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World News
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Warring Factions Reach Agreement in Lebanon (8:47 a.m. PST, 21 May 2008)
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Lebanon's warring factions reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday that ends the 18-month political stalemate but also gives militant group Hezbollah and its allies veto power over government decisions.
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New President Takes Office in Taiwan (8:11 a.m. PST, 20 May 2008)
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Newly inaugerated Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday when taking office he would not pursue a policy of formal independence from China but would also not seek reunification.
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China Says 40,000 Dead in Sichuan Province (8:00 a.m. PST, 20 May 2008)
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The Chinese government said Tuesday as many as 40,000 people were killed in the Sichuan province, the hardest-hit area of the country by last week's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Science & Technology
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Great Extinction Underway: Living Planet Index (3:36 p.m. PST, 16 May 2008)
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Humans have wiped out between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife in 35 years, according to the latest Living Planet Index.
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Four Teams Vie For Top UK Engineering Award (2:55 p.m. PST, 15 May 2008)
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The creators of a filter to clean up soot emissions from diesel cars are one of four UK innovators up for Britain's biggest engineering prize.
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Microsoft Set To Release Free Desktop Observatory (2:06 p.m. PST, 11 May 2008)
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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.
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Business News
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US Sharemarkets Plunge On Wednesday (2:42 p.m. PST, 21 May 2008)
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US sharemarkets fell on Wednesday as oil rocketed to a new record over US$133 per barrel over supply fears and the Federal Reserve forecast dramatically slower economic growth for the rest of the year.
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American Cutting Flights, Charging For First Checked Bag (1:29 p.m. PST, 21 May 2008)
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In response to soaring fuel costs, American Airlines will cut domestic flights and staff, and will begin charging $15 for the first checked bag, officials said Wednesday.
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Oil Settles Past $133 (1:19 p.m. PST, 21 May 2008)
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Oil prices settled above $133 a barrel, another record, Wednesday, as average gasoline prices edged ever closer to $4 a gallon.
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