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Solomon Islands Tsunami Aid Effort Gathers PaceGizo, Solomon Islands - An international relief operation for Solomon Islands tsunami survivors picked up its pace Friday, as reports of dysentery added urgency to the effort. |
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Oldest Perfumes Found on “Aphrodite’s Island”Rome, Italy - The world's oldest known perfumes have been found on the island reputed to be the birthplace of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty), Italian archaeologists announced last week. |
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Great Pyramid Built Inside Out, French Architect SaysGiza, Egypt - Ancient Egyptians built the 480-foot-high (146-meter-high) Great Pyramid of Giza from the inside out, according to a French architect. |
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Blind skier sets new recordsLondon, England, UK - A skiing enthusiast has broken two world records - despite being blind. |
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Rare crater may have been spotted on TitanHouston, Texas, USA - The Cassini spacecraft may have spied another crater on Saturn's moon Titan, whose surface is mysteriously unblemished by the impact scars. |
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Comet-Chasing Probe to Pass by MarsParis, France - A European comet-chasing spacecraft is set for a nail-biting close encounter this weekend with Mars. |
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Star shatters spinning speed recordParis, France - A star found spinning more than a thousand times every second is thought to be the fastest rotating star known. |
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Politicians sign new climate pactWashington, D.C., USA - Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. |
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Red Planet ‘hiking maps’ producedParis, France - Scientists using data from a European probe orbiting Mars have made new topographic maps of the Red Planet. |
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Nations endorse agreement to keep children from fighting warsParis, France - The UN says at least a quarter million boys and girls around the world are thought to be fighting their country's wars. |
news from Europe
- BMW Will Have All-Electric Mini Coopers for Lease by March
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Archaeologists Unearth Gold Coins in Jerusalem
- London’s red buses to go green in 2011
- Meet the Magical White Christmas Robin
- Italy’s poor to eat contraband caviar on Christmas
- 4,000-year-old Amber Necklace Has Been Unearthed In England
- Malaria vaccine trials show promise
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Climate bill ‘could lead world’
