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Saturday, July 19
Nurse keeps license after abortion mix-up
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 19 (UPI) -- A British woman has been approved to keep working as a nurse, even after she administered a chemical abortion to the incorrect patient, officials said.
Rare porbeagle shark spotted off Wales
FISHGUARD, Wales, July 19 (UPI) -- An endangered shark has been spotted off the western coast of Wales, a marine life expert says.
Chinese government transforming Beijing
BEIJING, July 19 (UPI) -- Capital Steel, the biggest polluter in Beijing, has relocated to help clean the city's air ahead of the Summer Olympic Games, officials said.
Dog rescues elderly woman from kangaroo
MUDGEE, Australia, July 19 (UPI) -- An Australian man said his elderly mother would "probably be dead" if his dog hadn't chased off an aggressive kangaroo that lunged at her.
Rescued Calif. sea lion to be euthanized
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19 (UPI) -- A sea lion rescued this month in California has been found to have incurable neurological problems and will be euthanized, officials said.
U.S. diplomat joins Iran talks
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 19 (UPI) -- Javier Solana, representing the European Union at talks with Iran, said Saturday he expects a response to Western proposals soon.
Tomato scare squishes producers
SALINAS, Calif., July 19 (UPI) -- A recent salmonella outbreak has hit California tomato growers hard, with sales plummeting, experts say.
Officials: Cadavers used in NASA project
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 19 (UPI) -- An Ohio State University Medical Center project contracted by NASA used cadavers to create technology for the Orion shuttle, space agency officials say.
Lithuania ready to host missile shield
BUENOS AIRES, July 19 (UPI) -- Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus says his country is ready to conduct talks with the United States about hosting elements of a missile defense system.
Verizon, Chicago Transit ink subway deal
CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- Chicago Transit Authority officials say they've struck a deal with Verizon Wireless to provide cell phone service in the city's subway tunnels.
Friday, July 18
Nuts during pregnancy linked to asthma
UTRECHT, Netherlands, July 18 (UPI) -- Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products daily during pregnancy increase the risk their child will develop asthma, Dutch researchers said.
1 in 3 survive heart attrack in Germany
MARBURG, Germany, July 18 (UPI) -- Survivors of heart attacks who receive intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at a reasonable expense, German researchers said.
Gadgets blamed for lightning deaths
MOSCOW, July 18 (UPI) -- Lightning has killed and injured more than a dozen people in Russia in the past two weeks, officials say.
Pickens would OK Gore as 'energy czar'
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Texas oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens says if Barack Obama is elected president, "I think I would be for Al Gore for energy czar."
Doctor intervention reduces elderly falls
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say that falls by the elderly need not be inevitable and doctor interventions can cut falls by 11 percent.
Israeli minister defends Iran hawkishness
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 18 (UPI) -- Israel's transportation minister isn't backing down from hawkish words about attacking Iran that some observers have blamed for a worldwide rise in gas prices.
Rice: Talks could bring Iran breakthrough
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she hopes prospects of better relations with the United States will convince Iran to drop its nuclear ambitions.
Red tape curbs air-ambulance night vision
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Pilots of medical helicopters in the United States say there is a frustrating lag in getting approval for the use of night-vision goggles.
Exercise not proved to help dementia
LONDON, Ontario, July 18 (UPI) -- Exercise helps prevent many health problems but Canadian review of studies found there isn't enough evidence to show it helps treat dementia.
Panel: Hydrogen cars $200B investment
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The National Academies of Science has recommended the United States spend $200 billion to speed up deployment of hydrogen-powered cars.
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