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Articles: Study first

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:51 AM

	A NAMIBIAN has been awarded a scholarship by the Indian government. Read full article: 'Study first'

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Articles: International group 'running wild' in Namibia

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:49 AM

	NAMIBIA is playing host to the second annual international course in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management attended by 21 participants from nine countries. Read full article: 'International group 'running wild' in Namibia'

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Articles: Flu bug rampant in the capital

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:48 AM

	INFLUENZA has struck with a vengeance in Windhoek. Read full article: 'Flu bug rampant in the capital'

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Articles: Policeman shoots dead alleged illegal fisherman

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:47 AM

	A POLICE officer appeared on murder charges in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court on Monday for shooting dead a Zambian national who was allegedly fishing illegally in Namibian waters in the Nsundwa area. Read full article: 'Policeman shoots dead alleged illegal fisherman'

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Articles: Split Supreme Court rules Caprivi 13 must face trial

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:46 AM

	ALLEGED Caprivi Liberation Army commander John Samboma and 12 fellow high treason suspects are heading back to the dock in the High Court at Grootfontein. Read full article: 'Split Supreme Court rules Caprivi 13 must face trial'

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Articles: Price of cancer drugs called 'mind-boggling'

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:43 AM

	Although new cancer therapies have nearly doubled the life expectancy for those with advanced colorectal cancer, their staggering costs may keep the drugs out of reach for some patients, according to an editorial in today's New England Journal of Medicine. Read full article: 'Price of cancer drugs called 'mind-boggling''

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Articles: Research hints at disease vaccine

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:41 AM

	The first test in people of a vaccine to treat Alzheimer's disease produced mixed results, but it showed enough promise that companies are pressing ahead with other vaccines, researchers reported Wednesday at the ninth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Philadelphia. Read full article: 'Research hints at disease vaccine'

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Articles: Televising health summit `very risky, very bold' move

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:39 AM

	Paul Martin's vow to save public health care — including a long-term plan to improve hospital waiting times and other key medical services — will be put to the test when he sits down with the premiers for a high-stakes, televised summit from Sept. 13 to 15. Read full article: 'Televising health summit `very risky, very bold' move'

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Articles: "Bourne Supremacy": Cool spies in the crosshairs

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:37 AM

If you can possibly avoid it, try not to be trapped in a room with any of the characters from the new action thriller "The Bourne Supremacy." These people are all very good at what I'll call Sudden Improbable Overpowering — take your eyes off them at your peril. Matt Damon, in particular, has clearly been drinking his superhero juice; this guy could probably take out an entire multiplex full of people, most of whom would be too busy saying "Hey, how'd that 'Good Will Hunting' guy get those muscles?" to resist.

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Articles: Quadruplets for Michael Jackson?

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:34 AM

	Michael Jackson never ceases to shock. US Weekly carried a report saying MJ, who is facing trial on a charge of child molestation, is expecting quadruplets. The singer, however, has denied this, People magazine reported. Read full article: 'Quadruplets for Michael Jackson?'

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