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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world’s “hottest” researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
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U.S. stem cell expert is "hottest" researcher – Thomson
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) – About 80 percent of Chile had power restored just after midnight on Monday, as electricity supplies returned to normal after a blackout hit much of the country, Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter told reporters.
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Power returning to normal in most of Chile
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CANBERRA (Reuters) – Officials from eight nations including the United States began talks on a trans-Pacific trade deal on Monday in a move Australia said could add momentum to stalled World Trade Organisation talks.
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Talks start in Australia on Pacific trade deal
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a brake on climate change, scientists say.
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Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role – scientists
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon official set up a unit of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, The New York Times reported on its website, citing military officials and businessmen in Afghanistan and the United States.
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U.S. official set up unit to kill Afghan militants – NYT
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SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s security forces have detained an Iranian ship in Yemeni coastal waters off the island of Socotra because of suspicions about its cargo, and the crew are under investigation, state media said on Monday.
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Yemen detains Iranian ship over suspicious cargo
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FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb in Iraq’s western Anbar province killed seven civilians and wounded 13 on Monday, police said.
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Car bomb in Iraq’s Falluja kills 7, wounds 13 – police
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ROME (Reuters) – Pope Benedict told Rome’s Lutheran congregation on Sunday that Protestants and Roman Catholics should be thankful for all the unity achieved among Christians rather than complain about the slow pace of dialogue.
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Pope stresses Christian unity at Lutheran church
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd told Reuters he will unveil revised financial regulation reform legislation on Monday and threw down a challenge to Republican lawmakers.
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Sen. Dodd challenges Republicans on financial reforms
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ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike on an al Qaeda position in southern Yemen on Sunday killed two top militants planning attacks, a Yemeni security official said.
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Yemen says air raid kills two top al Qaeda militants