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Greg Palast On Venezuela's Negro e Indio President
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 10:51 am | Scoop Link
There's so much BS and baloney thrown around about Venezuela that I may be violating some rule of US journalism by providing some facts. Let's begin with this: 77% of Venezuela's farmland is owned by 3% of the population, the 'hacendados.' More >>
Afghanistan: Blast Kills Five, Condi Rice In Kabul
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 10:16 pm | Scoop Link
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and more than 30 wounded Thursday in blast blamed on Taliban fighters in Kandahar, according to a senior security officer in the southern Afghan city. More >>
NEW! Share Information From Scoop.co.nz
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 10:22 am | The Scoop Editor
In the upper bar above every Story Page you'll now see icons for ''Email'' and ''Print'' delivering you the options of emailing interesting articles to others or creating ''Printer Friendly'' versions for your reference. More >>
Scoop Feedback: Mormons & Mentally Ill Kids
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 2:11 pm | Scoop Feedback
In this edition: - Scoop article on Mormon's and Bush - Response To Article By Evelyn Pringle More >>
Hackers May Have Won Bush Office: Kerry's Wife
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 12:34 am | Scoop Link
The US presidential election could have been computer hacked, the wife of Democrat candidate John Kerry has claimed. More >>
Link: Christopher Hitchens - Ohio's Odd Numbers
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 12:31 am | Scoop Link
No conspiracy theorist, and no fan of John Kerry's, the author nevertheless found the Ohio polling results impossible to swallow: Given what happened in that key state on Election Day 2004, both democracy and common sense cry out for a court-ordered ... More >>
Image: Tropical Cyclone Ingrid Approaching Darwin
Monday, 14 March 2005, 11:18 am | The Scoop Editors
Tropical cyclone Ingrid located approximately 65 nm north-northwest of Darwin, Australia, continues along its west-southwestward track but has slowed. More >>
Pro-Syrian Beirut Demonstration 1.6 Million Strong
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 9:03 am | Scoop Link
Scoop Link: Albawaba Abran news agency reports that more than 1.6 million people from across Lebanon converged on the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday in solidarity with Syria, answering a nationwide call by Hizbullah movement for a demonstration ... More >>
Scoop Link: Hizballah Holds ProSyrian BeirutRally
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 8:49 am | Scoop Link
Scoop Link: Hizballah Holds Pro-Syrian Rally in Beirut Radio Free Europe reports supporters of the Lebanese Shi'a Hizballah party took to the streets of Beirut on Tuesday to oppose what the party calls foreign interference aimed at pressing Damascus ... More >>
Feedback: Cuban Ambassador Responds To Rodney Hide
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 12:13 am | Scoop Feedback
I have been asked by some quarters not to reply back to any of the innuendos of Rodney Hide , as they do not deserve my time (they give me much credit or none to him). More >>
Super-Cylone Ingrid Heads For Queensland Coast
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 12:02 am | The Scoop Editor
Super-Cylone Ingrid Heads For Queensland Coast For latest information see… Joint Typhoon Warning Center More >>
Scoop Poll Watch: NBR-Phillips Fox Poll 4.3.05
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 5:18 pm | Scoop Poll Watch
Labour 43 National 34 NZ First 9 Greens 6 United Future 2.3 ACT 1.7 Maori 1.6 More >>
Liquorice Drives Herpes Cells To Commit Suicide
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 4:08 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report: Liquorice has been used as alternative therapeutic medicine for sore throat, bronchitis and stomach troubles. It could also make an impact on herpes viruses. A substance in liquorice induces the cells that are infested with the virus to commit ... More >>
Large Ozone Hole Observed Above Northern Europe
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 3:17 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report: According to a recently published study scientists have observed an exceptionally large ozone hole above Northern Europe, North America, Northern Asia and parts of the Arctic. The protecting ozone layer constricted by up to 60 per cent ... More >>
Fat Re-Breeding To Be Used In Breast Reconstuction
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 9:10 am | The Scoop Team
Breast-amputated women should soon be able to re-breed fat tissue and form a new breast on their own body. Scientists succeeded in growing large amounts of fat tissue on pigs up to 80 millilitres of stable and well transplantable adipose tissue, says ... More >>
Singapore's Zoo Uses Acupuncture To Treat Elephant
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:06 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report: Ailing animals at Singapore Zoo are having injuries and illness treated with alternative medicines including acupuncture. A recent patient is “Tun”, a 15-year-old female elephant of 2800 kilogrammes. More >>
Green Tea Protects Against Coagulation
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 2:51 pm | The Scoop Team
Next time you contemplate being tempted to indulge in a cup of green tea, perhaps you should go gp for it… for your heart's sake. Green tea contains a substance that protects against coagulation. More >>
Georgia: Abkhaz PM Survives Assassination Attempt
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:33 am | Scoop Link
Prague, 1 March 2005 (RFE/RL) -- In Georgia's separatist republic of Abkhazia, Prime Minister Aleksandr Ankvab survived an overnight assassination attempt as he was traveling to the Black Sea resort of Gudauta. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, Ankvab ... More >>
Scoop Link: US Court Abolishes Child Death Penalty
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 12:21 am | Scoop Link
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for juveniles, an important victory for opponents of capital punishment in the only country that gave official sanction to such executions. More >>
The Dramatic Consequences Of Disturbed Sleep
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 8:52 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report: A Berlin sleep researcher has compared quality of life of people affected by sleeplessness with tumour patients. Sleep disorders are not a harmless disease but can damage one's health dramatically. More >>
