From Reuters.com

Nov 27, 2009 09:46 EST
Reuters Staff
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Burj Dubai has now reached its final height of 818 meters.

Oct 6, 2009 13:57 EDT
Reuters Staff

Graphic: Lunar impact

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NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission will come to a dramatic conclusion on Friday, with the impact of its Centaur upper stage rocket and Shepherding Spacecraft into a crater near the moon’s south pole.

Oct 6, 2009 12:38 EDT
Reuters Staff

Graphic: Thin-film solar cells

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Dow Chemical plans to sell a new rooftop shingle next year that converts sunlight into electricity and can be integrated with standard asphalt shingles. It is expected to generate $5 billion in revenue by 2015. For more Green Business news click here.

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They’ve had these for years. Wake up, America and wake up ,Reuters. Dow is way behind times.

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Oct 2, 2009 13:20 EDT
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Graphic: Rio de Janeiro’s winning bid

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View a larger version of this graphic here.

Follow the live blog on the Olympic decision.

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People from Brazil, and those who love it, will always try to minimize the horrific situation in Rio. But the testimonies are true, I’ve been there. We were staying at the expensive Marriott right on Copacabana Beach (adjacent to Ipanema), and my friend was robbed of his camera right there in front of the hotel at 5 p.m. One guy wrapped a jacket over his head while another took a knife and slit the camera strap off his arm, which my friend had wrapped round and round his arm to avoid theft.

Then, in broad daylight, I was accosted by a band of kids right on the beach. I managed to get my whistle out of my pocket and I blew it and pretended to wave to someone in the distance, as if I were an undercover cop. They got scared and ran away. I would have been helpless without that whistle.

I visited a club just 2 blocks from my hotel, and when I left, the doorman warned me not to walk, but take a taxi… for just two blocks in the expensive, well-kept part of Rio.

Read countless similar horror stories (and worse) all over the web. Brazil and similar countries do not deserve our tourism until they clean up their act.

Sure they’ll clean it up for the Olympics, but I will advise everyone not to go there unless and until it is proven over a period of time that they’ve finally decided to crack down on crime in a meaningful and lasting way.

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Sep 30, 2009 12:01 EDT
Reuters Staff

Graphic: Communist China timeline

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Click here for full coverage of China’s anniversary celebrations.

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It is a military tranparency exercise. No need for foreigner to guess. It is also a patriotism exercise. To make the Chinese nationals aware of their military might and gain confidence that they do not have to “win” at every international conflicts to protect the nation.

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Sep 25, 2009 13:00 EDT
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Sep 24, 2009 12:04 EDT
Reuters Staff
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A great leap towards the advancement of treatment of HIV and other diseases that target the immune and nervous system. Hopefully this will give more attention and funding to this age’s great disease.

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Sep 22, 2009 10:53 EDT
Reuters Staff

from MacroScope:

Graphic: GDP of the G20 Nations

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The G20 is made up of the finance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries and the European Union.

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