The fastest toddler in Lithuania lured across finish line by jangling keys

Babies crawl during the Baby Race to mark international Children's Day in VilniusVILNIUS (Reuters) – It took 11 seconds for 10-month-old Kamilis Dambrauskas to crawl five meters of plush carpet towards victory on Wednesday in an annual competition to crown Lithuania&;s fastest toddler. Dambrauskas was the fastest among 25 toddlers, whose mothers lured them towards the finish line by flashing items ranging from television remote controls and mobile phones to milk bottles, red balloons, plush animal toys and a cat&039;s feeding bowl full of cat food pellets. "We trained a lot at home. …

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How to grow food in drought-hit Zimbabwe? Add irrigation

Subsistence farmer Joice Chimedza harvests maize on her small plot in Norton, a farming area outside Zimbabwe's capital HarareBy Andrew Mambondiyani CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Several rivers pass from Zimbabwe&;s lush Eastern highlands through the lowlands of drought-hit Chipinge, Mutare and Chimanimani districts. "We did not harvest anything in the past two seasons," said Amon Vhumbu, the traditional leader of a small, isolated village in Chipinge district, where many fields have been left barren by drought, despite a river flowing nearby. "As you can see, without irrigation our hopes of a good crop yield have now become unrealistic," he said.

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FDA asks Teva Pharmaceutical for further study on Huntington drug

Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Tuesday approval for a drug to treat chorea stemming from Huntington disease (HD) has been held up by U.S. regulators seeking further blood study. Teva, the world’s largest generic drugmaker, said it received a letter from the Food and Drug Administration for SD-809 for the treatment of chorea – abnormal, involuntary writhing movements that occur in 90 percent of HD patients at some point in the course of their illness. “The FDA has asked Teva to examine blood levels of certain metabolites.
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