive colonies and relieving other occupying ant armies, including fire ants, of their duties. With billions of ants ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1241339/crazy-ant-invades-us-south
3. News - Asia - INDONESIA

   High security to protect Java's garlic fields of gold

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 12:00am by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

   ... News Asia Indonesia Food Prices Corruption The Christian Science Monitor Corruption and import restrictions in the name of food safety send prices of staple crops skyrocketing, hurting consumers Central Java's farming villages are tight-knit and communal. But trust in one's neighbours has wavered over the past month as food prices have soared, turning crops like garlic ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1214692/high-security-protect-javas-garlic-fields-gold
4. News - World - PUBLISHING

   Pippa Middleton dropped by literary agent David Goodwin after book flop

   Posted Mar 25th 2013, 12:00am by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

   ... News World Pippa Middleton David Goodwin The Christian Science Monitor Pippa Middleton, sister of Prince William's wife Catherine, has been unceremoniously dumped by British literary agent David Goodwin, who masterminded an extraordinary US$640,000 advance on her first book. "I am very sorry it has happened, but yes, it is true: I no longer represent Pippa and I wish ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1199006/pippa-middleton-dropped-literary-agent-david-goodwin-after-book-flop
5. News - World - TUNISIA

   Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and legacy of bling

   Posted Dec 30th 2012, 12:00am by The Christian Science Monitor

   ... News World Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Luxury cars Jewellery The Christian Science Monitor Jewellery and 39 luxury cars among items left behind by ousted president and his family that Tunisia is selling to ease economic woes On a crisp December morning in Tunis, a finance ministry official named Mohamed Hamaied was demonstrating the horsepower of maroon BMW V12 on the runway ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1115407/ousted-tunisian-president-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-and-legacy-bling
6. Business - Economy - CURRENCIES

   China looking at direct yuan trade with Australian dollar

   Posted Apr 08th 2013, 12:00am by Sophie Yu

   ... Business Economy China Economy Australian Dollar Yuan Direct Trading Sophie Yu sophie.yu@scmp.com Yuan move would lower transaction costs, deepen ties with vital commodities supplier China may soon allow its currency to trade directly with the Australian dollar, according to officials from the central bank and a top government think tank. The official at the People's Bank ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1209560/china-looking-direct-yuan-trade-aussie-dollar
7. News - World - UNITED STATES

   Clinton fails to silence talk husband Bill craves job of envoy to Ireland

   Posted Dec 10th 2012, 12:00am by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

   ... News World Ambassadors of the United States Bill Clinton Barack Obama Hillary Rodham Clinton Ireland The Christian Science Monitor Hillary fails to douse speculation her husband may desire a US ambassadorship to Ireland Is Ireland big enough for Bill Clinton? The chatter about what Mr. Clinton might do next has often tended towards the grandiose. In the past, there was talk ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1101465/clinton-fails-silence-talk-husband-bill-craves-job-envoy-ireland
8. News - World - WHITE HOUSE RACE

   Obama supporters break campaign record with monthly donations

   Posted Oct 08th 2012, 12:00am by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

   ... News World US Presidential Election 2012 Barack Obama Democratic Party Donations US Politics Mitt Romney The Christian Science Monitor Campaign in sight of US$1 billion goal as mostly small donors contribute a record US$181 million in September to the president's war chest Early in the presidential campaign, there was talk of US President Barack Obama raising ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1056111/obama-supporters-break-campaign-record-monthly-donations
9. Business - Economy - ECONOMY

   Australia cuts key interest rate to record low

   Posted May 08th 2013, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... in a statement the Australian dollar's record strength "is unusual given the decline in export prices and interest rates". The board decided to use some of that scope. It judged ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1232547/australia-cuts-key-interest-rate-record-low
10. Lifestyle - Technology - BIOGENETICS

    Scientists say reviving extinct species is possible, but question its ethics

    Posted Apr 28th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

    ... brooding them in its stomach and then spitting out the offspring. The cloned embryos all died within a few days. Australian teams are also working on reviving the Tasmanian tiger with DNA obtained ...

    http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1224817/scientists-say-reviving-extinct-species-possible-question-its

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