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US lawmakers urge Obama to save NASA moon program

WASHINGTON - A group of US lawmakers Thursday urged the US administration to save NASA's Constellation project aimed at returning Americans to the moon in the next generation of space travel. "Space exploration has been the guiding star of American innovation," the lawmakers -- 10 Republicans and five Democrats -- said in a letter to the NASA administrator Charles Bolden. "It is imperative that the United States remain the world's leading spacefaring nation," they added. They urged Bolden to assemble a team...

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California restaurant accused of serving whale sushi 2010-03-12

Brain scan can read people's thoughts: researchers 2010-03-12

Brides and wounded: the saga of Afghan cab 2010-03-12

Vargas Llosa's ex-wife Julia dies in Bolivia 2010-03-12

Settlement row endangers hard-won US-brokered peace talks 2010-03-11

Battle for human rights increasingly fought on Internet: US 2010-03-11

US lawmakers urge Obama to save NASA moon program 2010-03-11

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza, several wounded: witnesses 2010-03-11

Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas 2010-03-11

'Phantom of the Opera' sequel gets mixed reviews 2010-03-11

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Reef could provide clues to evolution: Australian scientists

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Greenland's ice cap melting faster than expected: experts

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Canadian polka king decries Grammy snub

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Vargas Llosa's ex-wife Julia dies in Bolivia - 2010-03-12

Lhttp://en.hdhod.com/admin/forum_chambre/A PAZ- The ex-wife of renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Julia Urquidi, has died in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz from respiratory complications,...

Church must examine causes of sex abuse: archbishop - 2010-03-11

VIENNA- The Roman Catholic Church should take a look at priest celibacy when considering the possible causes behind the current sex abuse scandal, Vienna's archbishop said Wednesday. But his...

In Egypt, battling the divorce stigma takes to the airwaves - 2010-03-02

CAIRO, Ines Bel Aiba - When her divorce finally came through after a painful four-year procedure, Mahasen Saber became the target of reproving looks and gossip in Egypt's conservative society. But...

British children over-exposed to sex: report - 2010-02-27

LONDON- Children in Britain are being exposed to too much sexual imagery through the Internet, music videos, computer games and magazines, a report commissioned by the Home Office said Friday. The...

Amnesty condemns caning 'epidemic' in Malaysia - 2010-02-17

WASHINGTON - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Malaysia to end a caning "epidemic," saying that authorities have meted out the punishment to thousands of men in addition to the high-profile...

Men's role vital in stopping female circumcision: experts - 2010-02-06

GENEVA- The fight to stop female genital mutilation in Africa will not be won without the involvement of men, experts and field researchers agreed ahead of Saturday's international day against the...

Pope condemns gay-friendly British laws ahead of visit - 2010-02-01

VATICAN CITY- Pope Benedict XVI chided Britain for its gay-friendly laws on Monday as he confirmed plans to visit the country for the first time as head of the Roman Catholic Church. "Your country...

Britain's Thatcher went on egg diet: papers - 2010-01-31

LONDON- Margaret Thatcher went on a crash diet eating 28 eggs a week to get in shape ahead of the 1979 election when she was elected British prime minister, papers out Saturday suggested. The diet...

China woman wants Jessica Alba surgery to win boyfriend back - 2010-01-28

SHANGHAI- A Chinese woman is so keen to win back her ex-boyfriend that she plans to undergo plastic surgery to transform herself into his favourite actress: Hollywood star Jessica Alba. The...

Minister proposes 500 euros to help Italians leave home - 2010-01-25

ROME- Italy's public administration minister proposed Sunday offering youngsters 500 euros a month, funded by cutting certain pensions, to help them leave the family nest after 18. Italy has one...

PARIS, Claire Rosemberg - A giant claw of death is at work and shades of the Holocaust on view at Paris' Grand Palais hall this week in the city's first big art show of the year, a "hand of God" installation by France's Christian Boltanski. The show opening Wednesday inside the vast dome-topped...

Science Einstein's theory of relativity on display for first time JERUSALEM, Gavin Rabinowitz - In a darkened room in Jerusalem, the world was given a rare glimpse Sunday into the mind...	Medicine IVF treatment linked to higher stillbirth rate: Danish study PARIS - Women who undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment are four times more likely to have a stillbirth compared...
Media Paris Hilton minimized in beer ad relaunch RIO DE JANEIRO- A provocative beer ad showing American celebrity Paris Hilton in suggestive poses has been recast and...	Festivals 'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night HOLLYWOOD, Rob Woollard- Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" blew away box office king "Avatar" to take six Oscars, with...