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Amazon deforestation up almost 4.0 percent
“Brazil’s Amazon jungles, known as the lungs of the world, lost almost 12,000 square kilometres (4,800 sq. miles) in just 12 months, a rise of almost 4.0 percent, new figures showed Friday.“
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Hester stakes Bears to early 7-0 lead over Vikes (AP)
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AP - Devin Hester caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to give the Chicago Bears a 7-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter Sunday night.
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Gas pipelines race out of mountains, into yards (AP)
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AP - In the push toward more energy independence, massive infrastructure projects that will help to deliver it have clashed with cherished rights of land ownership.
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Bush sends Rice to India in aftermath of attacks (AP)
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AP - President George W. Bush on Sunday dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi in support of India following the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 200 people, including six Americans.
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Traditional tomb of Abraham stirs emotion (AP)
“AP - In the divided city of Hebron, Jews toss slips of paper with handwritten prayers into a room over the traditional burial place of Abraham. At the same site, Muslims raise their hands into the air invoking the name of Ibrahim. Both are revering the same forefather.”
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What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You (BusinessWeek Online)
“BusinessWeek Online - If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There’s not much gold there — not yet.”
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Chastened Big Three US automakers to present recovery plan (AFP)
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AFP - Chastened executives from the Big Three US carmakers will return to Washington this week in a bid to convince lawmakers that their companies are worth saving with 25 billion dollars in government-backed low-cost loans.
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How The Beat Of Our Feet Can Generate Power
“Tiny generators turn the pulses of energy from all forms of human movement into electricity. The beating of a patient’s heart, the shudder of a tube train and the pounding of thousands of commuters’ feet on crowded platforms are being exploited as new sources of power.“
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Rare cosmic alignment A smile that’ll light up the night sky
“THE world may be facing its worst economic turmoil in decades, but the heavens are about to smile on Australia. A rare cosmic alignment on Monday will produce a smiling face - or an emoticon, depending on your generation - high over the country.“
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Militants have power to start regional war: Zardari (Reuters)
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Reuters - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week’s attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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