“The Pope has attacked Britain’s reform of human rights and equality legislation, saying religious employers should be allowed to discriminate against homosexuals. In an unprecedented move, the Pope commented directly on the laws of a Protestant state, claiming that the proposed legislation threatens religious freedoms and violates ‘natural law’ “
“Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) could be caused by low levels serotonin in the brainstem, a new study shows. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston measured the levels of serotonin – a neurotransmitter which controls functions such as heart rate and breathing – along with tryptophan hydroxylase, the enzyme that helps make the key neurotransmitter”
“Researchers are scrambling to develop drugs to fight off a new superbug that is killing people. Experts say a new strain of bacteria responsible for deaths overseas is far worse than superbugs such as MRSA, which are already in Australian hospitals. They are determined to develop new antibiotics capable of fighting the extreme drug resistance shown by the new superbug, which has evolved from the Acinetobacter pathogenic bacteria”
“Air passengers who refuse to submit to controversial full body scans will be barred from boarding their flights. The technology – which has been strongly condemned by civil liberties campaigners – began operating at Heathrow and Manchester airports yesterday. Birmingham will follow suit later this month before the anti-terror devices are rolled out nationally”
“One of the most urgent responsibilities the international community faces is in Sudan, which is facing a renewal of nationwide violence. Many accomplishments hang in the balance. The Bush administration helped to orchestrate a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) there in 2005. One of its key provisions is that a referendum will be held in January 2011 in the southern region, so that citizens can decide whether to secede or remain part of a unified nation”
“Iran said it had launched a domestically made satellite-carrier rocket carrying live animals — a move that may increase Western concern that Tehran is trying to build a nuclear bomb. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [previously] said that Iran was ready to send its enriched uranium abroad in what appeared to be an easing of its position in the nuclear dispute. He [further] said the satellite launch was a huge breakthrough which help break “the global domineering system” — a reference to Iran’s Western foes. The Islamic Republic hoped to send astronauts into space soon, he said, speaking at a ceremony unveiling new satellite and space technology”
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