Biology
Web auction to boost East’s livestock trade
A real-time Internet livestock auction in the eastern Turkish province of Erzurum will be founded to increase opportunities for trade in livestock and animal products such as meat, milk, wool and leather.
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VIDEO: The art of the eco-mindshift
Natalie Jeremijenko's unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of volunteers. These real-life experiments include: Walking tadpoles, texting "fish," planting fire-hydrant gardens and more.
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Mammoth fossils from 2 mln years ago
Fossils accidentally discovered in an old mine in the northern province of Samsunâs Ladik district have been determined to be a mammoth that lived 2 million-years-ago.
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Turkey urges utmost care during travels to African countries hit by Ebola outbreak
Turkeyâs Foreign Ministry has warned citizens to show the utmost care in the case of travelling to the four African countries that were hit by the Ebola outbreak, while cautioning citizens for such care when travelling to other regional countries as well.
US doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment
The first Ebola victim to be brought to the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit at one of the nationâs best hospitals, where doctors said they are confident the deadly virus wonât escape.
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Two horses die of suspected poisoning in Epirus
Police in Epirus, northwestern Greece, are looking for the perpetrators behind the suspected poisoning of 11 horses belonging to a man who conducts riding tours at Acherontas River.
Ilias Markou, owner of the tour company, told Athens-Macedonia News Agency that he found two of his horses dead and another nine suffering spasms in the early hours of Friday.
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Serbia boosts inspection due to Ebola epidemic
BELGRADE - Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport will boost border sanitary inspection from Saturday in the wake of the outbreak of the largest Ebola epidemic the world has seen in 40 years, but all other measures required to prevent occurrences of the disease will be taken as well, Serbian Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar said.
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Greek disease control center sees ‘very low’ risk of Ebola spread but cautions travelers
There is a very low risk of the deadly Ebola virus reaching Greece but experts here have been monitoring the outbreak, the Hellenic Center of Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said on Friday.
Croats Deport Macedonian Who Poked Rare Seal
A 56-year-old Macedonian, who ignored signs telling visitors not to approach a rare breed of seals, has been fined 200 euros for poking a rare monk seal on a beach full of other bathers near Pula, in Croatia’s northwest Istria region, on Wednesday.
The man was later deported after authorities discovered he was in the country illegally.
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Bulgarian Scientists Prove Beer to Be as Healthy as Fruits
Bulgarian scientists have found more evidence that the moderate drinking of beer is good for one's health thanks to the natural ingredients contained in the ale.