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Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:35 by admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse. For 51 minutes starting at 6:06 a.m. PST, the Earth's shadow completely blocked the moon.

Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:30 by admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse. For 51 minutes starting at 6:06 a.m. PST, the Earth's shadow completely blocked the moon.

Climate conference approves landmark deal

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:25 by admin

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.

Returning to Iraq as lawyer, father

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:25 by admin

Editor's note: This is the first of four stories profiling soldiers and their families whose lives were defined by the Iraq war.
Kirkuk, Iraq (CNN) -- Rocket alarms pierced the quiet at Camp Warrior, breaking the concentration of Army Maj. Frank Rosenblatt.

Japan launches its 2nd spy satellite this year

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:21 by admin

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan successfully put a spy satellite into orbit on Monday and expects to complete its network of intelligence-gathering satellites with another launch next year.

Love story tested by war, four times

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:20 by admin

Editor's note: This is the second of four stories profiling soldiers and their families whose lives were defined by the Iraq war. The first was published Sunday.

'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:12 by admin

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an "Elvis" hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday.

Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol

Posted Fri, 16/12/2011 - 04:10 by admin

TORONTO (AP) -- Canada pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Monday, saying the accord won't help solve the climate crisis. It dealt a blow to the anti-global warming treaty, which has not been formally renounced by any other country.
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