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21 hrs ago | Independent Online

Talking trash keeps it green

In an attempt to curb littering, Finland's capital will distribute rubbish bins that say "thank you" in celebrity voices when they are fed trash, city project managers said Tuesday.

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Tuesday | New Delhi News.Net

Finnair to reschedule India flights from winter

Nordic carrier Finnair has decided to reschedule its operations to India from this winter to offer better connectivity and convenient flight timings to at least 12 destinations in Europe, a senior airline ...

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Tuesday | Daily Mail

Hope for thousands of breast cancer sufferers as cut-price drug 'stops it in its tracks'

A woman checks herself for breast cancer: Now scientists are hailing a 'breakthrough' drug that could cheaply stop tumours from growing A cheap drug used to treat brittle bones helps halt breast cancer in its ...

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Mon Aug 18, 2008

Newsday.com

Use it or lose it: Yes, it's true

RECHARGING? Some scientists wonder if the unconscious erections that occur when a man sleeps might be the bodyA A's way of making sure oxygen levels in penile tissue stay high.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, World News, Human Sexuality

Helsingin Sanomat

Attempts to get GTS Finnjet back to Finland continue

At least the Turku entrepreneur Johnny Sid is trying to raise funds in order to bring Finnjet to Turku, where the ship could serve as a floating dormitory or a hotel.

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Sun Aug 17, 2008

A Step At A Time

Nord Stream recruits Finland's Ex-PM

Paavo Lipponen becomes Nord Stream advisor Helsingin Sanomat, 15.08.2008 http://www.hs.fi/talous/artikkeli/1135238622077 Former Finnish Prime Minister and Parliamentary speaker, Mr Paavo Lipponen , will take on ...

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Sat Aug 16, 2008

Helsingin Sanomat

Cattle disappearing from Southern Finland

Highway 3 from Helsinki cuts through lush fields in Vantaa, Nurmijarvi and Hyvinkaa.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

WHNZ-AM Tampa

Infants Recognize Emotions By 6 Months

Infant sensitivity to negative emotional expressions develops at around 6 months of age, Finnish researchers said.

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Medical News Today

Breast Cancer Researchers Find Potential In New Combination Of Existing Cheaper Drugs

Featured Article Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Bones / Orthopaedics Article Date: 13 Aug 2008 - 8:00 PDT Scientists in the UK and Finland have discovered that a new combination of the ...

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Doxorubicin (generic), Adriamycin, Doxil, Medication

Thu Aug 14, 2008

MediLexicon

A Direct Gaze Enhances Face Perception

Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face.

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Physics Org

Infant sensitivity to negative emotional expressions develops at around 6 months

Scientists working in the Academy-funded Research Programme on Neuroscience have discovered important changes in the way that infants react to another person's face at age 5-7 months.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

Physics Org

Study points to new test for Alzheimer's

A method of medical imaging known as PET scans may allow doctors to develop a non-invasive test for Alzheimer's by spotting abnormal brain "plaques" associated with the disease, Finnish researchers report in a ...

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The Independent

Drug combination fights breast cancer new

A treatment for brittle bones has a dramatic effect on breast cancer when combined with chemotherapy, research has shown.

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Newsroom Finland

Finland-Georgia society to demonstrate outside Russian embassy

The Finland-Georgia friendship society is to hold a silent demonstration in front of the Russian embassy in Helsinki, the society announced Monday.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

SABC News

Brain imaging may allow Alzheimer's diagnosis

An imaging method known as a PET scan may enable doctors to determine whether a person has "plaques" in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Finnish study published today.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Family, Elderly, Alzheimer's

Mon Aug 11, 2008

Independent Online

Full steam ahead to Finnish line

Heinola - "It wasn't fun after two or three minutes," said Sauna World Championships organiser Ossi Arvela.

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Reuters RSS Reuters.com

VIDEO: The Sauna World Championships

Aug 11 - Far removed from the Olympic events in Beijing, the annual Sauna World Championships took place in the small town of Heinola in southern Finland.

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Helsingin Sanomat

Brill is the 100th fish species found in Finland

A new fish species was found in Finnish waters in Tvarminne near the southern city of Hango in July.

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Sun Aug 10, 2008

News24.com

Some LOVE it hot...

Finland held onto its reign in 2008 Sauna World Championships by sitting in a piping hot sauna for longer than competitors from Belarus and Belgium.

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Sat Aug 09, 2008

Marshfield News-Herald

UWSP to create paper science exchange program

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will lead a group of five international universities to develop a dual undergraduate degree in paper science and engineering.

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