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• ESA spacecraft set for flyby of Steins asteroid
FRANKFURT, Germany - Scientists at the European Space Agency are preparing for the first fly-by of an asteroid by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the birth of the solar system. Rosetta is set to rendezvous ...
• Stocks extend decline after latest jobs report
In afternoon trading in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.77 percent, Germany’s DAX index dropped 1.47 percent, and France’s CAC-40 shed 1.75 percent.
• U.S. films help Venice festival finish strongly
Haile Gerima’s powerful tale of an intellectual who flees violence and alienation in his native Ethiopia and Germany, would be a generally popular winner on the Lido waterfront.
• World markets plunge after Wall Street sell-off
By afternoon in Europe, Britain’s FTSE-100 was down 0.87 percent to 5,315.50, Germany’s DAX lost 1.41 percent to 6,191.16, and France’s CAC 40 fell 0.95 percent to 4,262.99.
• 62 mph! Cops hunt highway skateboarder
BERLIN - Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of highway at 62 mph, far above the speed limit. The man who raced down southern Germany's Ulm-Stuttgart highway for two miles before he stopped and fled ...