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Heavy Rains Head For Myanmar (11:07 a.m. PST, 14 May 2008)
Cyclone-ravaged Myanmar may soon be in for more flooding and water damage as heavy rains headed towards the southeastern Asian nation Wednesday.
Troops Rush to Plug Cracks in Chinese Dam (8:38 a.m. PST, 14 May 2008)
Chinese troops are rushing to repair cracks in a dam that was damaged by a mammoth 7.9 quake earlier this week.
Myanmar Aid Access Too Slow: UN (1:36 p.m. PST, 13 May 2008)
Cyclone ravaged Myanmar faces a second catastrophe unless access to the country is granted to allow aid more quickly, says the United Nations.
Science & Technology
Microsoft Set To Release Free Desktop Observatory (2:06 p.m. PST, 11 May 2008)
Amateur astronomers will soon be able to explore the universe from their home computer with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope (WWT) software, which is being released later this month as a free download.
Robotic Spiders Being Developed for Warfare: Report (3:12 p.m. PST, 04 May 2008)
British defense giant BAE is developing small insect-looking devices for warfare that can be sent into hostile areas and transmit data back to soldiers.
No Global Warming For Next Decade: Report (1:02 p.m. PST, 01 May 2008)
German scientists have predicted that the Earth's temperature may stay roughly the same for a decade, as natural climate cycles enter a cooling phase.
Business News
US Sharemarkets Gain On Up And Down Day (3:32 p.m. PST, 14 May 2008)
US sharemarkets small gains on Wednesday after a strong morning on Wall Street as stocks were buoyed a drop in oil prices and signs that inflation is easing in the world's largest economy.
European Shares Up On Wednesday (1:02 p.m. PST, 14 May 2008)
European sharemarkets posted gains on Wednesday, led higher by banks and mining shares.
US Sharemarkets Mixed On Tuesday (2:42 p.m. PST, 13 May 2008)
US sharemarkets ended mixed on Tuesday as investors mulled another oil record and a poor earnings guidance from the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart.