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US military: 4,000 troops to return home from Iraq

Baghdad - About 4,000 US troops, who were deployed in Iraq's Diyala province last year, will leave Iraq in June as part of an overall troop cut, the US military said Thursday.

Knee-brace power generator helps charge your cell phone just by walking

Washington, May 29 : You may charge your mobile phones now just by walking, for Canadian researcher Max Donelan has invented a gadget that produces power from the human knee.

Better environmental planning of protected areas can play a key role in reducing poverty

Washington, May 29 : A new analysis by the WWF (Worldwide fund for Nature) has determined that well planned and managed protected areas can play a key role in reducing poverty, with the relationshi

Hunt for “super-Earths” unveil huge haul of exoplanets in Milky Way

Washington, May 29 : A landmark meeting of astronomers has announced the discovery of a huge haul of exoplanets in our galaxy, which hold great significance in the hunt for “super-Earths” – rocky alien worlds a few times more massive than our own.

“This really changes things,” said Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who attended the International Astronomical Union meeting in Boston. “It marks the beginning of the detailed exploration of super-Earths,” she added.

Former aide stuns many with his criticism of George Bush

Former aide stuns many with his criticism of George Bush

Carbon nanoribbons could lead to smaller, speedier computer chips

Washington, May 29 : Chemists at Stanford University have developed carbon nanoribbons made of graphene, for making computer chips that are speedier and generate less heat, which can damage today's

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