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Fear of Japan's nuclear crisis far exceeds actual risks, say scientists

By Stephen Kurczy | 03/18/11
Fukushima is not Chernobyl, scientists repeat, and even Chernobyl was not as deadly as popularly believed. Dire warnings of radiation spreading from Japan's embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to deadly effect across Japan, or even to
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Swiss freeze Qaddafi assets: How dictators stash their cash 101

By Stephen Kurczy | 02/25/11
Switzerland on Thursday announced it was freezing any assets in its banks belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, yet another blow to the embattled strongman who faces increasing pressure to step down. "In view of the developments, the Fede
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Caught in the Thailand-Cambodia crossfire: Preah Vihear temple

By Stephen Kurczy | 02/09/11
All was quiet on the Thailand-Cambodia front Tuesday, for the first day since fighting erupted five days ago along their disputed border near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. Crossfire has killed at least five Cambodians and two Thais and i
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Facebook is fine, says Pope Benedict, but real faces are better

By Stephen Kurczy | 01/26/11
Pope Benedict XVI still won't let you poke him (he’s not on Facebook), but the pope has offered new praise of the “great opportunity” of social networking sites and invited Christians "to join the network of relationships which the digital era ha
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Argentina bank heist echoes Woody Allen films and Sherlock Holmes tales

By Stephen Kurczy | 01/05/11
Here's the plot: Thieves rent a building, dig a hole from their basement into a neighboring bank's security vault, and quietly break in and make off with the goods. Is it Hollywood or real life? Both, actually.
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Australia flooding of 'biblical proportions' slashes coal, agriculture exports

By Stephen Kurczy | 01/04/11
It hasn’t quite been 40 days and 40 nights of rain, but the Australia flooding has already been described as a “disaster of biblical proportions,” slashing coal exports, ruining crops, and stranding 75,000 people in a coastal town-turned-island.
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Hackers wage global 'cyberwar' in defense of WikiLeaks

By Stephen Kurczy | 12/10/10
BOSTON — They're calling it a global "cyberwar." Among the victims: Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Swiss bank PostFinance, and now the Swedish government.
Scientific Agenda

Global temperature to rise 3.5 degrees C. by 2035, International Energy Agency says

By Stephen Kurczy | 11/11/10
Global temperatures are projected rise 3.5 degrees C.
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Global reaction to Bush's 'Decision Points' memoir: It's a page-turner

By Stephen Kurczy | 11/09/10
BOSTON — George W. Bush’s appearances this week on NBC, Oprah, and Jay Leno underscore how his memoir "Decision Points" is geared toward an American audience.
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Haiti's tent cities to bear worst of potential hurricane Tomas

By Stephen Kurczy | 11/04/10
As tropical storm Tomas speeds toward Haiti, threatening to turn into a hurricane before it passes just west of the island Friday morning, some 1.3 million people are virtually trapped in Port-au-Prince’s flimsy tent cities. In the countryside,