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• Flight of the penguins to freedom off Brazil
But the survivors were quickly picked up, and on Friday a Brazilian C-130 Hercules military aircraft shuttled them from Salvador to beach town in southern Brazil. On Saturday, the juveniles were introduced to some rescued adult penguins and released ...
• Gates: Afghan militants key to country's future
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed efforts to reach out to members of the Taliban or other militants in Afghanistan who may be considered reconcilable, much like what has happened in Iraq. And he rejected ...
• Olmert to Moscow: Don't arm Israel's enemies
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel's enemies. Iran is interested in buying anti-aircraft missiles ...
• Virgin Galactic rejects $1 million space porn
Whitehorn disclosed the rejected transaction here Sept. 30 during the International Astronautical Congress. He said Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, is planning to begin flights of the WhiteKnightTwo aircraft in late 2009 or ...
• Factory orders fall by largest amount in 2 years
That's a much worse performance than the 2.5 percent decline that economists had expected. It was the biggest setback since a 4.8 percent plunge in October 2006. The weakness was led by big declines in orders for aircraft, down 38.1 percent, and ...