Friday, March 12
Britain and France criticize U.S.
LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- Britain's prime minister and the president of France have joined in accusing the United States of "protectionism" over a $53 billion aerospace contract.
Skeletons ID'd as beheaded Viking raiders
WEYMOUTH, England, March 12 (UPI) -- The skeletons of more than 50 young men buried in a pit along an ancient roadway in Southwest England have been identified as beheaded Viking raiders.
Official: North Korea must resume talking
SEOUL, March 12 (UPI) -- North Korea needs to rejoin talks on ending its nuclear programs if it wants concessions from the international community, diplomats say.
Official: Treat black caviar like drug
MOSCOW, March 12 (UPI) -- Illegal marketing of Russian black caviar should be punished as severely as any other kind of drug trafficking, a government fishery official says.
Climate change threatens most bird species
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Climate change poses a threat to 93 percent of Hawaii's bird species, said a report from ornithologists and environmental groups.
Officials consider archery for pig problem
PLANTATION, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- Officials in Florida said they caught one wild pig accused of tearing up lawns and they may authorize the use of bows and arrows to stop the others.
New FDA warning for Plavix
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials added a boxed warning Friday to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix, or clopidogrel.
Japan braces for Atlantic bluefin tuna ban
TOKYO, March 12 (UPI) -- Japan is preparing for a ban on international sales of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has become more likely with a vote in support from the European Union.
Students compete at robot soccer
MILWAUKEE, March 12 (UPI) -- Organizers of a robotics competition in Wisconsin said dozens of teams are competing to see whose creation makes the best soccer player.
Papaya leaf thwarts growth of cancer cells
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese researchers say papaya leaf extract has had an anti-cancer effect in laboratory tests.
Mother birds communicate with eggs
CAMBRIDGE, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Maternal information transmitted to an egg lets prenatal chicks know how much food they're likely to get once they're born, scientists in Britain said.
Malnutrition killed Siberian tigers in zoo
BEIJING, March 12 (UPI) -- Malnutrition, not an infectious disease, killed 11 Siberian tigers in the last three months at a zoo in northeast China, animal protection officials said.
Experts expect limited salmon season
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- Experts say fishermen on the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington will likely enjoy a limited salmon season for the first time in three years.
Study: Oral contraceptives cut cancer risk
ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 12 (UPI) -- A 40-year study showed oral contraceptives reduced the risk of cancer and extended some women's lives, researchers in Scotland said.
Rare strawberry preserved in seed vault
SPITSBERGEN ISLAND, Norway, March 12 (UPI) -- A rare wild Russian strawberry is included in the latest shipment of seed sent to Norway for preservation in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, officials said.
Denver airport embraces paperless passes
DENVER, March 12 (UPI) -- A Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said a new program at Denver International Airport allows passengers to use paperless boarding passes.
NWS expects flooding in Pa, W.Va.
PITTSBURGH, March 12 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service said parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia will likely endure flooding as a result of rivers overflowing from melting snow.
Humans, sea creatures share vision gene
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Humans and an ancient group of sea creatures known as hydras share a gene that aids in vision, scientists in California said.
Alzheimer's protein may fight infection
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 12 (UPI) -- A nerve-destroying protein found in Alzheimer's disease may be part of the brain's defense against infection, researchers in Massachusetts said.
Yellow fever killed rare monkeys
POSADAS, Argentina, March 12 (UPI) -- A yellow fever outbreak killed 59 rare howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, said scientists investigating the 2007-08 die-off.
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