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World’s Oldest Surviving Creature Found in Britain

August 3, 2010

A rare shrimp that may be the most ancient animal species on earth is alive and well in Britain, scientists have discovered. Two colonies of the tadpole shrimp, triops cancriformis, were found at Caerlaverock on the Solway Coast of Dumfriesshire in Britain, researchers from the University of Glasgow announced. Experts think there could be more [...]

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Scientists Making Last Attempt To Call Mars Rover

August 3, 2010

Scientists were making efforts to contact the non-responsive Spirit Mars rover, which has lost contact with Earth during the Martian winter prompting fears that it might be permanently lost. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Friday that it began paging the rover this week with a series of beeps that demand a response from Spirit. Scientists, [...]

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2.5 Million Muslims Threaten To Leave Facebook

July 17, 2010

More than 2.5 million Muslims have threatened to quit Facebook after four Islamic pages were taken down, reports said Friday. A template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accuses founder Mark Zuckerberg and other senior members of Facebook of “ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5 million Muslims”, the Daily Mail reported [...]

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India Can Play Important Role In Afghanistan: Holbrooke

July 14, 2010

India can play an important role in Afghanistan, a senior US official has said ahead of an international conference to discuss funding for Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s plans for re-integration by winning over Taliban fighters. “India has a very real role in the region for historic and strategic reasons,” the US special representative for Afghanistan [...]

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