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Rain or shine - are weather forecasts reliable?
12/05/2012 - Webwatch

Rain or shine - are weather forecasts reliable?

Nowadays, in just one click we can access weather forecasts a week in advance. But is it truly reliable?

Are you ready for Google's future goggles?
05/05/2012 - Webwatch

Are you ready for Google's future goggles?

Google has launched a video on YouTube called the "Google glasses project".

25/04/2012 - France

Burglar found through DNA on stone - one year after

French police have found a man who committed nearly 30 burglaries a year ago thanks to traces of DNA left on a stone he used to break in to a house.

African buffalo help TB, malaria research
11/04/2012 - African news explained

African buffalo help TB, malaria research

Can African wildlife teach us a thing or two about human health? That's the idea behind the TB Buffalo Project in South Africa.

A plan to stave off extinction for Namibia's vital Devil’s Claw medicinal plant
02/04/2012 - African news explained

A plan to stave off extinction for Namibia's vital Devil’s Claw medicinal plant

Namibia is the largest exporter of a medicinal plant called Devil’s Claw. It is a source of income for 10 000 mostly poor families. But Devil’s Claw is now threatened with extinction.

26/02/2012

French weekly magazines review

France's politicians can't hide their cash from today's French newspapers, who also take a look at the women behind some of the world's most powerful men.

24/02/2012

French press review 24 February 2012

Is Bashar al Assad copying his father's tactics?

Food security in Syria
13/02/2012 - World news explained

Food security in Syria

Alessandra Galié, an Italian researcher, has been working for the past five years in north-west Syria on a programme developed by the International center for Agricultural Research in Dry ...

11/01/2012 - Iran - Israel

Iran accuses Israel of assassinating nuclear scientist

Iran has accused Israel of being behind the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.

Science to help farmers predict the future
19/12/2011 - African news explained

Science to help farmers predict the future

Studies have showed that global warming will reduce agricultural yields. But farmers can adapt.

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