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SpaceX to launch first commercial spacecraft to space station

Private spaceflight company SpaceX will try to launch its Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning.

Japan observes annular solar eclipse

An annular solar eclipse was observed across Japan on Monday morning, including Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

IBM builds smart tech center in S. China

IBM Corporation has set up a center in south China's Hainan Province to focus on the development of smart information technology, officials and sources with the company said.

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•	S. Korea set to launch multipurpose satellite

Fossil ink sacs contains Jurassic pigment

Scientists have for the first time confirmed two ink sacs from 160-million-year-old cuttlefish-like giants still contain soft pigment, a new study by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said Monday.

High-speed trains may travel faster

China's high-speed trains may operate at faster speeds again as the decision to slow down the speed made after last July's fatal crash was an "expedient," the country's largest train maker said yesterday.

China to see 14 solar eclipses this century: astronomer

People in eastern Chinese regions saw an annular eclipse of the sun Monday morning, the longest eclipse in terms of duration for the next 1,000 years, according to astronomers' predictions.

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•	First commercial spacecraft to space station lifts off in U.S.

•	SpaceX to launch first commercial spacecraft to space station

•	China to see 14 solar eclipses this century: astronomer

•	Japan observes annular solar eclipse

•	China to draft laws on protecting genetic resources

•	Fossil ink sacs contains Jurassic pigment

•	KWS to receive 190,000 USD for forensic, genetic laboratory

•	Vietnam's 8th Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO

•	Science academy warns of knowledge gap ahead of New Zealand marine development

•	Public demanding law on cyber security: survey

•	IBM builds smart tech center in S. China

•	Facebook CEO marries longtime girlfriend

•	Samsung Electronics develops new transistor structure

•	Facebook faces grave challenges after IPO hype

•	New discovery proves Maya's "world end" claim totally groundless

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•	Israeli archaeologists announce historic links to King David and Solomon's temple

•	Mysterious hanging coffins in SW China

•	Chinese archaeologists restore over 50 Buddha statues

Climate Change >>

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•	Kenya's environmentalist uses sports to fight for sustainable environment

•	Mysterious creatures found in deep sea

•	Ukrainian PM calls for efforts to save energy

•	Environment Canada releases advisory on severe summer weather in Ontario

•	New Israeli science center's goal: 500 km-per-charge car battery

•	Mongolia to promote development of renewable energy

•	Science Week opens with call for innovation

•	Northwest China province to build radiation monitoring stations

•	Solar insiders upbeat on industry's future

NATO to pull out most troops by end of 2014

IAEA chief: Nuclear talks with Iran were extensive

28 Chinese fishermen return home

UN peacekeeping chief visits Syria to examine deployment

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