My OperaQuick info, September 03
Sunday, September 3, 2006 2:00:00 PM
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Scores die in Nato Afghan clash 3 September 2006
More than 200 Taleban fighters have been killed in a major offensive by Afghan and Nato forces in southern Afghanistan, Nato says. Four Canadian soldiers with the Nato forces were also killed in Operation Medusa, which began on Saturday near the city of Kandahar. A UK reconnaissance plane supporting the offensive crashed on Saturday, killing all 14 people on board.
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Vitamin D call for Asian children 3 September 2006
People with darker skin are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiencies because increased pigmentation reduces the capacity of the skin to manufacture the vitamin from sunlight.
