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World News
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Bosnian Leader Karadzic Captured; Mladic Could Be Next (7:46 p.m. PST, 22 July 2008)
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The capture of former Bosnia Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on U.N. genocide charges has led some to believe fellow fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic - Karadzic's wartime military commander - could also be caught soon, reports said Wednesday.
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Crisis Talks Over Zimbabwe Set to Begin (6:27 a.m. PST, 22 July 2008)
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Crisis talks between Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition parties are set to begin in the capital of South Africa Tuesday, the first step towards resolving the wide range of problems in the southern African nation.
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Make-or-Break WTO Talks Underway (6:08 a.m. PST, 21 July 2008)
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Trade leaders began what are viewed as make-or-break talks in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, hoping to avoid a repeat of failed negotiations in 2006 and 2007 and expressing concern over whether the U.S. can deliver on a proposed deal.
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Science & Technology
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Water Once Widespread On Mars (3:31 p.m. PST, 19 July 2008)
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Mars was a benign, water-rich environment for a long period of time, American scientists have concluded after studying new information from US space agency NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
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Reef Building Coral At Risk: Worldwide Study (1:48 p.m. PST, 11 July 2008)
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One third of the world's reef-building species of coral have an \elevated risk of extinction,\ according to a report out in the latest edition of the journal Science.
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Space Shuttles' Retirement Date Set (2:01 p.m. PST, 08 July 2008)
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The last space shuttle flight ever will launch on May 31, 2010, US space agency NASA has announced.
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Business News
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US Sharemarkets Up On Tuesday (2:16 p.m. PST, 22 July 2008)
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US sharemarkets staged a late rally thatnks to a fall in oil prices to finish higher on Tuesday.
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Telecommunications Companies Lead European Sharemarkets Down (1:07 p.m. PST, 22 July 2008)
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European sharemarkets fell for the first time in five days, with national benchmark indexes falling in 14 of the 18 western European markets.
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US Sharemarkets End Monday Slightly Down (3:49 p.m. PST, 21 July 2008)
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US sharemarkets fell slightly on Monday as oil prices rose and losses by pharmaceutical and technology companies outweighed a quarterly earnings report from Bank of America that beat expectations.
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