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Walking, talking female robot to hit Japan catwalk (AP)

AP - A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human...

The Nation's Weather (AP)

AP - Storms rumbled over the Southeast and the Northwest early Monday, while sunshine reigned from the Great Lakes to the...

Shuttle Discovery heads for space station (AFP)

AFP - After a successful liftoff, the US space shuttle Discovery is heading for the International Space Station, carrying a final pair of solar panels due to be installed ahead of the arrival of an expanded space...

Shuttle Launch 'A Giant Leap' for Japan (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Japanese astronaut is ushering his country into the realm of endurance spaceflight as Japan's first long-term resident on the International Space Station after rocketing into space aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery late Sunday.


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Bat Attempts to Stowaway on Space Shuttle (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A small bat appears to be trying to hitch a ride aboard the space shuttle Discovery from its perch on the spacecraft's attached external tank as NASA counts down to a planned Sunday evening launch.

OPEC holds off from oil output cut (AFP)

AFP - The OPEC oil cartel opted not to cut output at a meeting here Sunday, delaying the decision at least until May, to give rich and emerging nations time to respond to the global economic...

OPEC to keep present output (AP)

AP - OPEC ministers decided Sunday not to directly cut oil output in an effort to raise prices, but to focus instead on stopping individual members from producing above their...

OPEC faces vital output meet (AFP)

AFP - OPEC ministers held a crucial meeting here Sunday as Algeria said the 12-nation cartel would agree to cut daily output by between 500,000 and 1.5 million barrels to defend weak oil...

NASA readies for Sunday space shuttle launch (AFP)

AFP - NASA will break with protocol and try to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday even though it has yet to uncover the cause of a hydrogen leak that delayed its mission earlier in the week, according to...