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NATO speeded-up film to excuse civilian deaths in Kosovo
Videotape shown by NATO to explain the killing of at least 14 civilians aboard a train on a bridge in Serbia last April was shown at triple its real speed. (April 19, 2000)
"Pharmers" milk animals for drugs
Some of the goats on the farm, have human genes in them. Others have genes not found in nature, genes produced by human artifice. In their milk, the nanny goats produce drugs. One goat is expected to make drug-laden milk worth as much as $30 million a year. (April 19, 2000)
Water, water everywhere--but only 0.8% to drink
Seven percent of the world's population has not enough water. By 2050, this will be 70 percent. (April 19, 2000)
Computer-aided implant lets blind man see
A blind man can read large letters and navigate around big objects by using a tiny camera wired directly to his brain, the first artificial eye to provide useful vision. (April 19, 2000)
More major earthquakes in 1999
The world experienced more major earthquakes in 1999, and deaths caused by them were double the annual average. (April 19, 2000)
Now Big Brother keeps eye on e-mail
Big Brother is no longer watching Russia's citizens at every turn, but many of them fear he is reading their e-mail. (April 19, 2000)
U.S.: An unpredictable rogue state?
"The U.S. believes it's the only superpower in the world, it can act at will, without regard for international law and international norms," Chinese arms control negotiator says. (April 19, 2000)
The state of the Christian world 2000
About 33% of the world's people are Christians, at least in name, American missions statistician David Barrett says. (April 19, 2000)
Killer bug sparks new food scare
A potentially deadly strain of salmonella may have been released into the food chain by the poultry industry--and overuse of antibiotics means that for the moment there is no way of stopping it. (April 19, 2000)
Iraq says sanctions kill 10,295 people in November
10,295 people died in November due to health problems resulting from sanctions. 1,215,787 Iraqis have died over the past nine years. (April 12, 2000)
Speaking of monopolies: The Federal Reserve
The U.S. Federal Reserve is the most powerful bank in the world, and a private bank at that. It can send stock markets around the world soaring or crashing with merely a word, and wipe out or create billions of dollars with a hint. (April 12, 2000)
World suffers new disaster record in 1999
Nature plagued the world with a record number of disasters in 1999. About 70,000 people were killed in well over 700 disasters this year. (April 12, 2000)
Professor Cyborg: Programming Humans
"Some computer scientists have their head in the sand in their thinking--believing that things are programmed, and that we [humans] can always determine what they are going to do. It's a complete load of rubbish!" Warwick exclaims. (April 12, 2000)
In a top-secret world where just talking about your job could earn you a prison sentence, only one man has been willing to talk openly about his role in the global eavesdropping network known as ECHELON. (April 12, 2000)
In six days Dan Cohn shattered every notion I had about privacy. Using only a keyboard and the phone, he was able to uncover the innermost details of my life--whom I call late at night; how much money I have in the bank; my salary and rent; social security numbers; credit card numbers... (April 12, 2000)
The DIRT program is less than 20KB in size. Once inside a target Windows 95/98/NT computer, it gives law enforcement complete control of the system without the user's knowledge. (April 12, 2000)
It starts off by secretly recording every keystroke the user makes. The next time the user goes online, DIRT transmits the log for analysis. The government agencies have even managed to open encrypted files by obtaining password locks. (April 12, 2000)
A increasing number of Lariam users have reported hallucinations, paranoia, nightmares and other psychotic effects after taking the drug. It has been implicated in suicide attempts. This occurs in up to one in 140. (April 12, 2000)
A number of findings refute skeptical secular scholars who assumed that accounts of the supernatural were only stories meant to illustrate theological points, not actual occurrences. (April 12, 2000)
New surveillance system to recognize intent to commit crime
British researchers have developed a means of spotting a potential shoplifter or mugger, a car thief lurking in a parking lot or someone about to commit suicide. (April 12, 2000)
WTO: Ready for world government?
"We are in the hands of political leaders who relish the breakdown of national borders. They are managing a steady leakage of power from the U.S. to burgeoning world institutions--and they are up-front about it." (April 12, 2000)
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