Summer's sting: a few simple steps can reduce the number of bites
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Canada hosts over 70 species of mosquitos. The female only, require blood. Municipality spraying can help, but getting rid of stagnant water can also help residents. Diseases carried by mosquitos are noted. Clothing, repellents, and electronic devices are evaluated as deterrent.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Yeltsin's surprise
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Russian Pres Boris Yeltsin said some US prisoners of war who were captured in Vietnam could be alive in Russian prison camps. US, Russian and Vietnamese officials claim that there is little evidence to supports Yeltsin's statements.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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A man on the run
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Brazil pres Fernando Collor de Mello is being investigated for charges that his family accepted payments of $2.8 million over a 30-month period. If Collor is impeached, his likely successor is VP Itamar Franco.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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