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G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050
(AP)
AP - World leaders on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
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Russia faces disease, drought from global warming: WWF
(AFP)
AFP - Russia faces an increase in disease, drought and damage to infrastructure because of climate change, the environmental group WWF said on Tuesday, urging the authorities to "take a lead" on the issue.
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NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010
(AP)
AP - NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.
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AP - Supporters of a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research took a big step toward placing it on the November ballot.
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AP - Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday.
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LiveScience.com - Diamonds and precious metals found in the eastern United States might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, all leading to a mass die-off of animals and humans.
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First hurricane of 2008 forms in distant Atlantic
(Reuters)
Reuters - The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season formed on Monday, hundreds of miles (kilometers) away from the United States and the Caribbean islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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AP - Animal rights activists and ranchers are clashing over a federal proposal to euthanize wild horses as a way to deal with their surplus numbers.
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SPACE.com - Saturn's rings and moons turned out wilder than any scientist could have imagined, but unknowns remain as the Cassini spacecraft concludes its primary mission and embarks on a new one.
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Quake panda gives birth to twins in China: state media
(AFP)
AFP - A giant panda evacuated after China's devastating earthquake in May gave birth to twins on Sunday, state media reported.
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