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Does depleted uranium (DU) cause cancer?

Yes

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Serious long-term health problems caused by the use of depleted uranium in bombs can range from cancer to leukemia and genetic mutations.

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Will Apophis Asteroid collide with Earth on April 13, 2036?

Yes

Will Apophis hit Earth in 2036? NASA rejects Russian report

Now, reports out of Russia say that scientists there estimate Apophis will collide with Earth on April 13, 2036.

Apophis asteroid will probably almost certainly not smash into ...

Now, reports out of Russia say that scientists there estimate Apophis will collide with Earth on April 13, 2036.

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When did humans master fire?

400,000 years ago

Humans’ first use of fire may not be so long ago

Now, a new study argues that humans did not master fire until about 400, 000 years ago.

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True or False? "Depleted uranium is radioactive."

True

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In the large literature on depleted uranium by the author, the problem was already dealt with: a calculation of radioactive contamination from uranium due to cruise missiles, particularly those launched on Bosnia in 1995, was already performed.

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Did NATO use depleted uranium munitions in their 2011 operation in Libya?

Yes

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

Conn Hallinan, a columnist with Foreign Policy in Focus, told Russia Today news network on Wednesday that after examining the impact wounds left on tanks in Libya, he is almost certain that depleted uranium is being utilized.

West using depleted uranium in Libya.

Western coalition forces have been using depleted uranium in their airstrikes on crisis-hit Libya, says an expert, despite the forces' denial of using the highly-poisonous metal.

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Reports of its use have appeared in the media since the beginning of the conflict.

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How many people have been killed in Libya's recent popular uprising against Muammar Gadhafi?

g. 10,000-15,000

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AFP says that Gaddafi's forces have killed at least 10,000 people during the ongoing fighting; and Libya's National Transition Council said Tuesday that another 30,000 were wounded and 20,000 more are still missing.

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True or False? "The United Nations has prohibited the manufacture, testing, use, sale and stockpiling of depleted uranium weapons."

True

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

The United Nations has prohibited the manufacture, testing, use, sale and stockpiling of depleted uranium weapons.

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True or False? "The production cost of depleted uranium is about $2/kg."

True

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Because of its unique physical characteristics, in particular the density that makes it extremely convenient as a mass enhancer (about 19 kg/l), but also the low cost (the production cost of DU is about $2 per kg) and the inconvenience to treat as radioactive waste, DU has found its way use in the military field.

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True or False? "Brazilian President-elect Rousseff committed violent crimes as a guerilla."

False

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But Rousseff dismisses stories that she knows how to handle an AK-47 and that she committed any violent crimes as “legends.”

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Does depleted uranium (DU) cause cancer?

Yes

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

Will Apophis Asteroid collide with Earth on April 13, 2036?

Yes

Will Apophis hit Earth in 2036? NASA rejects Russian report

Apophis asteroid will probably almost certainly not smash into ...

When did humans master fire?

400,000 years ago

Humans’ first use of fire may not be so long ago

True or False? "Depleted uranium is radioactive."

True

tehran times : Cruise missiles with depleted uranium on Libya

Did NATO use depleted uranium munitions in their 2011 operation in Libya?

Yes

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

tehran times : Cruise missiles with depleted uranium on Libya

How many people have been killed in Libya's recent popular uprising against Muammar Gadhafi?

g. 10,000-15,000

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

True or False? "The United Nations has prohibited the manufacture, testing, use, sale and stockpiling of depleted uranium weapons."

True

tehran times : West using depleted uranium in Libya

True or False? "The production cost of depleted uranium is about $2/kg."

True

tehran times : Cruise missiles with depleted uranium on Libya

True or False? "Brazilian President-elect Rousseff committed violent crimes as a guerilla."

False

tehran times : Dilma Rousseff: From fugitive guerrilla to Brazil's ...