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Typhoon churns toward Hong Kong, south China BEIJING (Reuters) - A typhoon that killed four people in the northern Philippines is headed for Hong Kong and will lash the city by Friday, weather forecasts said.
Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years, state television said on Thursday, just days after the Islamic Republic announced it had put a dummy satellite into orbit.
Storm Fay continues to drench Florida MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay dumped more torrential rain on Florida on Thursday, flooding streets and inundating hundreds of homes, and was preparing to make a third pass over the already battered state.
Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.
Scientists urge U.S. to protect economy from climate NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight scientific organizations urged the next U.S. president to help protect the country from climate change by pushing for increased funding for research and forecasting, saying about $2 trillion of U.S. economic output could be hurt by storms, floods and droughts.
"Bigfoot" was rubber gorilla costume LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No wonder Bigfoot failed a DNA test. Researchers said on Tuesday the hairy heap claimed by two men to be the corpse of the mythical half-ape, half-human creature was actually a full-body rubber gorilla costume.
Peru joins fray for treasure ship claimed by Spain MIAMI (Reuters) - Peru has entered the battle for a multimillion-dollar treasure of gold and silver that Spain alleges a U.S. treasure hunting company looted from a Spanish warship sunk in 1804.
Stem cells could allow "blood farms," company says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embryonic stem cells can be used to grow vats of red blood cells, which could lead to the creation of "farms" that could provide limitless sources of blood, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer LONDON (Reuters) - Stem cell scientists have developed a
new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel
cancer, allowing for tailored treatment that should improve
patients' chances of survival.
Monster magnets support lovely space lace pattern CHICAGO (Reuters) - Giant magnetic tentacles are the force
that keeps a lacy pattern of glowing gas filaments in the giant
elliptical galaxy NGC 1275 from evaporating in the surrounding
hot gas or collapsing under the weight of their own gravity,
British astronomers said on Wednesday.
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