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Scientists spot unseen planet in Kepler scope data CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists poring over data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope have discovered a world outside its field of view, demonstrating a new technique for finding planets beyond the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday.
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Mladic 'headed ethnic cleansing' Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial hears.
Greece sets new date for election Greece will hold fresh elections on 17 June and a judge is appointed to head an interim government.
Cannes to open amid 'sexism' row The 65th Cannes Film Festival is to open in France later, amid criticism that no female directors will be in competition.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday in an attack in northern Syria, activists said, and members of a team of U.N. monitors caught in the incident said they were in rebel hands "for their own protection."
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's president spoke of "fear that could develop into panic" at the country's banks in the weeks before fresh elections that could precipitate Athens exit from the euro zone.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how the North will react.
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Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says it is doubtful that his office will propose legislation for the 2012 session on how the state should handle Juvenile offenders. Mead says it has been a difficult issue to resolve, but he does want to find a solution.
Rangers at Grand Teton National Park are investigating after a bear injured a hunter. The unidentified 32-year-old Jackson man encountered the bear Sunday between Blacktail Ponds and Glacier View overlooks.
Although Wyoming officials oppose a recent court ruling that re-instated the Clinton era roadless rule, a conservationist says the ruling could actually help,not hurt Wyoming's economy. Eric Molvar is a wildlife biologist with the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance.

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