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Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite, say researchers.

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood says a number of his first-team players are doubtful for the Hamilton game after a flu bug hit the squad.

Revellers on South Tyneside have to pass through a knife detection arch to get into pubs and clubs during the festive period.

A Chinese naval task force embarks on China's first military operation outside the Pacific, combating Somali pirates.

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates orders the deployment of a combat aviation brigade to Afghanistan, officials say.

China's decision to send warships to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden is both strategically and diplomatically significant.

Additional funding will be invested to try to combat flooding and coastal erosion in Wales, it is announced.

Anti-social and nuisance behaviour at a Derbyshire park is tackled by leaving the lights on.

The European Parliament backs a far-reaching package to combat global warming, seen as a key EU initiative.

A new scheme targets young drinkers in an effort to combat a rise in the number of drink-related rapes in Somerset.

Environmental activists stage protests in several Australian cities, calling Prime Minister Rudd's plan to combat climate change a "joke".

Defence ministers and admirals from 25 countries discuss ways to combat piracy off Somalia, writes the BBC's Frank Gardner in Bahrain.

Durham Police asks its officers to swap their standard white shirt and trousers for combat pants in a new uniform trial.

The government is rebuked by a new watchdog for using "selective" figures to claim it is combating knife crime in England.

Gordon Brown says EU leaders have backed an "ambitious and co-ordinated" recovery plan to combat the economic downturn.

Strathclyde police host a summit focusing on how to combat Scotland's growing cannabis farming industry.

Work finishes on a £1.25m scheme to move water from the coast to the mid-Sussex area to combat emergency shortages or drought.

A new government-funded scheme aimed at combating under-age drinking gets underway in Portsmouth.

The US hopes to get three combat brigades into Afghanistan by the summer, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.

Scientists believe successful tests in monkeys could prove a step towards a new type of drug to combat HIV.

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