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New EU president wins fans in Japan -- as a poet Friday, 20 Nov 2009

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician.  Full Article

 
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.  Full Article  

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Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers Friday, 20 Nov 2009 

ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday.  Full Article