Daily News Alert | Saturday, November 28, 2009 12:03 AM PST |
Japan launches 5th spy satellite
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:02 pm PST
 AP - Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said. Full Story | Top |
Britain, France back global fund for climate ills
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:27 pm PST
 AP - The leaders of Britain and France gave their backing Friday to a global fund that would provide billions of dollars to poor countries to help them reduce the output of greenhouse gases linked to climate change. Full Story | Top |
Hammerhead Sharks See 360 Degrees in Stereo
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:11 am PST
LiveScience.com - Scientists have long wondered why the hammerhead shark has such a strangely shaped head, one that looks like two heads of a hammer protruding from the sides of the shark's snout, with an eye at the outer edge of each protrusion. Full Story | Top |
US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:47 pm PST
 AP - Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming. Full Story | Top |
Japan launches new spy satellite
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:11 pm PST
 AFP - Japan on Saturday launched a next-generation spy satellite as part of efforts to beef up its surveillance system against the threat of North Korea's missiles, officials said. Full Story | Top |
Australia welcomes giant pandas with city party
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:17 pm PST
 AP - Two giant pandas from China were welcomed to Australia on Saturday with gifts of bamboo and a city party before settling in to their new home, a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo. Full Story | Top |
Commonwealth gives impetus to climate talks
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:16 pm PST
 AFP - Commonwealth nations Friday joined forces with European and UN leaders Friday to push for a deal to tackle global warming and overcome last-minute haggling threatening to scupper climate talks. Full Story | Top |
The nation's weather
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:04 am PST
AP - The low pressure system off the New England coast was forecast to slowly lift northeast on Friday, while rain and high-elevation snow were expected to persist across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians. Full Story | Top |
Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:18 pm PST
 AP - With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own. Full Story | Top |
Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:54 am PST
 AP - Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people. Full Story | Top |
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