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Kenya Burns Tusks to Counter Growing Ivory Smuggling

By Hereward Holland MANYANI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki set fire to five tonnes of contraband ivory on Wednesday, a symbol of his and Africa's renewed commitment to fight poaching.

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Bifocal Fish Sees Differently above and below Water Line

“Hey, four-eyes!” That playground taunt is more accurate when applied to Anableps anableps --a fish related to the guppy. It lives in the brackish waters of mangrove swamps in central and South America, and hunts for food at the water's surface..

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NRC Revisits Old Question: How Safe are US Nuclear Reactors?

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fukushima task force has confronted the commissioners with a central quandary of their mission: When are nuclear plants safe enough? The six-person Near-Term Task Force that dived into the implications of Japan's nuclear disaster concluded in its July 12 report that "continued operation and continued licensing activities do not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety." [More]

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U.N. Declares Famine in Two Regions of South Somalia

By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action.

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Energy Department to Install Fuel Cells at 8 Military Posts

By Malathi Nayak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Energy Department said on Tuesday it would install 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight U.S. military posts, as part of a partnership with the Defense Department to bolster energy security.

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