AFP – Gruelling efforts to craft a pact on climate change enter a crucial phase on Monday when a 192-nation UN forum takes its first look at a draft text for negotiations.
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Climate change meet set to begin work on pact
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AFP – A pre-trial conference scheduled in the potentially landmark lawsuit brought by Nigerian plaintiffs against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been delayed until Wednesday, court papers show.
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New delay hits human rights suit against Shell
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SPACE.com – The space shuttle Endeavour rolled from one Florida launch pad to another on Sunday in preparation for a complicated June construction flight to the International Space Station.
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Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad for June Mission
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AFP – Scientists in Britain said Sunday they had found the first genes that are associated with testicular cancer, the commonest form of cancer for men between the ages of 15 and 45.
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First genes spotted for testicular cancer
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AP – The world’s most powerful laser, created to help keep tabs on the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile while also studying the heavens, has been unveiled.
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World’s strongest laser unveiled at California lab
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Reuters – The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 19 cents in the past two weeks on a rise in crude oil prices related to a weaker dollar, according to the Lundberg survey released on Sunday.
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U.S. average gasoline price rises with oil: survey
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AP – The 2,700 pigs on the farm that John Horrevorts manages yield more than ham and bacon. A biogas plant makes enough electricity from their waste to run the farm and feeds extra wattage into the Dutch national grid.
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Energy from pig slurry helps fight climate change
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Atlantic Hurricane Season, Are you ready?
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AP – The National Hurricane Center offers these tips in preparing for a big storm:
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Tips for preparing for and surviving a hurricane
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AP – Authorities on Sunday began the grim task of removing the carcasses of 55 whales that beached themselves and had to be shot despite the frantic rescue efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
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SAfricans begin removing bodies of beached whales
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