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Wildfire near LA's Getty museum contained

Wildfires erupted Thursday near the world-famous Getty museum in Los Angeles and to the east at the base of soaring Mount Baldy as hot, dry weather baked Southern California.

Aussie near record lows vs yen; gets c.bank support

SYDNEY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar hovered near record lows against the yen and 5-½ year troughs on the U.S. dollar on Monday, failing to get much respite from central bank intervention to prop up the ailing currency.

Aussie near record lows vs yen; gets c.bank support

SYDNEY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar hovered near record lows against the yen and 5- year troughs on the U.S. dollar on Monday, failing to get much respite from central bank intervention to prop up the ailing currency.

Wildfire near LA's Getty museum contained

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire burned 40 hectares of brush and grass near the world-famous Getty art museum before it was doused early Thursday without causing any damage or injuries, fire officials said.

Sizing Up Near-Earth Asteroids

This image of near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros reveals that its ancient surface has been scarred by numerous collisions with other small objects. Image credit: NASA/JPL/JHUAPL

Bones Found Near Crash Site Confirmed Fossett's

Trip6 writes "Bones found near the wreckage of the plane flown by Steve Fossett when he disappeared last fall have been confirmed to be Fossett's by DNA analysis. The NTSB is still investigating the crash. Fossett may have been searching for a place to break the land speed record, his next quest."

Bones, ID found near Fossett crash site

(CNN) -- Two bones and and a driver's license with Steve Fossett's name have been found near the site where Fossett's plane crashed in eastern California, authorities said Thursday.

UPDATE 1-CenturyTel near deal to buy Embarq -NY Times

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Rural U.S. telephone service provider CenturyTel Inc (CTL.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is near a $5.76 billion all-stock deal to buy Embarq (EQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), its larger competitor and a spinoff from Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the deal.

'Suspicious' car fire near BNP member's home new

Police were investigating today after a car was set on fire near the house of a man whose details were published on a leaked BNP membership list.

Experts call for establishing near-earth asteroid surveillance network

The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Tuesday called for cooperation of the international society on establishing a global near-earth asteroid surveillance network so as to prevent any potential dangers from outer space.

Experts call for establishing near-earth asteroid surveillance network

VIENNA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Tuesday called for cooperation of the international society on establishing a global near-earth asteroid surveillance network so as to prevent any potential dangers from outer space.

Experts call for establishing near-earth asteroid surveillance network

VIENNA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Tuesday called for cooperation of the international society on establishing a global near-earth asteroid surveillance network so as to prevent any potential dangers from outer space.

Experts call for establishing near-earth asteroid surveillance network

VIENNA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Tuesday called for cooperation of the international society on establishing a global near-earth asteroid surveillance network so as to prevent any potential dangers from outer space.

STMicroelectronics and LG Electronics Demonstrate Multiple Near Field Communication Services on LG KU380-NFC Mobile Phone

STMicroelectronics and LG Electronics (LG) have announced an NFC (Near Field Communication) demonstration of LG’s KU380-NFC phone, which uses ST’s ST21NFCA system-on-chip. The KU380-NFC phone features Paypass contactless payment capabilities enabled by a (U)SIM card, as well as contactless reader functions.

Anti-virus proving near useless in protecting against code to take over PCs

A new analysis of botnets has come up with a possible reason for their prodigious ability to infect PCs - many anti-virus programs are near to useless in blocking the binaries used to spread them.

Fitch: Turkish Banks Face Challenging Near-Term Outlook

Fitch Ratings-London/Istanbul/Paris-19 November 2008: Fitch Ratings says in a special report that Turkey's banking sector faces a challenging near-term outlook, although the banking system is better positioned to meet operating pressures than it was during previous economic downturns.

Halle buys lake-side house near Gabriel's Montreal home town

While Halle Berry's daughter Nahla Ariela was welcomed into the world beneath the bright lights of Los Angeles, the little girl will be growing up in a very different setting. The Catwoman actress is to move her family to one of the most tranquil areas of Canada after buying a lake-side property near the home town of her model beau Gabriel Aubry.

ISRO to set up Astronaut Training Facility near Bangalore

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which has planned its first manned mission to space in the next five to six years, has decided to set up an Astronaut Training Centre near here at a cost of Rs 1000-crore.

For 10th Anniversary, 10 Headaches and Near-Mishaps on the International Space Station

Happy Birthday, International Space Station. Ten years ago, on Nov. 20, 1998, a Russian rocket launched the functional cargo block, the first piece of the station, into space. Since then, this mostly complete orbiting laboratory has been the site of research into subjects such as the effects of weightlessness on humans and animals, but it has also seen its share of mishaps. That's only natural—keeping an orbiting space station constantly operational and inhabited is a laborious task filled with pitfalls, and the ISS's direct predecessor, Russia's Mir, became notorious for its technical difficulties. Here are some of the headaches, mishaps and near-misses the ISS has had to confront in its 10 years of existence.

High Voltage to Announce New Games in the "Near Future"

Slashgamer Writes: "With High Voltage finishing up their much hyped game 'The Conduit, they've also spilled the beans about how the company has already begun working on other Wii titles. They've also promised to announce their new projects in the "near future."

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