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Scientists expand program to track DNA of world’s plants, animals
Call it "the bar code of life." Scientists plan to expand a Canadian-born project to map DNA sequences of the world's plants and animals to better identify them.By Canadian Press , November 06, 2009
H1N1: World Health Organization says virus could mutate
The World Health Organization said today the H1N1 vaccine is proving to be safe, but it expects the H1N1 virus to mutate.By Helen Branswell , November 05, 2009
H1N1: Athletes in Canada received vaccine before priority groups
Members of the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors were reportedly given the swine flu vaccine before priority groups.By Canadian Press , November 05, 2009
Ida reaches hurricane force near Nicaragua
Tropical Storm Ida grew to hurricane force just off Nicaragua's coast today, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some parts of the impoverished region.By Filadelfo Aleman , November 05, 2009
OBIT: Claude Levi-Strauss, 100, anthropology giant
After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned a young Parisian scholar into a founder of modern anthropology.
By Angela Doland , November 05, 2009
Gunmen kill 6 in bar in Mexico border city
A gang of gunmen killed six men and wounded another in a bar early Wednesday in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, and four other men were found dead on a sidewalk in another part of town.By Associated Press , November 04, 2009
Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case
An Italian judge found 23 Americans and two Italians guilty Wednesday in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect, delivering the first legal convictions anywhere in the world against people involved in the CIA’s extraordinary renditions program.By Colleen Barry and Victor L. Simpson , November 04, 2009
Canada's gas prices expected to be higher this winter
A Canadian economist predicts higher gas prices this winter because of higher crude prices.By Canadian Press , November 03, 2009
Oil prices, pump prices edge lower ahead of Fed meeting
AAA said the average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline fell to $2.68 today thanks to lower oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar.By Dirk Lammers/Alex Kennedy , November 03, 2009
George W. Bush throws out first pitch in Japan
Shoe-throwing demonstrators protested outside Game 3 of the Japan Series in Tokyo where former President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch.By Associated Press , November 03, 2009
North Korea raises threat to get U.S. into direct talks
North Korea said today it has reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods and extracted enough plutonium to bolster its atomic stockpile, raising the stakes in an apparent effort to push the U.S. into direct negotiations.By Jae-Soon Chang , November 03, 2009
Gang 'godmother’ sentenced to 18 years jail
A woman called the “godmother” of a mafia-style gang in China’s southern city of Chongqing was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for running underground casinos and bribing government officials.By Associated Press , November 03, 2009
World’s fastest man adopts world fastest feline
World record sprinter Usain Bolt is sponsoring an endangered baby cheetah.
By Tom Odula , November 02, 2009
Suicide bomber kills 35 near Pakistan's capital
A suicide bomber killed 35 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital today, as the United Nations said spreading violence has forced it to start pulling out some expatriate staff and suspend long-term development work in areas along the Afghan border.
By Ashraf Khan and Sebastian Abbot , November 02, 2009
16 killed, including children, in Philippine slum fire
The fire started after midnight today and rapidly spread because of strong winds, gutting the wooden two-story apartment building and more than 60 nearby shanties in Bacolod city, Fire Marshal Pamela Candido said.By Associated Press , November 02, 2009
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