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Iran "could cancel uranium deal over sanctions"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could cancel its agreement with Turkey and Brazil to transfer some of its uranium abroad if the U.N. Security Council approves a new round of sanctions against it, a member of parliament said on Thursday.
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UK hacker wins more time to fight U.S. extradition
LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into military and government networks has won more time to fight against extradition, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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Russia says Iran reactor will start up in August
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is scheduled to begin operating in August, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation told journalists on Thursday.
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After Facebook, Pakistan shuts down YouTube
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material, officials said on Thursday.
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U.S. mothers visit Iran detainees, plead for release
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran since last July were allowed to see them on Thursday and pleaded with the government to set them free.
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U.S. launches criminal probe on soldiers in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of American soldiers were responsible for the "unlawful deaths" of at least three Afghan civilians, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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Anomalous supernova puzzles astronomers
Supernova 2005E, discovered five years ago by the University of California's Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, is a calcium-rich supernova that defies categorization, leading astronomers to speculate that it may hint at new and unusual physics...
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Juncker says markets acting irrationally
TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior euro zone official said on Thursday financial markets were acting irrationally over the euro area's debt problems and while he was concerned about the fall in the euro, immediate action was not needed.
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Pulling for the Planet: Is Using Herbicides for Home Yard Weeding Overkill?
Dear EarthTalk: I pruned back an overgrown bush in my back yard last fall and now the soil around it is covered in dandelions and other weeds. Is there any way to get rid of these weeds without resorting to RoundUp and other chemical herbicides? --Max S., Seattle, Wash.
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China tells U.S. to put fiscal house in order
BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis has laid bare the fragility of global finances and the United States, too, must tame its fiscal deficit, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday, spelling out Beijing's concerns before talks with Washington.
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BP accused of cover-up
VENICE, La./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday accused energy giant BP of falling short in the information it has provided about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in a clear sign of Washington's growing frustration with BP's handling of the spiraling environmental disaster.
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Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate was expected by the end of the week to approve the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s after the measure finally cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday.
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South Korea says North torpedoed ship
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea accused the reclusive North on Thursday of torpedoing one of its warships, heightening tensions in the region and drawing a warning from Washington that Pyongyang must face consequences.
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Uneasy peace in Thailand, uncertainties lie ahead
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities restored order over most of Bangkok on Thursday but the peace looked fragile, a day after rioting and fires that veered toward anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by anti-government protesters.
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Obama, Calderon push for immigration law changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pushed for sweeping changes in U.S. immigration policy on Wednesday, as Mexican President Felipe Calderon complained that a harsh new Arizona law discriminates against foreign-born workers.
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Iran dismisses U.N. sanctions draft
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday dismissed a draft U.N. resolution to expand sanctions as lacking legitimacy, but U.S. President Barack Obama insisted Washington would press ahead and that Tehran could not be trusted.
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Are predictions of endless war self-fulfilling?
In Isaac Asimov's science fiction series Foundation, the mathematician Hari Seldon invents a method, called psychohistory , that predicts social behavior as accurately as statistical mechanics predicts the behavior of gases. The catch is that the predictions may be thwarted if influential people learn about them and consequently change their behavior. Seldon's model predicts that civil war will destroy his galactic civilization. He never publicizes his prophecy, so it comes true. [More]
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Arizona official dares L.A. to cut power supply
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona power commissioner has dared Los Angeles officials to turn off the electricity they get from Arizona if they are serious about boycotting the state over its crackdown on illegal immigration.
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11 Surprising Natural Lessons from Mount St. Helens
Thirty years ago, on May 18, Mount St. Helens lost its top--3.7 billion cubic yards of mountain, to be exact. The peak of the Pacific Northwest icon dropped by about 1,300 feet in a matter of seconds, taking down with it enough trees to build 300,000 two-bedroom houses. Gone, too, were 200 homes, 57 human lives and most of the visible wildlife across 230 square miles. [More]
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