Joomla! site syndication http://www.regional-news.com 2008-07-03T16:05:49+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2007-01-31T23:47:37+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/internet-resources/trial-of-egyptian-blogger-expands-realm-of-repre.html Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Karim Amer, the first Egyptian blogger to be tried for writing blogs criticizing Egypt's al-Azhar religious authorities, President Husni Mubarak and Islam. Karim Amer, a former al-Azhar University student and blogger, is facing up to 10 years in prison for his writings in a trial that resumes today. text/html 2007-01-31T03:31:59+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/health/chemical-terrorism-how-prepared-are-the-clinical-laborato.html A survey of clinical laboratory professionals has found that less than half think their laboratory could effectively respond in a hazardous chemical emergency. As a result of these findings, the American Society for Clinical Pathology will launch a series of online training courses to help clinical laboratories better prepare for a hazardous chemical event- anything from a train derailment to a chemical attack. text/html 2007-01-29T23:55:45+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/female-health/european-commission-commits-euro-4.2-million-to-microbicide-develop.html The search for a safe and effective microbicide to prevent HIV transmission in women advanced considerably today with the announcement of a euro 4.2 million grant by the European Commission to the International Partnership for Microbicides Belgium (IPM Belgium). The grant expands upon the European Commission's existing support of microbicides with a strong focus on engaging communities in clinical trials. text/html 2007-01-29T23:43:55+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/software/microsoft-launches-windows-vista-and-microsoft-office-2007-to-consumers-worl.html On Jan. 30 the most significant product launch in Microsoft Corp.'s history culminates in the release to consumers of the Windows Vista(TM) operating system and Microsoft(R) Office 2007. Starting tomorrow, these two flagship products will be available in more than 70 countries, in 19 languages (with 99 languages anticipated by the end of the year), and at more than 39,000 retail stores and online. text/html 2007-01-29T01:54:22+01:00 http://www.regional-news.com http://www.regional-news.com/policy/iraq-were-not-winning-were-not-losing.html The latest Harris Poll of public attitudes on the situation in Iraq shows that many U.S. adults hold the attitude of "we're not winning and we're not losing." However, while this suggests the U.S. adult public thinks that perhaps things aren't quite as negative in Iraq, other data within this same survey still paints a very negative picture.