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January 31, 2011

Risk of new Chile quake seen after 2010 disaster

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OSLO (Reuters) – The risk of a new earthquake may have increased in an area of Chile’s Pacific coast that suffered a massive quake and tsunamis last year that killed more than 500 people, a team of scientists said on Sunday.

"Artificial pancreas" shows promise in pregnancy

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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have shown how an “artificial pancreas” can help pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and say their finding could significantly reduce cases of stillbirth and death among diabetic expectant mothers.

Giffords husband to decide on space trip in mid-February

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HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) – The astronaut husband of a U.S. congresswoman seriously wounded when she was shot in head will decide by mid-February whether to join the last NASA shuttle launch as scheduled, the space agency said Sunday.

South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab

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CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – In a small laboratory on an upper floor of the basic science building at the Medical University of South Carolina, Vladimir Mironov, M.D., Ph.D., has been working for a decade to grow meat.

Focus on Egypt, earnings, jobs

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks may struggle to return to firmer footing this week if anti-government riots in Egypt destabilize the Middle East, keeping investors on edge.


Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion

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NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Alpha Natural Resources said on Saturday it agreed to a .1 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year.


BP seeks fast track arbitration with TNK-BP

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LONDON (Reuters) – BP wants to enter “fast track arbitration” to settle a dispute with Russian shareholders in its TNK-BP joint venture over the British company’s shares and exploration deal with…


BHP, Rio Tinto investors want cash, not deals: report

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LONDON (Reuters) – Investors have written to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to say the miners should ditch ambitions for mega deals in favor of multi-billion pound share buyback schemes, The Sunday…


Jobs, inflation and Egypt

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LONDON (Reuters) – Fundamentals and nasty surprises are on investors minds heading into February, with big tests in the coming week about jobs and inflation and increasing worries over Egypt and its…


EU considering overhaul of 440 billion euro rescue fund: report

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LONDON (Reuters) – Senior European leaders are negotiating an overhaul of the euro zone’s 440 billion-euro (9.1 billion) rescue fund in exchange for new austerity measures and closer surveillance…


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