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Saturday, 6 October 2018
An Ancient Ant-Bacteria Partnership to Protect Fungus
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2E46PxQ
Friday, 5 October 2018
UNODC and International Olympic Committee enter partnership to tackle corruption in sport
6 October 2018 - While the presence of corruption and criminality surrounding sport is not a new phenomenon, the last decade has seen a noticeable increase in illegal activities designed to exploit sports for illicit gain. With the realization that many of the most profitable illegal activities involve a strong international dimension, UNODC and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have signed an agreement to fight competition manipulation and related corruption in sport.
Published October 06, 2018 at 11:34PM
Read more at unodc.org
Taming the Groundcherry: With Crispr, a Fussy Fruit Inches Toward the Supermarket
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2y3fBXn
How a Seafloor Blob Became Mexico’s ‘Black Gold’
By NATALIE SCHACHAR from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2zTzLEK
A Tube of DNA? Not Pretty, but That’s Life
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2CrHRXt
Hidden Stories of Chinese Migration and Culture Found in Giant Genetic Study
By STEPH YIN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2E01gR5
The Week in Tech: A Breach That Ripples Far Beyond Facebook
By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Qt3Lwz
FOX NEWS: National forecast for Friday, October 5
National forecast for Friday, October 5
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
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UNODC Executive Director congratulates UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad on Nobel Peace Prize
VIENNA, 5 October 2018 - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, congratulated Nadia Murad Basee Taha, UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking, on being awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize today.
"The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is truly a well-deserved honour for our UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, who has been a brave and powerful voice for survivors of human trafficking and victims of sexual violence as a weapon of conflict," said Mr. Fedotov.
Published October 06, 2018 at 03:07AM
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Thursday, 4 October 2018
Mysterious kidney disease on the rise in South Asia
Drinking water in agricultural provinces may be the key in Sri Lanka
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=296729&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Rifts Break Open at Facebook Over Kavanaugh Hearing
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QsBxC0
Viruses Spread by Insects to Crops Sound Scary. The Military Calls It Food Security.
By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2yed4ZU
Deep in Human DNA, a Gift From the Neanderthals
By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2PaSFw5
Ibero-Amercian network of public prosecutors agrees to develop joint investigation teams
Buenos Aires, September 2018 - Trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants are global concerns. Supporting regional coordination efforts in the fight against these crimes is therefore critical, and a UNODC priority. The fourth meeting of the Ibero-American network of specialized prosecutors on trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants (REDTRAM) was held from 26 to 28 September in Buenos Aires.
Published October 05, 2018 at 12:21AM
Read more at unodc.org
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Setting Up Your Tech on the Assumption You’ll Be Hacked
By SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2RnBRmU
Senators Call for Federal Investigation of Children’s Apps
By JENNIFER VALENTINO-DeVRIES and NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xVBkjY
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to a Woman for the Fifth Time in History
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2O56D60
Wireless Charging Is Here. So What Is It Good For?
By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OvpNl7
EBay Claims Amazon Illegally Tried to Poach Top Sellers
By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Pc4ceF
Leon Lederman, 96, Explorer (and Explainer) of the Subatomic World, Dies
By GEORGE JOHNSON from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2IE8KrK
FOX NEWS: National forecast for Wednesday, October 3
National forecast for Wednesday, October 3
Potential for showers and thunderstorms across the Great Lakes and heavy rain over the Southwest; Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
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Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Closer to Medicinal Use (It’s Not Just Your Imagination)
By LAURA M. HOLSON from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Iy17mm
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to 3 Evolutionary Scientists
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2RlDyBo
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
A Goblin World That Points Toward Hidden Planet Nine in the Solar System
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2RiCkGV
Why You Shouldn’t Use Facebook to Log In to Other Sites
By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OuFEjD
For Just the Third Time in 117 Years, a Woman Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Rk39L1
Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
By MIKE ISAAC and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P5tfzT
Heads of UN Office of Counter-Terrorism and UNODC sign Strategic Partnership Framework Agreemen
2 October 2018 - Today, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov, and UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, jointly held a briefing for Permanent Missions in Vienna. They informed Member States about the current status of the implementation of the first institutional reform of the UN Secretary-General to review counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations. They also briefed on the fruitful cooperation between UNODC and UNOCT in this field.
Published October 03, 2018 at 09:11AM
Read more at unodc.org
FOX NEWS: National forecast for Tuesday, October 2
National forecast for Tuesday, October 2
Adam Klotz has your FoxCast.
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E4J materials: an integral part of El Salvador’s national school campaign on cybercrime prevention
Under the slogan ' Enjoy and take care of yourself on the Internet,' the Ministry of Education of El Salvador, through its Vice Ministry of Science and Technology, has launched a national campaign using UNODC educational materials. Developed by the Education for Justice initiative the materials included The Online Zoo book and modules designed to assist teachers in early media education as they explain to children the challenges of being online.
Published October 03, 2018 at 04:57AM
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Silicon Valley’s Keystone Problem: ‘A Monoculture of Thought’
By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Oz88Zw
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to U.S., French and Canadian Scientists
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2OvnI8K
Monday, 1 October 2018
A Man Died After Being Infected With Brain-Eating Amoeba. Here’s What You Should Know.
By CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2NVFN08
A Man Died After Being Infected With Brain-Eating Amoeba. Here’s What You Should Know.
By CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2xPWKiE
Billionaire’s Fight to Close Path to a California Beach Comes to a Dead End
By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P2j92N
UNODC programme to fight cross-border trafficking expands to China-Pakistan frontier
1 October - In the coming decade, major regional infrastructure upgrades in Southeast Asia are expected to lead to freer movement of people and goods and increased economic growth. These welcome developments will, however, also provide more opportunities for organized criminal groups to traffic illicit goods and smuggle across borders. Over 70 UNODC-supported Border Liaison Offices operate throughout Southeast Asia to fight this crime.
Published October 02, 2018 at 03:11AM
Read more at unodc.org
Sunday, 30 September 2018
Justice Department Sues to Stop California Net Neutrality Law
By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xO9bez
Meat Labs Pursue a Once-Impossible Goal: Kosher Bacon
By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QgfIpc
fox NEWS: Elderly, 'feisty' white-cheeked Gibbon dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
Elderly, 'feisty' white-cheeked Gibbon dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
Workers and animal lovers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Muneca, a white-cheeked gibbon who was euthanized on Friday.
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fox NEWS: Volcano spews ash on Mexico City
Volcano spews ash on Mexico City
Ash spewing from the Popocatepetl volcano has reached the southern neighborhoods of Mexico's capital.
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fox NEWS: Huge shark swims by scientists in Atlantic as they discover colorful new fish
Huge shark swims by scientists in Atlantic as they discover colorful new fish
In the midst of discovering a brand new species of fish, a team of researchers missed a huge shark swimming above them when they were diving hundreds of feet into the Atlantic Ocean’s depths.
via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DJIjBV