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Japan to monitor greenhouse gases from space TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's space agency will launch a satellite later this month to monitor greenhouse gases around the world, officials said Wednesday, hoping the data it collects helps global efforts to combat climate change.
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Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon At least three rockets are fired from Lebanon into northern Israel raising fears that the current conflict in Gaza could spill over.
Brussels to broker gas row talks Top Russian and Ukrainian gas executives are due in Brussels as the EU seeks to end a row hitting Europe's gas supplies.
Mexico takes urgent economy steps Mexico unveils emergency measures to protect its economy, including freezing fuel prices and creating thousands of new jobs.
Balancing the stimulus and deficit The federal budget deficit for 2009 is projected to be three times the size it was in 2008. But one thing that amount doesn't account for is President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan. As Bob Moon reports, the deficit may limit what Obama can do to help the ailing economy.
More job losses in the private sector A labor report released today shows that job losses continued to mount in December. That's when the private sector lost 693,000 jobs, a higher amount than expected. Jeremy Hobson reports.
'Performance' chief on familiar ground President-elect Barack Obama named a former Treasury official as chief performance officer, a newly created position aimed at reducing government waste. But as Nancy Marshall Genzer reports, the new position sounds awfully familiar.
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PRI's The World - January 7, 2008 Today on The World: Israel and Hamas consider a ceasefire, but there's no agreement yet; A major outsourcing company in India admits to massive financial fraud; and Europe suffers from the cold, as the flow of natural gas from Russia is cut off;
PRI's The World - January 6, 2008 Today on The World: We hear the latest on Israel's military operation in Gaza, where the death toll is rising; also, we find out why -- as the fighting rages in Gaza, the militant group Hamas has sent a delegation to Egypt; and we hear about the hard times facing newspapers in France.
PRI's The World - January 5, 2008 Today on The World: We hear the latest on Israel's military operation in Gaza, where the death toll is rising; also, we find out why -- as the fighting rages in Gaza, the militant group Hamas has sent a delegation to Egypt; and we hear about the hard times facing newspapers in France.
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Report Suggests Georgia Lags in Teaching English to Language Learners Georgia is among 20 states where the number of English language learners in schools more than doubled between 1995 and 2005. A report released today by Education Week suggests the state is not keeping up with other parts of the country to help them become proficient in the language.
School Boards Eye Fight Over Local Control School boards are gearing up for a fight to keep local control over their systems, even when they're failing. A survey of more than 140 local boards by the Georgia School Board Association shows that three-quarters oppose the idea of temporarily ceding control to the state. Related Stories
SACS: State Should Consider Accreditation Intervention New Panel Launches Study on School Board Practices
On Revote, Clayton Commission Likely to Approve Backing Hospital Bonds Clayton County's only hospital Tuesday will again ask county commissioners to essentially co-sign a 40-million dollar bond. A similar request failed last month by a single vote. As WABE's Jim Burress reports, a bit of tinkering in the terms means the county will likely support the measure this time around. Related Stories
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Georgian Health Officials on Cervical Cancer January is cervical cancer awareness month. And each year more than 11-thousand women are diagnosed and nearly 4-thousand will die from the disease. WABE's Rose Scott reports medical officials are striving to increase testing among a specific group of women.
Transportation coalition endorses transportation plan A number of organizations linked by their interest in transportation will draft a letter to the state leaders supporting a unique transportation plan.
WABE Newscast (7 January 2009 4pm) Evening newscast from 90.1 WABE, your home for the classics and NPR News.
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Cobb prepares to buy foreclosed properties Now that the county has the green light from HUD, Cobb is determining which homes to buy.
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Commentary: Life Lessons from My Father While 2008 was not a good year for him, commentator Stephen Whitley has managed to gain some perspective that will serve him well in the future.
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