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Tropical Storm Isaac drenches Haiti, swipes Cuba | PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Satu... (photo: UN / Victoria Hazou) The Star Haiti Photos Storm Tropical Wikipedia: Haiti |
Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at 82 | Neil was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the . The modest man, who had people on entranced a... (photo: AP / Bill Ingalls/NASA) Newsday Astronaut Moon Neil Armstrong Photos Wikipedia: Neil Armstrong |
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Plants for cleaner indoor air | A common plant enlightens Subhadra Devan on how some indoor varieties help in cleaner air | Spiderplant(Chlorophytum comosum, Chlorophytum elatum) | Bostonfern (Nephrol... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) New Straits/Business Times Environment Health Home Photos Wikipedia: Houseplant |
AU and Senegal ink deal to try ex-Chad leader | Senegal and the African Union have signed an agreement in Dakar to create a special tribunal to try former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre who is accused of war crimes. ... (photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell) Al Jazeera Africa Chad Photos War Crime Wikipedia: Hissène Habré |
NASA's Mars rover makes first test drive | AFP - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday made its first test drive, leaving wheel tracks near its landing spot -- now dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of late s... (photo: NASA / NASA/JPL-Caltech) France24 Mars Nasa Photos Science Wikipedia: Curiosity rover |
Local stocks set for modest gains | Australian shares are pointed higher after Wall Street was mixed on a fresh sign that the US Federal Reserve is leaning towards new economic stimulus efforts, but Europ... (photo: WN / Geeta) Canberra Times Aussie Economy Photos Stock Wikipedia: Australian Securities Exchange |
Washington state man accused of vowing to 'kill the president' | SEATTLE—A Washington state man charged with threatening the president reportedly warned the FBI of a “cop-killing spree…just over the hill” and... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) The Los Angeles Times FBI Photos President United States Washington Wikipedia: Reported possible assassination threats against Barack Obama |
Bank of America ends sales of certain credit-protection products | Bank of America Corp. is ending sales of several of its credit-protection products, including products that suspend borrowers' minimum monthly payments in the event of ... (photo: AP / Alan Diaz) Business Journal Business Finance Market Photos Wikipedia: Bank of America |
Satellites to Measure Blasts of Solar Storms | NASA orbits two satellites in Van Allen radiation belts to measure and observe the effects of space weather. (Aug. 22) | You need the latest version of the Adobe Flash ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Newsday Nasa Photos Solar Weather Wikipedia: Solar storm |
Childhood music lessons improve hearing in adults Children who take music lessons have better hearing as adults even if they stopped playing their instrument after just a few years of practice, a new study suggests. | Pr... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) The Daily Telegraph Children Health Music Photos Wikipedia: Music |
Nasa's Curiosity rover to make first test drive A little more than two weeks after its arrival on Mars, Nasa's Curiosity rover will on Wednesday make its first "test drive" before setting off on its Red Planet mission,... (photo: Creative Commons / Chaser) The Daily Telegraph Mars Nasa Photos Space Wikipedia: NASA |
Climate Change Complacency | Gijon, Spain. | Tom is an agribusiness banker in Greeley, Colorado, a Republican, and one of the nicest people I have ever met. During a visit to Greeley this year, thi... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) CounterPunch Agriculture Climate Colorado Photos |
Arctic sea ice likely to hit record low Washington - Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to a record small size sometime next week, and then keep on melting, a scientist at the US National Climate D... (photo: NOAA / Mike Dunn, NC State Museum of Natural Sciences) Independent online Climate Environment Photos Science Wikipedia: Climate change in the Arctic |
How long before robots can think like us? This summer, a computer almost passed the Turing intelligence test. Dan Falk examines the narrowing gap between humans and machines. | Will Smith in I, Robot Photo: ... (photo: Creative Commons / martinroell) The Daily Telegraph Computer Photos Robots Technology Wikipedia: Robot |
NASA to launch another Mars mission in 2016 Encouraged by the success of “Curiosity”, NASA has announced to launch a new Mars mission in 2016 to take a better look into the guts of the Red Planet. | The... (photo: AP / NASA-JPL, Cory Waste) The Hindu Mars Nasa Photos Space Wikipedia: Mars |