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Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying the station's last two main components. Full Article
Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail this year - U.N.
KABUL (Reuters) - Efforts to persuade Afghanistan's farmers to stop growing illegal opium have failed in the past year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, predicting as much land will be under poppy cultivation this year as in 2009. Full Article
Mandela avoids the spotlight
The anti-apartheid icon's minders jealously guard his privacy in a plush Johannesburg suburb. Full Article
EU gets new Commission, but little to cheer yet
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the next EU Commission on Tuesday, giving President Jose Manuel Barroso a strong mandate at the head of the EU executive. But rather than something to cheer about, the approval just clears the way for the Commission to start dealing with a wealth of challenges. Full Article
Cometh the hour, cometh Van Rompuy?
Three months ago, Herman Van Rompuy was named the inaugural president of the European Union. He's been a low-key and understated figure since, but on Thursday he has a chance to drive the agenda at a time of crisis for the EU. Full Article
On India-Pakistan thaw and the changing Afghan dynamics
The thaw between India and Pakistan cannot bring a radical turnaround in Afghanistan, not least because Islamabad may now be sensing a resolution of the conflict in its favour Full Article
Scorpions, frogs, lizards: A military diet
About 14,073 soldiers from six countries, Thailand, U.S., Singapore Indonesia, Japan and South Korea are participating in a three-week joint military exercise in Thailand.
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China shuts largest hacker website
China has closed what it claims to be the largest hacker training website in the country and arrested three of its members. Full Article
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Business jet demand should rebound in 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business jet demand is beginning to stabilize and should rebound in 2011 after a turbulent time in which the industry's products became an emblem of American corporate excess. Full Article
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