Reuters - Food and milk from the offspring of
cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S.
government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know
because there is no difference between cloned and conventional
products.
AFP - The pristine Lofoten Islands off Norway's far north paint an idyllic image of tranquility, but beneath the surface is a roiling debate over the islands' resources, dividing fishermen, environmentalists and oil companies.
AP - After meeting with animal rights activists, the British military said Tuesday that it will study alternative materials to replace the bearskin hats worn by the soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace.
Reuters - President George W. Bush tried on
Tuesday to rally support for John McCain as the Republican
presidential nominee, even as their party's convention
relegated the unpopular Bush to an eight-minute satellite
message.
AP - President Bush is keeping a hands-on profile in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, in contrast with his administration's poor response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
LiveScience.com - The seemingly nonsensical Zen practice of "thinking about not
thinking" could help free the mind of distractions, new brain scans
reveal. -- read full article
AP - The tropics seem to be going crazy what with the remnants of Gustav, the new threat from Hanna, a strengthening Ike and newcomer Josephine. Get used to it.
Reuters - Oil prices dropped more than $6.50 per barrel on Tuesday, the biggest drop in dollar terms since 1991, as dealers bet the U.S. oil industry would recovery quickly from Hurricane Gustav.
Reuters - Young men who die suddenly after being
arrested by the police may be victims of a new syndrome similar
to one that kills some wild animals when they are captured,
Spanish researchers said on Tuesday. -- read full article
AFP - A robot freighter that docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in April will detach this week prior to be being destroyed in a controlled operation over the Pacific, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.
AFP - Largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, oil companies on Tuesday tallied the damage to their Gulf of Mexico installations, from offshore rigs and drilling to coastal refineries.
LiveScience.com - Black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have birthed two kits sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000. -- read full article
AFP - New French energy giant GDF Suez was to announce Tuesday the acquisition of US electricity producer First Light, the daily Le Figaro reported, publishing an interview with GDF Suez CEO Gerard Mestrallet.
AFP - A fresh storm has broken out over an ancient fossil presented by its defenders as a forebear of humanity and dismissed by its critics as the remains of a vulgar chimp.
