May 12, 2009 Tuesday
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CAPE CANAVERAL - SPACE shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts blasted off on Monday on an ambitious 11-day mission to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope, an icon of modern astronomy that has changed scientists' understanding of the universe.

The shuttle lifted off its seaside launch pad at 2:01 pm (2.10 am Singapore time), heading toward an orbit 563 km above the planet and a Wednesday rendezvous with the Hubble telescope.

 
Facebook finds missing skier

PARIS - A TEENAGE skier from the Nepalese national team who went missing while training in the Alps has been found wandering the streets of Paris thanks to a Facebook campaign, his team said on Monday.

'The teenager had been living rough after walking several hundred kilometres across France surviving through the kindness of local people,' said a statement from team secretary Ben Campbell.

Safer recycling of ships

HONG KONG - GOVERNMENTS gathered on Monday to hash out measures to make recycling old ships safer and more environmentally sound amid criticism the proposals would fail to limit pollution and protect workers in the industry.

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIAN wildlife officers say a kangaroo survived for up to a week after being shot through the head with an arrow and is expected to make a full recovery.

   
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