On:

Two of the eight euro coins that will come into circulation in January contain so much nickel that people allergic to the metal could develop eczema. Just five minutes of contact with one-euro (88 cents) and two-euro coins containing Cupro-nickel, an alloy containing copper and nickel, could trigger symptoms that including skin inflammation and itching, according to a study by Swedish dermatologist Carola Liden of the Karolinska Institute and Stephen Carter of Britain?s Laboratory of the Government Chemist.
read more

On:

Osama bin Laden was spotted in a fortified encampment 35 miles from Jalalabad a few days ago. Hazarat Ali, the law and order minister for the eastern shura or council, which controls three major provinces in eastern Afghanistan, says informants told him that bin Laden was spotted near Tora Bora, a village where two valleys meet in the mountains of Nangarhar province, in a large, fortified encampment. He?s constantly on the move, traveling by night and sleeping in caves, so it?s doubtful he?s there right now but at least we know the general area where he?s likely to be found.

?We have some people who told us that three or four days ago, Osama bin Laden was in Tora Bora,? Ali says. ?I trust them like my mother or father. He is moving at night on horseback.? read more

On:

According to the Sunday Times of London, the war on terrorism will soon be extended to three new countries, with targets linked to al-Qaeda in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen at the top of the hit list. ?We have the wind at our backs and we don?t want to lose it,? says a senior Washington source.

The first targets could be hit as early as late January. Intelligence officers from both Britain and America have been gathering information about terrorists in order to find out if they have links with bin Laden. MI6, the British secret intelligence service, has played a leading role in this.
read more

On:

The scientists at Advanced Cell Technology, in Worcester, Massachusetts, claim they have cloned the first early human embryo. They want to create genetically matched replacement cells for patients with a wide range of diseases, and say they have no interest in transplanting these embryos into a woman?s womb to give birth to a cloned human being.
read more