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Gustav strengthens back into hurricane

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Gustav strengthened back into a hurricane in the warm Caribbean on Friday as it left flooded Jamaica and churned toward the Cayman Islands, headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ...  > full story

Tropical storm Julio hits Mexico's Baja California

LOS CABOS, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Julio drenched Mexico's Baja California on Sunday and hundreds of residents fled poor neighborhoods that were in danger of flooding near the popular tourist resort of Los Cabos. ...  > full story

Fay weakens to depression after drenching Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression late on Saturday after making a record fourth landfall in Florida and drenching the state's northern panhandle with heavy rainfall. ...  > full story

Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years

TEHRAN, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran plans to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years, state television reported on Thursday, just days after the Islamic Republic announced it had put a dummy satellite into orbit. ...  > full story

Scientists urge U.S. to protect economy from climate

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Eight scientific organizations urged the next U.S. president to help protect the country from climate change by pushing for increased funding for research and forecasting, saying about $2 trillion of U.S. economic output could be hurt by storms, floods and droughts. ...  > full story

Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit

TEHRAN, Aug. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions. ...  > full story

New York City tornado warning canceled

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — New Yorkers were temporarily urged to take shelter on Friday due to a tornado warning but it was quickly rescinded, officials said. ...  > full story

Cuba to send animals to depleted Venezuelan zoos

HAVANA, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuela sends oil to Cuba and now Cuba will ship zoo animals to Venezuela, giving a new dimension to ties between the socialist allies. ...  > full story

U.S. says submarine leaked radiation in 3 Japan ports

TOKYO, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine which has steadily been leaking a small amount of radiation for over two years stopped at three Japanese ports, as well as Guam and Pearl Harbor, the United States and Japan said on Thursday. ...  > full story

FBI to release evidence in anthrax case

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Under pressure to make public its case against a U.S. Army scientist in the 2001 anthrax murders, the FBI is preparing to release its evidence on the researcher, who killed himself before he could be charged, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday. ...  > full story
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