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India to gain billions in US computer investment
India will gain nearly $6-billion in information technology investment over the next few years from just three United States companies, according to a report on the Science and…
Aids threatens the world’s biggest democracy
International agencies, public health experts and Aids activists have dismissed the Indian government’s claim of a massive drop in new HIV infections between 2003 and 2004 as…
A spicy weapon against malaria, HIV and cancer
The yellow spice turmeric has shown potential as a weapon against malaria, HIV and the virus that triggers cervical cancer, according to reports on <i>SciDev.Net</i>, the Science…
A tsunami for West Africa?
Scientists in Nigeria have discounted warnings that the West African coastline risks a tsunami but stress the need to plan for other extreme events. Yevgeny Dolginov, a professor…
‘Speculation caused food price hikes’
FOOD prices jumped 14% in the year to March, posing a crisis for poor South Africans who spent more than half their income on food, the Congress of South African Trade Unions…