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VenezuelaStar.com Friday 30th July 2010 Volume 8/0211
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"Those who commit war crimes must face justice. We must not allow difference to be a license to kill, and vulnerability an excuse to dominate. "
George W Bush
The former president was speaking at the White House, August 3 2001.

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Trinidad and Tobago in a quandary over death penalty
Brownstone Provides Update on Drilling at Canaguay #1 Well, Colombia
Oil prices slip before US GDP release
Quetzal Energy Ltd. Updates Drilling Progress at the Canaguay #1 Well in Colombia
Colombia, Dominican leaders agree to work closer on war on drugs

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Seventh century human remains found in Peru
Cautioned by BP oil spill, Brazil continues deep-sea drilling
UN criticizes Colombia's human rights record
Uribe's approval rating at 75% in final poll
Margaret Thatcher praises Uribe's 'strong leadership'
Sabella 'holding Argentina talks'

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Aditya carries India's hope in world junior squash
Exclusive: Melissa Reeves Makes a Deal with Days of Our Lives
Sandra Bullock wants out of Gulf restoration video
Exclusive Photos: TV Guide Magazine Storms Comic-Con
Zients will be acting OMB chief

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Chevron triples earnings on higher oil prices
energy firms.Revenue for San Ramon, California-based Chevron rose 29 per cent over the year-earlier period to 51.1 billion dollars.It reported recovery in its problem-plagued refinery business, but...

Colombia: Two hundred years of freedom?
The "assets" are being able to have military bases from where other parts of South America can be reached from different points. The official reason being there, apparently, is to go after the drug...
Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
The rift is a headache for incoming Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who takes over from Alvaro Uribe on August 7 and has vowed to improve relations and revive billions of dollars in lost...
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Iraqis see al-Qaeda flag among dead soldiersIraqis see al-Qaeda flag among dead soldiers
Al-Qaeda militants killed 23 members of Iraq's security forces across the country on...

Frenchwoman charged over eight baby deathsFrenchwoman charged over eight baby deaths
Police in France say a woman has admitted to suffocating eight newborn...
Hijack situation resolved by Russian special branchHijack situation resolved by Russian special branch
Russia's special forces have managed to prevent a hijacker from taking complete control of a plane carrying 105...
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June quarter GDP comes in lower than expectedJune quarter GDP comes in lower than expected
First quarter growth was revised upwards to an annualised 3.7% growth...

Google returns its servers to ChinaGoogle returns its servers to China
Google's search engine has once again started working in China, where users had been temporarily blocked from accessing the...
Terminal 3 opened at Indira Gandhi International AirportTerminal 3 opened at Indira Gandhi International Airport
The first flights have been arriving this week at India's newest and largest air...
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The kangaroo and all other Aussie marsupials, such as wombats and Tassie devils, have a common South American ancestor, suggests new research.

According to previous research, the marsupial family tree began in what is now Australia some 120 million years ago with some migrating to South America while it, Australia and Antarctica were one giant land mass.

Thereafter, South American marsupials began their own evolutionary journey when the continents split nearly 80 million years ago. However, scientists found few fossils to support the theories.

Researchers at Germany's Munster University turned to an unusual genetic marker to unravel the mystery.

They analysed the genomes of the South American opossum and the Australian tammar wallaby, as well as the DNA of 20 other marsupials for a "jumping gene" called retroposons.

Even as the rest of an animal's genetic code can mutate, retroposons and their locations are stable, making them a reliable indicator of relationships between animals.

The scientists found all marsupials shared the same 10 retroposons, meaning they all descended form a common ancestor, reports The Courier Mail.

However, since South American marsupials had fewer retroposon updates, they are the older branches of the marsupial tree.

The scientists concluded that the single ancestor of Australian marsupials migrated from South America - and not the other way around - before the landmass split.

Their findings of the study appear in the journal PLoS Biology. (ANI)


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    2010 CWG on track : Sheila Dikshit
    India, Sri Lanka criticise unsporting pitch after drawn Test
    North Korean football team publicly humiliated for WC performance
    Dolce&Gabbana design suits for soccer team
    Final scoreboard: India vs. Sri Lanka, Second Test

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    Grupo TMM Consolidates Three Tranches of Mexican Trust Certificates Program Into One Issuance
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    Who’s Next? Belizean Businesses in trouble
    Police Minister Accuses Belizean for Justice Members of involvement in Illegal Drug Trade

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    Having taken the Heathrow Express to Paddinton station (a 15 minute ride, with trains running every 15 minutes), I then took a...


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    Mexican fined for mentioning god during poll campaign
    New Mexico governor considers pardon for Billy the Kid
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    Mexican Drug Lord Killed