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Flash floods kill over 110 in Pakistan, Kashmir (AFP)
July 30, 2010
AFP - At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit northwest Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage (Reuters)
July 30, 2010
Reuters - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc should be merged.
Giant Sand Dunes on Titan Shaped by Backward Winds (SPACE.com)
July 30, 2010SPACE.com - Gusty winds that blow in reverse of prevailing weather on Saturn's largest moon Titan appear to shape some of the moon's odd equatorial sand dunes, a new study finds.
BP Oil Spill: Has Environmental Damage Been Exaggerated? (Time.com)
July 30, 2010
Time.com - So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill seem overblown
NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
EU clears six types of GM maize for animal feed (AFP)
July 30, 2010
AFP - European regulators authorised on Wednesday the import of six types of genetically-modified maize for use in animal feed after governments were deadlocked over whether to ban or approve them.
House to take up offshore drilling reform bill (Reuters)
July 30, 2010Reuters - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling practices.
Mars Rover Opportunity Finally Sees Martian Dust Devil (SPACE.com)
July 30, 2010SPACE.com - After more than six years roaming the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.
Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.
Donkey's Wild Ass Ancestor Confirmed (LiveScience.com)
July 30, 2010LiveScience.com - Five thousand years ago, in North Africa, humans formed an alliance with the wild ancestors of the donkey, twice.
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