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Rare strawberry preserved in seed vault
SPITSBERGEN ISLAND, Norway, March 12 (UPI) -- A rare wild Russian strawberry is included in the latest shipment of seed sent to Norway for preservation in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, officials said.

Vitamin D critical to fighting infections
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 8 (UPI) -- University of Copenhagen researchers report vitamin D is crucial to activating immune defenses to fight off serious infections in the body.

Iceland votes on paying $5.2 billion debt
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March 6 (UPI) -- Iceland voters likely will reject a plan to use taxpayer money to cover losses of British and Dutch depositors in a failed online bank, observers say.

Secondhand smoke ups teen vessel damage
TURKU, Finland, March 4 (UPI) -- Exposure to secondhand smoke has been linked to an increased risk of hardened arteries in 13-year-olds, researchers in Finland said.

Advanced prostate cancer may boost suicide
UPPSALA, Sweden, March 1 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers found the suicide rate for men diagnosed with advanced or spreading prostate cancer is double that of the general male population.

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