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    Pakistan Joins Silk Road Agricultural Innovation Alliance, Boosting Agri-Tech Cooperation

    Pakistani universities received wheat and vegetable varieties last year, such as cabbage, carrot, and tomatoes, for further research at their demonstration parks. Plans are...
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    AI Forecasting Deployed to Predict Nepal Landslides

    The AI-enhanced SAFE-RICCS system for predicting landslides has been rolled out in Nepal. The system analyses satellite images taken by NASA and other space...
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    HIV/AIDS

    Boys Born with Higher Natural Resistance to HIV, Study Finds

    Male infants are more likely to achieve HIV cure/remission after in-utero infection because male foetuses have lower levels of CD4 T cells which helps...
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    Asia Pacific

    ‘Declare Health Emergency’ to End Hepatitis in Asia

    Hepatitis is now the world’s second deadliest infectious disease and seven of the top ten countries with highest hepatitis burden are from Asia Pacific....
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    Agriculture

    Latin American Trial Heralds Methane-Free Rice

    Rice cultivation normally leads to high water consumption and methane emissions. But now, an experimental technique in Colombia promises significant improvements. 70 million people...
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    India

    India Set to be Sixth Country with Own Deep Sea Mission

    The minister lauded National institute of Ocean Technology’s efforts for the development of Matsyayaan 6000 which could go 6,000 metres deep into the Ocean. Chairing...
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    Climate change

    Indian Ocean Temperature Index Signals Dengue Outbreaks

    An Indian Ocean basin-wide index is possible predictor of dengue outbreaks, scientists say, arguing that higher surface temperature of the ocean can alter weather...
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    Asia Pacific

    Vigilance Needed to Avert Spread of Bird Flu to Humans

    Concerns on bird flu’s pandemic potential grew following its spread to dairy cows. Although of great concern there is yet no sign of H5N1...
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