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- New Method for Detecting LandminesScottish scientists have developed a new plastic that can be used to detect the explosive vapors emitted by buried landmines.
- 14 People Die in Anti-Tank Mine ExplosionA tragic anti-tank mine explosion kills 14 people in Cambodia.
- Eliminating Landmines in Thailand - United Nations Disarmament and International SecurityLandmines are left over from wars and military conflicts all throughout the world. These landmines are very dangerous and as a result, 25,000 people die each year from accidents.
Cambodia's Landmine TragedyCambodia has almost 50,000 amputees, with limbs blown off by landmines - read on for why and what you can do to help.- 10 Years Later, Landmine Treaty RevisitedThe Center for Defense Information has published a new analysis on the tenth anniversary of the Ottawa Convention.
Honey Bees Being Trained to Find LandminesAn interesting new way of detecting lands mines is being reported by the BBC today. The new method uses regular honeybees to search out and alert their human companions of dangerous land mines.
Landmines - Remnants of WarLandmines are explosives lurking under the ground waiting for an enemy combatant to trigger. Technically they are designed to maim a soldier or disable a vehicle that comes near by.
TB Breath Test? I Smell a RatTuberculosis (TB) kills up to three people every minute. The world is in dire need for quicker, more accurate TB tests.
Sweet SedationI wish that I did not demand so much from you But I do and I will and this you should know Before everything breaks and we're the rubble below- "F" Words, Landmines & Wonder WomenIf you want an inspiring story that reminds you of how powerful you are, how capable and how God will always send an angel to give you a reminder, then this is a story for you!
