Signs of bacterial diarrhea have been detected in quake-hit zones in Indonesia and the World Health Organisation is monitoring the area for bird flu outbreaks.
Avian flu has exploded in Indonesia which is set to soon become the world's leader in bird flu deaths if things continue at the current pace.
WHO has increased monitoring activities in Central Java after the quake left many people homeless and possibly more susceptible to disease.
The Chinese relief team discovered a case of bacterial diarrhea in the Bantul regency, the region struck hardest by the 6.3 tremblor.
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Friday, June 02, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Rice improvements will address global warming and drought
The Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will focus on problems of global warming and drought in the next 10 years of rice research.
IRRI is looking to breed new strains of higher-yielding rice that will need less water, handle higher temperatures, and fix nitogen in the soil as to require less fertilizer.
Rice field in Kolkata, India. AFP photo from Yahoo News.
Carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas, reduces rice yields. The institute has plans to reduce requirements for nitrogen fertilizer significantly.
Lately though, the IRRI has needed to devote efforts to fundraising after large donors like Japan and the United States cut funding to the research institute.
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IRRI is looking to breed new strains of higher-yielding rice that will need less water, handle higher temperatures, and fix nitogen in the soil as to require less fertilizer.
Rice field in Kolkata, India. AFP photo from Yahoo News.
Carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas, reduces rice yields. The institute has plans to reduce requirements for nitrogen fertilizer significantly.
Lately though, the IRRI has needed to devote efforts to fundraising after large donors like Japan and the United States cut funding to the research institute.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Kofi Annan sees problems in Afghanistan
U.N. Secretary General said the recent riots in Afghanistan revealed "deeper problems" in that country that need to be addressed.
The riots sparked by a U.S. military vehicle crash in Kabul were the worse in years with at least 20 killed and 160 injured. Major international aid offices were attacked by the rioters who chanted anti-American slogans. Major unrest was also reported in other parts of the country.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. AFP file photo from Yahoo News.
According to a U.S. military official, the crash resulted due to brake failure, and the soldiers in the vehicle fired their weapons to defend themselves from a hostile crowd.
"We have an insecure situation in parts of the country, we have the question of drug cultivation and production, we have the need to strengthen security forces and national institutions," Annan said.
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The riots sparked by a U.S. military vehicle crash in Kabul were the worse in years with at least 20 killed and 160 injured. Major international aid offices were attacked by the rioters who chanted anti-American slogans. Major unrest was also reported in other parts of the country.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. AFP file photo from Yahoo News.
According to a U.S. military official, the crash resulted due to brake failure, and the soldiers in the vehicle fired their weapons to defend themselves from a hostile crowd.
"We have an insecure situation in parts of the country, we have the question of drug cultivation and production, we have the need to strengthen security forces and national institutions," Annan said.
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