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Athens HIV infections rise 1,450 percent after authorities canceled needle exchange program
The head of Médecins sans Frontières Greece has accused the Athens authorities of pursuing a wrong and dangerous public health strategy that ignores the root causes of disease outbreaks and penalises those most at risk. Reveka Papadopoulou, the general director of the medical aid charity’s Greek branch, said cases of…
One dead as wildfires rage in Colorado and New Mexico
More firefighters were called up on Tuesday to help fight a raging wildfire in the western US state of Colorado, which remains out of control and has claimed one life, officials said. Up to 200 firefighters were ordered in to help reinforce the 400 already battling to contain the blaze…
U.S. Commerce Sec. to take leave after car accidents
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson has taken medical leave, after he was found unconscious following two mysterious hit-and-run car accidents, possibly caused by a seizure, the White House said. Bryson, 68, is under investigation over two incidents in Californiaon Saturday, where he was traveling privately without his security detail. Authorities say neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected.…
Iran confirms agreement on nuclear talks content
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator on Tuesday confirmed an agreement had been struck with the EU official representing world powers negotiating with Tehran on the content of upcoming talks inMoscow. Saeed Jalili, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton had a telephone conversation late on Monday,…
Greenpeace slams crucial EU fishing policy talks
The European Union, the world’s third fishing power, came under sharp pressure from green groups and the EU executive to save the oceans from overfishing at key talks Tuesday to overhaul the sector. Angry Greenpeace activists waving giant fish bones and banners reading “Stop Overfishing” delayed the start of a much-awaited ministerial…
Feature phone app focuses on online freedom
For people living in countries where the the government monitors and censors the Internet, help is on the way. It may be in a smartphone app or it could be a clandestine wireless network that looks innocuous but allows people to communicate out of the view of government censors. A project funded…
Industrial music scares off pesky Sydney bats
A huge colony of fruit bats that live in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens are such a pest that desperate officials have taken to blaring industrial noise and banging sounds to scare them off. And the ploy appears to have worked. A week ago some 5,000 of the large mammals could be seen hanging in trees throughout the park,…
Israel ‘to evacuate Tel Aviv’ in event of missile attack
Israel will evacuate the entire population of Tel Aviv if it is hit by missiles, particularly if they have unconventional warheads, the commander in charge of Israel’s central region told AFP. Colonel Adam Zusman, chief of the Home Front Command in Israel’s Gush Dan region, which encompasses the city of Tel Aviv and its environs,…
Apple fends off Android challenge with maps and Siri
Apple says it is planning to rev up the software running its coveted gadgets, training its sights on the China market — and tossingGoogle Maps aside in the process. Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San francisco Monday to show off upgrades to the software running iPhones, iPads, and iPod…
Former British prime minister challenges Murdoch testimony
Former British prime minister John Major told the Leveson inquiryon Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch demanded he change his policy on Europe, directly contradicting the News Corp. chief’s own testimony. Major’s challenge comes a day after another former premier,Gordon Brown, also accused the Australian-born tycoon of misleading the inquiry into press ethics. Major, who was the Conservative prime…
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