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November 10, 2010
SHAKE AND BLOW
Storm-battered Haiti cleans up Tomas wreckage
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Nov 7, 2010
Haitians mopped up the muddy wreckage left by Hurricane Tomas Sunday, amid fears that flooding left by the killer storm will worsen a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 500 people so far. The Haitian Health Ministry reported that the death toll has now climbed to 501, from 442 just three days ago, and that 7,359 people have been hospitalized with the disease. The Artibonite River, believed to be a prime source of the cholera epidemic, was flooding Saturday, swollen by the heavy rains dum ... read more

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TERROR WARS

Massera, Argentine blamed for crimes against humanity, dies
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IRAQ WARS

35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Indonesian volcano kills 18 in new eruption: hospital
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish away
Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey's tourist coast
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Hungary's toxic sludge disaster claims tenth victim
The death toll from a toxic sludge spill in Hungary a month ago on Friday rose to ten after an elderly victim who suffered chemical burns to two-thirds of his body died in hospital, a doctor said. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Holographic video takes step forward with updated display
Optical scientists said Wednesday they had taken an important step nearer towards 3-D holographic video, a technology with innumerable outlets in entertainment, conferencing, telemedicine and advertising. ... more
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SUPER COMPUTERS

New Supercomputer To Enable Data Analysis Not Possible Today
Imagine a tool that is a cross between a powerful electron microscope and the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing scientists from disciplines ranging from medicine and genetics to astrophysics, environ ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Haiti cholera death toll spikes by 105: official
The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic spiked to 442 on Wednesday, with 105 more deaths since Saturday and more than a 40 percent jump in new cases, officials said. ... more
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Light fantastic: Retinal implant brightens future for blind
German doctors on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in retinal implants, the fledgling technology that aims to restore sight in people cursed by a form of inherited blindness. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Tornado Warnings Are Too Often Ignored
With big storms ripping across the Midwest, Bob Drost is hoping people are paying attention to the severe weather and tornado warnings. Unfortunately, Drost, a doctoral student at Michigan Sta ... more
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TERROR WARS

Parcels suspect arrested in Yemen: defence ministry
Yemeni security forces arrested on Saturday a woman suspected of sending two allegedly Al-Qaeda linked parcel bombs after surrounding her house in Sanaa, the defence ministry said. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Haiti cholera death toll grows by 7 to 337
Haiti reported seven new deaths Saturday from the cholera outbreak, bringing to 337 the number killed by the diarrheal disease since it first appeared earlier this month. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Haiti cholera deaths rise above 300
Haiti's cholera toll rose Thursday above 300, as doctors sought to contain an epidemic that is seeing desperate patients overwhelm the quake-hit nation's crumbling hospitals. ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Discovery Swan Song Carries Two Final Payloads From Boulder
NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its swan song flight Nov. 1 carrying two University of Colorado at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists better understa ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Cholera-hit Haiti told to prepare for worst as toll rises
Officials warned Wednesday that Haiti should prepare for the worst as hundreds more patients packed into hospitals amid a deadly cholera outbreak that has claimed almost 300 lives. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

EU drafts nuclear waste guidelines
The European Union says it will require member states to implement strategies for storage of nuclear waste, recommending deep burial underground. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Haiti cholera victims drank treated water
In the sparse rooms of a small town Haitian hospital, patients lied helpless on cots connected to hydration drips, too weakened by cholera to move. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Chinese iPhone workers poisoned by chemical: report
Workers who say they were assembling Apple computers and iPhones in southern China have spent months in hospital after being exposed to a harmful chemical, an Australian media report said Tuesday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Britain releases secret papers confirming Kelly suicide
The British government released secret medical documents Friday confirming that Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly committed suicide by slashing his wrist after doubts were raised over the cause of death. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

California braces for the Big One, with fake quake
Choppers clattering in the sky above, bloodstained students watch in shock as blaring ambulances screech into the schoolyard, disgorging paramedics with medicine packs and gurneys. ... more
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MARSDAILY
U.K. astronomers see 'snooker' star system

e2v To Develop Image Sensors For PLATO Exoplanet Mission

Solar Systems Like Ours May Be Common

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The GEO Graveyard May Not Be Permanent

Kno textbook reader to ship this year

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Key GPS III Test Hardware Ahead of Schedule

Few Americans using location-based services: Pew study

GPS maker Garmin hanging up on smartphones

MARSDAILY
China Announces Success Of Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe Mission

Tiangong Space Lab Spurs China Space PR Blitz

China launching spacecraft at record rate

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Purdue Unveils Asteroid Impact Effects Calculator

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Flight Of The Comet

Flyby Observations To Offer Insight On Comet Nucleus

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TERROR WARS

At least one civilian dead in Yemen air strike against Qaeda
Two air strikes against suspected Al-Qaeda hideouts in southern Yemen killed at least one civilian on Sunday, security and medical sources said. A security official said the raids targeted moun ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Ecuador suspends senior police officers over mutiny
Thirteen senior police officers were put on administrative leave Wednesday and could be fired for their role in a September 30 police mutiny, officials said. Scores of other police officers have ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Moloka'i General Hospital Uses Solar-Generated Electricity
The Moloka'i General Hospital, on the island of Moloka'i in Hawai'i, will be using solar-generated electricity to power part of its operations. The 105.48 kW-sized rooftop system, the largest ... more
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