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China says quake school toll over 19,000
BEIJING (Reuters) - Schools that collapsed during China's May earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said on Friday, giving the first government estimate.
Online time 'is good for teens'
Teenagers' use of digital media shows that time online teaches children important skills, a new study shows.
Orphanage founder jailed for 20 years
TIRANA, Albania, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Scottish man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting children at an orphanage he funded in Albania.
Firefly populations are disappearing
Like many creatures, fireflies appear to be suffering from the degradation and fragmentation of their habitats as human development spreads, but they also face a threat that is as ephemeral as their tiny flashes: light pollution.
South Africa is aiming to ease dangers of gold mining
In post-apartheid South Africa, the welfare of miners — nearly all of them black — is a matter of scrupulous concern.
U.S. stocks drop sharply and credit markets seize up
As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets on Thursday, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation's financial system ebbed.
Report: Nkunda recruiting from Rwanda army
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Gen. Laurent Nkunda has recruited fighters for his rebel force in the eastern Congo from the Rwandan army, The Telegraph reported Thursday.
Students face new hate-crime charge
RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Seven high school students in Suffolk County, N.Y., already charged with killing a Hispanic man, were charged Thursday with assaulting another man first.
US 'set to decline by 2025'
Intelligence report says India and China to compete with US at top of multipolar world.
Markets fall further on jobs data
Asian and US stocks dive again on US unemployment figures and car bailout fears.
Drug dealing tied to mortgage scam
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in New York say two men involved in a mortgage fraud scheme used some of the houses they acquired for cocaine distribution.
US Lockerbie families compensated
The families of US victims of the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing say they have received full compensation from Libya.
Congress Gives Detroit a Definite Maybe on Bailout
Faced with the choice of bailing out the ailing auto industry or letting it fail, Congress picked a brave third option: procrastination
Argentine pension takeover passed
Argentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy.
Clinton decision holding up other Obama choices
All of the foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration have been held up because of the uncertainty over the appointment of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
First otter reaches Farne Islands
An otter has survived a "perilous" three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.
Fannie and Freddie suspend foreclosures
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Thursday announced details of a plan to halt foreclosures and evictions from Thanksgiving until a week after New Year's.
A global wave of selling extends to Asian markets
In Asia, the darkening economic outlook was highlighted by data that showed the economies in Singapore and Taiwan contracted in the third quarter.