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MONDAY 1. JUNE 2009


Flying Is Safer Than Ever (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - With the presumed crash of Air France Flight 447 over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday and other recent airplane incidents, nerves might be set off at the prospect and risks of air travel.

India's Electrifying Women (OneWorld.net)

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 1 (OneWorld.net) - In India, teams of "barefoot solar engineers" are bringing electricity to rural villages. The project -- part of a larger campaign to help Indian villagers be self-sufficient -- trains women to build and maintain solar energy units.

Mystery of Giant Ice Circles Resolved (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Strange circles have once again appeared in the frozen surface of Lake Baikal in Siberia, as spotted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station this April. News reports described the ice rings as a puzzling phenomenon.

Climate talks move into next phase (AP)

AP - Negotiators from 181 countries began work on the first draft of a new global warming treaty Monday, calling it a good beginning despite complaints it was unbalanced and incomplete.