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Calming Ragged Nerves from Inside the Tsunami Warning Center (LiveScience.com)
March 11, 2010LiveScience.com - Gerard Fryer got paged about 20 times early Thursday morning Hawaii time, signaling a large earthquake had occurred in Chile and there was a potential for a tsunami.
Progress seen on forest scheme, Germany to join (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP - Around 60 countries pushed ahead on Thursday with a multi-billion-dollar scheme to reduce climate-changing emissions from deforestation, to which Germany added its support, British minister Joan Ruddock said on Thursday.
Italy to host Europe's biggest solar plant: company (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP - Europe's most powerful solar power plant is set to start operations in Italy later this year, the US company building the installation on an area as large as 120 football pitches said on Thursday.
Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin (HealthDay)
March 11, 2010HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells.
Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts (Reuters)
March 11, 2010Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.
U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case (Reuters)
March 11, 2010
Reuters - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries a potential $27 billion liability for the second-largest U.S. oil company.
Sun's Nemesis Pelted Earth with Comets, Study Suggests (SPACE.com)
March 11, 2010SPACE.com - A dark object may be lurking near our solar system, occasionally kicking comets in our direction.
Sequencing of patients' genomes offers new hope: studies (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP - US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.
BP to pay Devon $7 billion for oil fields (Reuters)
March 11, 2010
Reuters - BP will pay $7 billion to Devon Energy for assets that will extend its reach into Brazil and bulk up its position in the Gulf of Mexico, as the world's top oil companies look to acquisitions to refill depleting reserves.
Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremors (Reuters)
March 11, 2010
Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.
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