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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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Excess death rates were particularly high in eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Ukraine, with more than 200 each year per 100,000 of the population. When they looked at individual countries, the researchers found that air pollution caused an excess death rate of 154 per 100,000 in Germany (a reduction of 2.4

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

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Lasers have been discussed as a promising alternative ignition source for efficient internal combustion engines since the mid 1970s. 630, February 2010, INTECH, Croatia. Bottom : Schlieren photographs for early stage of ignition in a constant-volume chamber ignited by (a) spark plug and (b) micro-laser in a stoichiometric mixture.

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All the Adventure, a Fraction of the Cost: The D.I.Y. Orient Express

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One young man, grounded from flying by an ear condition, had come by train and ferry all the way from Ireland; a couple from London, grounded by Daisy the cockapoo, were en route to Croatia. A few hours later, we reached the suburban station of Halkali, the current end of the line for international trains to Istanbul.

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