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November 9, 2008 Sunday
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Indian craft enters lunar orbit

BANGALORE (India) - INDIA'S first unmanned spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Saturday, 18 days after an Indian-built rocket transported it into outer space, officials here announced.

'The motor on board Chandrayaan-1 was fired at 7.45 pm for 805 seconds, which successfuly put the spacecraft into lunar orbit,' Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Director S. Satish announced.

 
Bullies may be sadists

WASHINGTON - UNUSUALLY aggressive youth may actually enjoy inflicting pain on others, research using brain scans at the University of Chicago shows released on Friday showed.

Pandas face tough winter

BEIJING - MORE sick and hungry giant pandas than in past winters may seek food at lower altitudes in China's earthquake-affected areas, straining facilities at the local panda research centre, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Pig organs for humans?

LONDON: Organs from pigs could be widely available for transplanting into patients in a decade, scientists say.

 
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