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World War Two Navajo code talkers honored

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Veteran Navajo code talkers o­n were honored in Phoenix o­n Thursday with a monument commemorating their use of an unbreakable cipher that helped U.S. forces defeat the Japanese in World War Two.

Monkey Gene That Blocks AIDS Viruses Evolved More Than Once

A gene in Asian monkeys that may have evolved as protection against a group of viruses that includes HIV has been identified by Harvard Medical School researchers, who add that their finding suggests the current AIDS epidemic is not a new kind of scourge.

Drinking makes heart grow more sorrowful, study finds

TOKYO (AFP) - The age-old belief goes that alcohol helps people drown their sorrows, but in truth the bottle o­nly makes bad memories linger, a Japanese study said Friday.

Swanu threatens Unam about ban on campus politics (Namibia)

SWANU has told the University of Namibia to drop its policy barring staff from active politics or face action that would expose what it called Unam's "hypocrisy and malicious intentions".

Hip-hop enlisted in AIDS fight (Namibia)

PEOPLE in Need (PIN) Namibia, a Czech Republic-funded organisation for families affected by HIV-AIDS in Namibia, plans a Virus Free Generation Hip-Hop Tour as part of an HIV-AIDS awareness campaign.

Fisheries need foreign experts (Namibia)

UNTIL Namibians become skilled enough to work in all levels of the fishing industry, there will have to be foreign expertise to do the job, Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo said at Walvis Bay o­n Friday.

New era of co-operation with Finland (Namibia)

FINLAND is transforming its development focus for Namibia to that of bilateral commercial relations, with the last bilateral grant project ending in March next year.

Swapo blames media for election violence (Namibia)

SWAPO has told the media to be extra careful when reporting o­n violence related to election campaigns.

Oil prices pushed to fresh high

Oil prices have risen yet further in Friday trading, touching another all-time high as a result of strong demand and continuing dollar weakness.

Final goodbye for early web icon

A web browser that gave many people their first experience of the web is set to disappear.