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Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth
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
Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"
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
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
