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Peter Gabriel wants to talk with animals online
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Peter Gabriel joined big thinkers and one of the Internet's founding fathers Friday in launching an "Interspecies Internet" for animals to communicate with us and each other.
Dow hits 5-year high despite US budget mess
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a new five-year high Friday as investors looked past the risks to the economy of impending federal spending cuts and bid up equities.
Juventus escape Napoli siege with point
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Juventus survived a second-half Napoli onslaught to draw 1-1 with their closest title rivals Friday, maintaining a six-point lead after a testing examination at a ground where they haven't won in 13 years.
Taiwan turns plastic junk into blankets, dolls
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Some 40 people stand ankle-deep in used plastic bottles in the yard of a recycling station in Taipei, stamping them flat in the first step of a process that will transform the junk into usable goods.
US suggests Keystone pipeline won't harm environment
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» The US State Department suggested that a $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved.
Obama orders $85b spending cuts
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» President Barack Obama reluctantly ordered an $85 billion austerity drive that could slow the US economy and slash jobs, after blaming Republicans for refusing to stop the "dumb" spending cuts.
Russian boy's Texas death ruled accidental
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» The death of a young boy adopted from Russia at his Texas home was an accident and the bruises found on his body were self-inflicted, a coroner ruled in a case that ignited a diplomatic row.
In Rodman, a controversial US opening to N.Korea
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Reclusive North Korea in the past month refused to hear foreign entreaties not to test a nuclear bomb, but its leader found time to entertain the mercurial basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman.
Michigan governor plans takeover of Detroit
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Michigan Governor Rick Snyder prepared for a state takeover of Detroit, the epitome of urban decay, by declaring the Motor City in a state of financial emergency.
Sick British queen cancels Wales visit
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled a planned visit to Wales on Saturday due to a bout of gastroenteritis, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.