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Scientists explain mystery of our 'lemon Moon' 2014-07-31
The Independent

It might look like a perfect sphere to you and I but scientists have now declared that the Moon is most definitely “lemon-shaped”. Researchers from the University of California published a new study in the journal Nature using advanced laser technology to smooth over the craggy lunar surface (one of...

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Octopus mom protects her eggs for an astonishing 4-1/2 years 2014-07-30
Yahoo Daily News

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If someone were to create an award for "mother of the year" in the animal kingdom, a remarkably dedicated eight-limbed mom from the dark and frigid depths of the Pacific Ocean might be a strong contender. Scientists on Wednesday described how the...

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Peace Corps withdraws over Ebola fears 2014-07-30
Canberra Times

Medical personnel demonstrate protective equipment to educate team members on the Ebola virus in Liberia. Photo: Reuters Washington: The US Peace Corps announced on Wednesday it...

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Gaza conflict: Scottish government promises £500,000 humanitarian aid 2014-07-30
BBC News

The Scottish Government is to provide £500,000 of aid funding to help the people of Gaza. External affairs minister Humza Yousaf said the money would go towards providing water, food, shelter and medical assistance, ....

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Rahul forced Sonia to decline PM post in 2004: Natwar Singh 2014-07-30
The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Estranged Gandhi family loyalist Natwar Singh claimed it was Rahul Gandhi's ultimatum to "do anything" that prevented Sonia from taking up the post of prime minister in 2004, contradicting the Congress chief's 2004 claim that she was following her "inner voice" in renouncing the high...

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Stocks edge higher after Fed delivers no surprises 2014-07-30
The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks turned slightly higher after the Federal Reserve did exactly what investors expected: Scaling back its support for the economy. Stock indexes edged higher after spending most of the day in the red. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose eight points, or...

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The Genocide Trial Of Two Former Khmer Rouge Leaders Is Cleared To Begin 2014-07-30
Huffington Post

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A United Nations-assisted tribunal on Wednesday cleared the way to begin the genocide trial of two elderly former top leaders of Cambodia's 1970s Khmer Rouge regime. Survivors of the communist regime's reign of terror, along with students and Buddhist monks, attended a...

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Uighur group says nearly 100 casualties in China clash 2014-07-30
The Times of India

BEIJING: A clash in Xinjiang, home to China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead or wounded, an exile group said on Wednesday after what authorities called a "terror attack" on a police station and township. Dozens of civilians and assailants were killed and injured in the...

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Al-Qaeda Is Getting Europe To Fund Terrorism Through Ransom Payments 2014-07-30
Business Insider

Al-Qaeda is increasingly funding terror operations thanks to at least $125 million in ransom paid since 2008, largely by European governments to free western hostages, the New York Times reported. The payments totalled $66 million in 2013 alone, according to an investigation by the newspaper...

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Unconditional Gaza ceasefire needed now 2014-07-30
Scoop

Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 3:57 pm Press Release: Unconditional Gaza ceasefire needed now The Israeli response in Gaza is disproportionate and with the firing of tanks and mortars into civilian areas, increasingly indiscriminate, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer....

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