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Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth 10:57am EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, one of NASA's final supply runs before the shuttle fleet is retired next year.  Full Article

 
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Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map" Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 05:24pm EST 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups.  Full Article  

Jetspeed to a new 'viral' frontier

Nov 27 - Adventurer Yves Rossy's attempt at crossing a 38-kilometre stretch of the North Atlantic using jet-propelled wings ended in failure, but it was a marketing breakthrough.  Play Video

 
Profile: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has been injured in a car crash near his Florida home.

 
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More than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global total to at least 7,826, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.  Full Article  |  Video