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Germany says Namibia terror scare only security test (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - A suspicious suitcase found at Windhoek airport that triggered an international alarm was only a test of local security and did not contain any explosives, German Interior Minister Thomas…

Iran says to test own model of Russia S-300 missile (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Reuters - Iran has developed a version of the Russian S-300 missile and will test-fire it soon, the official news agency IRNA said, two months after Moscow decided not to…

Local Greek poll a test for rescue deal (AP)

November 7th, 2010

AP - Greeks have begun voting in a municipal election seen as a crucial test of support for austerity measures in the crisis-hit country.

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France, Britain to test nuclear safety together (AFP)

November 1st, 2010

File photo of the British Royal Navy's nuclear submarine, HMS Astute, en-route to her base Faslane, on the Firth of Cylde south-west Scotland. The leaders of France and Britain will sign Tuesday a treaty that will see the two countries test their nuclear arsenals in a joint facility in France, the French presidency announced.(AFP/File/Andy Buchanan)AFP - France and Britain will sign Tuesday a treaty that will see the two countries test the safety of their nuclear arsenals in a joint facility in France, the…

Test shows Chile mine rescue shaft works (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Patricio Sepulveda, a corporal of the police special operations unit, smiles after arriving at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. After more than two months trapped deep in the gold and copper mine, 33 miners are close to being freed and Sepulveda, who forms part of the pre-selected team of rescuers, will likely be one of the paramedics to go down the escape shaft to lead the miners to the surface. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - The engineer leading Chilean rescue efforts says his team has successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where the miners are trapped.


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Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research (AP)

October 4th, 2010

In this 2008 photo made available by the Bourn Hall Clinic, British physiologist Robert Edwards attends the 30th birthday party of the world's first 'test tube' fertilization baby Louise Joy Brown, at the Bourn Hall, in Bourn, England. A British scientist who developed test tube fertilization and gave thousands of infertile couples the chance to have children, has received the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine, it was announced on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Starting in the 1950's, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe developed the so-called IVF technology where egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the body. Steptoe died in 1988. (AP Photo/Bourn Hall Clinic) ** ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVE, NO LIBRARY RETENTION**AP - The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the…

Report: Test tube scientist could win Nobel Prize (AP)

October 4th, 2010

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2006 file photo released by Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, Yamanaka, 45, one of the world's leading stem cell scientists, is shown at his house in Osaka, western Japan. Japanese researcher who discovered how to make stem cells from ordinary skin cells and avoid the ethical quandaries of making them from human eggs could be a candidate for the medicine award when the 2010 Nobel Prize announcements start Monday Oct. 4, 2010 experts said. (AP Photo/Shinya Yamanaka, HO) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY**AP - A Swedish newspaper says a British researcher who developed test-tube fertilization and gave thousands of infertile couples the chance to have children could receive the Nobel Prize in…

US investigates potential terrorist test run (AP)

August 31st, 2010

Graphic on the movements of two men on a US flight arrested on arrival in Holland after their luggage was reportedly found with box cutters, knives and a cellphone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Two men arrested in Amsterdam may have been conducting a dry run for a potential terrorist attack, U.S. officials said Tuesday after a cell phone taped to a…

Analysis: Talks to test Netanyahu’s will for peace (AP)

August 21st, 2010

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds during a national security college graduation ceremony at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Netanyahu has built his political career as an outspoken critic of peace moves by his predecessors. Now that he will be leading negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, his tough-talking track record could actually improve the chances for success. Netanyahu heads to Washington on Sept. 1 for the launch of direct peace negotiations. The White House hopes to forge a deal within a year.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, Files)AP - Hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the security credentials and the political strength to pull off a peace deal with Palestinians now that the U.S. has brokered…

INTEGRA Type R MEGA TEST & BATTLE - Best Motoring International

August 14th, 2010

Go to gtchannel.com for more car videos and content. [English Narration & Subtitles] The new face lifted DC5 ITR is put to the test against the old DC5, DC2 and…

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