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Soyuz TMA-04M to dock with space station

May 17, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, May 17 — The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft with the new crew for the International Space Station (ISS), launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, will dock with the ISS on Thursday morning in an automatic mode, a Russian Mission Control spokesman told RIA Novosti.

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Singapore scientists discover way to 'starve' cancer cells

May 17, 2012 Science & Technology

SINGAPORE, May 17 — Scientists from the National University of Singapore claim they have discovered a way to kill cancer cells by 'starving' them of energy, the school said Thursday.

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Roundup: Alternative Clean Transportation Expo opens in Southern California

May 17, 2012 Science & Technology

LONG BEACH, United States, May 17 — North America's alternative fuel and clean vehicle stakeholders gathered here Wednesday for a three-day expo to examine challenges facing the industry.

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Lee pledges support for basic science research center

May 17, 2012 Science & Technology

SEOUL, May 17 — President Lee Myung-bak pledged Thursday to spare no efforts to support a state-run research institute devoted to basic science.

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Vietnam's 2nd satellite successfully launched into orbit: media

May 16, 2012 Science & Technology

HANOI, May 16 — Vietnam's second satellite, the VINASAT-2, roared off the launch pad aboard an Ariane 5 rocket at 22:13 GMT Tuesday from Guiana Space Center at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, Vietnamese state-run news agency reported Wednesday.

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Science academy warns of knowledge gap ahead of New Zealand marine development

May 15, 2012 Science & Technology

WELLINGTON, May 15 — New Zealand needs to do more research on its huge maritime area before exploiting marine resources with mining, power generation and other developments, the country's national scientific academy warned Tuesday.

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Scientists back field trials of Bt eggplant

May 15, 2012 Science & Technology

MANILA, May 15 — Scientists on Tuesday maintained that field trials of genetically modified eggplants are being undertaken "responsibly and safely."

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Anthropologists discover earliest form of wall art

May 15, 2012 Science & Technology

WASHINGTON, May 15 — Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5-metric-ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art.

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Russia successfully launches manned spacecraft to ISS

May 15, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, May 15 — Russia's spacecraft Soyuz TMA-04M with a crew of three blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan Tuesday, according to Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos.

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S. Korea to protest against N. Korea's electronic jamming signals

May 9, 2012 Science & Technology

SEOUL, May 9 — South Korea said Wednesday it will urge North Korea to immediately stop electronic jamming signals that have raised new safety concerns for civilian flights and ships amid Pyongyang's military threats.

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