Sunday, November 23
Astronauts complete 3rd space walk
HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Two astronauts spent seven hours Saturday working high above Earth on the International Space Station, lubricating a joint that moves the solar array.
Saturday, November 22
Pilot whales stranded on island
MELBOURNE, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Rescue workers Saturday night were trying to save 13 distressed pilot whales stranded on the Australian island of Tasmania, an official said.
Iran denounces IAEA press leaks
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Iranian officials say the International Atomic Energy Agency isn't doing a good enough job preventing information leaks to the news media.
Arroyo's husband in Manila after illness
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was back Manila Saturday recovering from a sudden illness, doctors said.
Bush pushes for free trade on Peru trip
LIMA, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush called on leaders meeting in Peru Saturday to embrace free trade despite recent global economic uncertainty.
British charity urges sex clincs in school
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's National Children's Bureau says every secondary school and college in the country should have a sexual health clinic on site.
Rangers risk lives to save Congo gorillas
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Park rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they've returned to a rebel stronghold to protect endangered mountain gorillas from slaughter.
Checklist urged before brain surgery
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- British health authorities say hospitals must do more to prevent doctors from drilling holes in the wrong side of a patient's head during brain surgery.
British food waste collections debated
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- British city governments say they want separate collections for household food scraps to be extended across the country in a bid to reduce landfill.
GM using Volt to help land bailout
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. is using its new Chevrolet Volt hybrid car as one of its main selling points in trying to land a federal bailout, industry observers say.
Cancer survival affects online support
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Online support sites for high survival rate cancers have more emotional support content than sites for low survival rate cancers, U.S. researchers said.
Friday, November 21
Bone loss due to more than cancer drugs
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss in breast cancer survivors, but cancer drugs aren't the only culprits, U.S. researchers said.
Sea eagles may be returned to England
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Sea eagles, once the largest bird in England with its 8-foot wingspan, may be reintroduced next summer after being locally extinct since the early 19th century.
Parking lot sealcoating contaminates lakes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Geological Survey report says dust from coal-tar sealcoated parking lots appears to be contaminating urban watersheds.
Scientists confrirm Einstein's e=mc2
PARIS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- European researchers say they've confirmed Albert Einstein's e=mc2, more than a century after the famous physicist first unveiled the hypothesis.
Colorectal cancer screening 'adequate'
HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Roughly four out of 10 colorectal cancers were detected in Finland by a colorectal cancer screening program using a fecal occult blood test, researchers say.
Uncertainty can be very stressful
TORONTO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Some people would rather receive clear negative information than deal with ambiguity or uncertainty, University of Toronto researchers said.
Rock peril puts Yosemite cabins off limits
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Officials at Yosemite National Park in California plan to close a third of the cabins at Curry Village because of safety concerns after rockslides in the park.
Court cancels an Alaskan drilling permit
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. appellate court canceled a Royal Dutch Shell permit to drill for Alaskan oil, citing an agency's failure to conduct an environmental review.
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak deepens
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Health officials say a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has claimed nearly 300 lives.
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