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WORLD FOREX: Euro Gains On Expectations Of Stable Greece Government
Wall Street Journal
"Nothing can be taken for granted in the rarefied atmosphere pervading Greece (riots, mass strikes, etc.), but the omens so far look good," said Willie Williams, director of FX institutional sales at Societe Generale. In addition, with the euro able to ...
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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 21, 2011

Camp Out—in Outer Space and the Oceans
Patch.com
The new venture aims to give students in grades 4 and 5 a hands-on learning experience with marine biology and astronomy from July 5 to July 7 at the high school's Star Lab. It is being offered as part of the Ohlone for Kids Summer Enrichment Program. ...
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Summer Solstice on Tuesday
The Hindu
In New Delhi, the sun will rise at 5:24 AM tomorrow and will set at 7:22 PM, said Mr. Devgun A 'Khagol Mela' has been planned by SPACE at Jantar Mantar in the capital.SPACE will also organise a Public Outreach and Solar Fest where astronomy ...
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NNY COUPLE'S SON IS SHUTTLE PILOT
WatertownDailyTimes.com
"He always studied astronomy and space travel," Mr. Hurley said. "When 'Star Trek' came on when he was a youngster, I think he knew every episode by heart. Plus, he really excelled in math and science in school." Col. ...
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Intel pushes for HPC space with Knights Corner
THINQ.co.uk
We also thought of, and have done, a full astronomy application, based on code which was originally written with accelerator-type platforms in mind so it fits relatively well to this programming method." For proof of the accessibility of the MIC ...
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In the Company of the Beloved Prophet (P. 1)
Onislam.net
Due to lack of space, I aim at presenting a prophetic biography, which is simple and informative. By this work, I hope to gain, and so my family and the readers of this book, the Shafa`ah[1] of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). ...
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Classes, lectures
GoErie.com
"Permit Required Confined Space and Blood Borne Pathogens/First Aid": July 27. Astronomy Open House: Thursday, 8:30 pm; Otto Behrend Science Building, Penn State Behrend; "Saturn and the Summer Sky" will discuss historical observations of Saturn and ...
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Copernicus Science Centre: State of the Art Planetarium is Officially Opened
Poland.pl
The shows concern a variety of popular science issues, including from the field of astronomy, natural science and ethnography. The shows are displayed on a spherical screen surrounding the audience on all sides. Thanks to this solution, the audience ...
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Solar Storms Sparked By Giant 'Magnetic Rope,' Study Finds ... - News
Science Video · Weather News · Space & Astronomy · Animals & Pets ... Confirming the magnetic rope's existence would not only help astronomers understand ...
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Astronomers Nab prize of 0000 for the hunt for the elusive dark ...
Dark matter is considered to be all around us, but scientists cannot see it, touch or even find out what it is.Now, four astronomers who have contributed t ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: Massive black hole devours star ...
A powerful beam of energy that had crossed 3.8billion light years of space was the last gasp of the ill-fated star.
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Space.com · Haleakala telescope finds new comet. Maui News HALEAKALA - University of Hawaiiastronomers have discovered a new comet they expect will be ...
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Astronomy News: What's Happening In The World Of Astronomy?
Stars with a magnitude of 29 need the Hubble Space telescope to be seen and get ... Stop by Gary's site where you can find all the latest astronomy news. ...
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Star Shooting Intense Water Jets Into Space Spotted By Herschel ...
Star Shooting Intense Water Jets Into Space Spotted By Herschel Telescope ... Astronomy news, recent research results, and pretty pictures from the media ...
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REUTERS World News, Jun 21, 2011

Bombs kill 21 at local Iraqi governor's house
Mon,20 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT
Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday when bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor's house in central Iraq, the latest attack targeting a government building, local authorities said. Full Story1

Hurricane Beatriz heads to Mexico's Pacific coast
Mon,20 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoMANZANILLO, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Beatriz approached Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, putting tourist areas and major ports on alert for heavy rainfall and flash floods, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Australian flights disrupted by ash cloud again
Mon,20 Jun 2011 09:46 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoMELBOURNE (Reuters) - An ash cloud from a volcano in Chile wreaked havoc on Australian flights again on Tuesday, with Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia cancelling domestic flights in and out of Sydney and other key cities from Tuesday afternoon.

Fresh Libya civilian deaths pile pressure on NATO
Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSURMAN, Libya (Reuters) - The Libyan government said on Monday 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar Gaddafi's top officials, a day after NATO admitted killing civilians in a separate aerial attack.

Forty dead in plane crash in northern Russia
Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed when a Tupolev-134 plane broke up and caught fire on landing in northern Russia, an Emergency Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Full Story1

Tunisia's Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 35 years in jail
Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTUNIS, Jun (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution helped to inspire the "Arab Spring."

Government introduces bill to restore mail service
Mon,20 Jun 2011 01:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoOTTAWA (Reuters) - The government introduced legislation on Monday to force an end to a labor disruption at Canada Post and restore national mail service in a matter of days.

Court upholds Corsican separatist's murder verdict
Mon,20 Jun 2011 01:41 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoPARIS (Reuters) - A French court upheld on Monday earlier guilty verdicts against a Corsican separatist for the 1998 murder of the government's top official on the Mediterranean island.

Rockets hit Libya's Misrata, kill child: witness
Mon,20 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT
Reuters - MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - A salvo of three rockets fired by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi killed a child in a built-up area near the port in the rebel-held city of Misrata on Monday, a witness said. Full Story1

Factbox: Ben Ali's two-decade rule in Tunisia
Mon,20 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are some facts about former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, whose trial in absentia began on Monday. Full Story1

Tunisia's Ben Ali says was tricked into leaving
Mon,20 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said on Monday he was deceived into leaving the country, and denied giving orders for security forces to shoot at protesters who were demanding he step down.

Tunisian ex-leader sentenced to 35 years in jail
Mon,20 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, in absentia, to 35 years in jail each after finding them guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewelry.

Assad blames unrest on saboteurs, pledges reforms
Mon,20 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Monday pledged to introduce reforms within months to address a wave of protests against his rule, but blamed saboteurs for the unrest and warned that no deal could be reached with gunmen.

Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict
Mon,20 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story1

U.S. urges swift implementation of Sudan Abyei deal
Mon,20 Jun 2011 11:36 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called on Monday for swift implementation of an agreement between north and south Sudan to demilitarize the disputed Abyei region.

Yemen says army beating militants in southern city
Mon,20 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni authorities said government forces made progress on Monday in efforts to dislodge Islamist militants holding the southern city of Zinjibar.

Quake hits Chile's mining north, no damage reported
Mon,20 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT
Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck copper-rich northern Chile on Monday, but there were no reports of damage at major mines and authorities reported no injuries or risk of tsunami. Full Story1

"Disappointed" EU prepares to expand Syria sanctions
Mon,20 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT
Reuters - LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union expressed disappointment at a speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday and said it was preparing to expand its sanctions on Syria in response to worsening violence against his opponents. Full Story1

Pakistan militants force girl to wear suicide vest
Mon,20 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An eight-year-old Pakistani girl was kidnapped by Islamist militants who forced her to wear a suicide vest to attack security forces, police said on Monday.

Church should pay Dutch abuse victims: commission
Mon,20 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT
Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Catholic Church should pay compensation of 5,000-100,000 euros each to victims who were sexually abused while in its care in the Netherlands, a report commissioned by Dutch bishops said on Monday. Full Story1

Timeline: Sudan's disputed Abyei region
Mon,20 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of developments in Sudan's disputed, oil-producing Abyei region. Full Story1

Egypt's ex-president Mubarak has cancer: lawyer
Mon,20 Jun 2011 09:33 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer, his defense lawyer said on Monday, citing a medical report to assess whether the former leader is fit enough to face trial.

photoRECHELIM, West Bank (Reuters) - The bulletproof van is extra.

Analysis: Assad speech offers little to protesters
Mon,20 Jun 2011 08:21 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's promise on Monday to prepare a range of political reforms offers no prospect of appeasing the three-month-old uprising against his autocratic rule. Full Story1

Special Report: India's food chain in deep change
Mon,20 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoSHIVTHAR, India (Reuters) - Ajit Govind Sable's family have owned their farm in India's western Maharashtra state for 10 generations, which even for a region that has been farming for more than 10,000 years is long enough to witness plenty of changes.

Exclusive: Libya rebels buy grains in first major deals
Mon,20 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHAMBURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Libya's rebels have bought close to 100,000 metric tones of wheat and flour in recent weeks, the first major commercial food deals done by those fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, trade sources said.

Afghan fighters threaten reprisals over bank raid executions
Mon,20 Jun 2011 06:47 AM PDT
Reuters - KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Insurgents in Afghanistan's violent east will target courts and judges after the execution of two fighters convicted over a brutal bank raid, one of the leaders of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network said on Monday. Full Story1

Instant view: Syria's Assad tries to defuse discontent
Mon,20 Jun 2011 06:46 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday political reforms would stabilize Syria and defuse popular grievances.

Street protests in Syria after Assad speech
Mon,20 Jun 2011 05:57 AM PDT
Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Protesters took to the streets across Syria on Monday to denounce a speech by President Bashar al-Assad they said did not meet popular demands for sweeping political change, activists and witnesses said. Full Story1

France to open extradition process for Noriega
Mon,20 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoPARIS (Reuters) - France said on Monday it will begin proceedings to extradite former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to Panama, after the United States gave its consent.

Japan defers tax hike plan as PM sets conditions to quit
Mon,20 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Monday delayed endorsing tax and social security reforms aimed at curbing huge public debt amid reports that unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan would not keep his pledge to quit until key legislation was enacted.

Russia opposes U.N. vote on Syria, urges talks
Mon,20 Jun 2011 05:19 AM PDT
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia Monday emphasized its opposition to a U.N. resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and urged the opposition to sit down with President Bashar al-Assad's government for talks on reform. Full Story1

Refugees on rise and poor countries bear brunt: UNHCR
Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:25 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoGENEVA (Reuters) - The number of people forced to flee their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest for 15 years, with four out of five refugees in developing countries, the United Nations said on Monday.

U.N. atom chief urges nuclear stress tests, inspections
Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:18 AM PDT
Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief called on Monday for national safety tests on all the world's reactors within 18 months, followed by international inspections to help prevent any repeat of Japan's atomic crisis three months ago. Full Story1

U.S. missile strike kills 11 militants in Pakistan
Mon,20 Jun 2011 03:56 AM PDT
Reuters - PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into Pakistan's Kurram region on Monday, killing at least 11 militants, nine of them from a major Afghan militant group fighting Western forces in Afghanistan, local officials said. Full Story1

Bomb hits French embassy convoy in Baghdad
Mon,20 Jun 2011 03:38 AM PDT
Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven people were wounded on Monday when a French embassy convoy was hit by a make-shift bomb in Baghdad in the second attack on the mission's vehicles in a month, an embassy official and local police said. Full Story1

NATO risks credibility with civilian deaths: Frattini
Mon,20 Jun 2011 02:35 AM PDT
Reuters - LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - NATO risks losing the propaganda war to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi because of actions which have killed civilians, the Italian foreign minister said on Monday. Full Story1

China says Libya rebel leader to visit
Mon,20 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A leader of the Libyan rebel group leading the fight to oust Muammar Gaddafi will visit China, Beijing said on Monday in another step in its efforts to expand ties with opposition forces in the war-divided north African country. Full Story1

Analysis: Thai army takes sides as divisive election nears
Sun,19 Jun 2011 07:11 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoBANGKOK (Reuters) - After Thailand's military removed her brother in a bloodless coup on a hot September night five years ago, the front-runner in next month's closely fought election has good reason to fear the generals will go after her.

Syrian forces prevent refugees fleeing to Turkey
Sun,19 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces swept through a northwestern border region Sunday to stem an exodus of refugees to Turkey that is raising international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and a rights activist said.

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REUTERS World News Headlines, Jun 21, 2011

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