Man Dies After Lawn-watering Row
A Sydney man has been charged with murder after attacking an elderly neighbour who he believed was breaking Sydney’s drought-induced water restrictions....
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Justices Turn Down Microsoft Appeal
The Supreme Court handed Microsoft a defeat on Monday by refusing to rule on the software giant’s request to halt an antitrust suit against it....
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Agilent Shares Drop On Forecast
The maker of scientific testing equipment cut its sales and profit forecasts due to slowing demand in Asia....
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Spain’s Iberdrola Puts Finishing Touches To British Energy Bid
Iberdrola, the Spanish energy group, was understood last night to be putting the final touches to a bid for British Energy, the nuclear generator....
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First Choice Joins In Race For French Rival
First Choice Holidays, the tour operator, is understood to be among the leading bidders in the €200 million (£135 million) auction of Go Voyages, the French travel group.......
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Science News

Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery
2008-04-09 05:30 - Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

Ideas & Trends: A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming
2008-04-08 06:01 - Emissions caps are not enough, say advocates of radically new technologies.

Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics
2008-04-08 05:30 - For some bacteria, what doesn?t kill them makes them thrive.

Amazon’s ?Forest Peoples? Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agree...
2008-04-07 06:01 - Leaders of hundreds of indigenous groups in 11 Latin American countries sought consensus on a conservation plan for tropical forests like the Amazon.

Unboxed: Let Computers Compute. It’s the Age of the Right Brain.
2008-04-07 06:01 - Now that we?re hip-deep in what has been called both the ?Creative Economy? and the ?Conceptual Age,? no one can afford to ignore the right hemisphere of the brain.

Energy: Sun Is Part of the Plan for Greener Hempstead
2008-04-07 05:30 - The town government views itself as a leader in reducing pollution, but critics say its use of solar power to deliver electricity is not worth the cost to taxpayers.

Texans Beat Big Coal, and a Film Shows How
2008-04-06 06:01 - ?Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars? spotlights a coalition of ranchers, big-city mayors and environmentalists that spurred the record $45 billion takeover of Texas’s biggest electric company, TXU.

For Seattle Shoppers, Paper or Plastic Could Come with a ?Green Fee?
2008-04-06 05:30 - Seattle consumers may face a 20-cent per bag fee under a new proposal, which also would include the banning of foam food containers.

Worry on Vibration in New Rocket Has Eased, NASA Says
2008-04-05 05:30 - Officials said that the vibrations would not be strong enough to harm either the rocket or the astronauts it will carry.

Cargo Ship From Europe Joins Station in Space
2008-04-05 05:30 - The Jules Verne cargo ship made a nearly flawless first docking to the International Space Station on Thursday, bringing with it tons of needed supplies.


 
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