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AFP - Kyrgyzstan's government has sacked four doctors it says infected 11 patients — nine of them children — with HIV, apparently through poor hygiene, the health ministry said Monday.

AP - A week before Endeavour’s planned liftoff, NASA was analyzing a cabin leak in the space shuttle Tuesday.

SPACE.com - NASA delayed the planned launch of its Phoenix Mars lander by 24 hours Tuesday as engineers trace an apparent cabin leak aboard the shuttle Endeavour for a separate spaceflight.

AP - Floods and heavy rains have caused 23,000 mudbrick homes to collapse and killed at least 62 people across Sudan this month, a senior Sudanese official said Tuesday.

Reuters - Hungarian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues about the climate of pre-historic times.

AP - The energy efficiency of China’s fuel-guzzling economy is improving but the country — the world’s No. 2 oil consumer — is still struggling to meet self-imposed conservation targets, the government said Tuesday.

Reuters - A Chinese wildlife research centre has come up with a novel idea to profit from panda poo — make Olympic souvenirs out of it.

AP - Hollywood residents believe they’ve found a humane way to reduce their pigeon population and the messes the birds make: the pill.