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China tells Tareq Aziz it supports Iraq BEIJING (Reuters) - China told Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz on Monday Beijing would work to lift U.N. sanctions and restore civilian flights to Baghdad, state television reported. "China sympathises with the suffering of the Iraqi people under long-term sanctions," state television quoted Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan as telling Aziz in Beijing. Tang also criticised "some Western countries for setting up no-fly zones in a sovereign country against the United Nations Charter and the norms of international relations", the report said. Tang vowed that China would continue efforts inside the U.N. ...

Testicle Cells May Help Stroke Victims Recover Monday, November 13, 2000 By Bill Hoffmann NEW YORK — Transplanting cells from the testicles into the brain may help some patients recover from strokes, new research shows. Scientists say a certain type of cell, called a sertoli cell, releases chemicals that can protect brain cells from being destroyed in the wake of a stroke. Their research, conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Baltimore, shows that sertoli cells line tiny tubes in the testes, which produce sperm. The chemicals produced by the cells seem to have a beneficial effect ...