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H7N9 virus mutation poses increased threat: scientists

ChinesescientistsstudyingtheevolutionofH7N9influenzaviruseshavefoundthatmutationsofthevirusposeincreasedthreatstohumans.ThefindingswerepublishedonthewebsiteCell

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Pesticide causing learning difficulties for honeybees: New Zealand study

A chemical pesticide is "dumbing down" honeybees, according to New Zealand research that could help explain some of the worldwide decline in bee populations.

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British PM says no lethal weapons to arm Ukraine "at this stage," stresses diplomatic solution

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday Britain was not supplying lethal equipment to Ukraine "at this stage," but stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

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Obama calls Ukrainian president over peace talks

U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed situation in eastern Ukraine and the current talks on a cease-fire and peace deal during a call, the White House said Tuesday.

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Slovak "Angel of Death" sentenced to 20 years in jail

Bratislava District Court in Slovakia on Wednesday convicted male nurse Jaroslav Dobias of murdering a hospital patient in June 2011 and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

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U.S. suspends non-lethal aid to northern Syria

The Obama administration has suspended non-lethal aid to northern Syria after a rebel group seized bases and warehouses from the Western-backed Supreme Military Council (SMC), the State Department said Wednesday.