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BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi will test the Taurus II space launch vehicle's rocket engine.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A new study suggests citizens in both the United States and the United Kingdom view nanotechnologies very positively.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of two potentially dangerous unapproved medical devices.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say climate change could produce warmer growing seasons that could result in an increase in pests that feed on corn and other crops.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it is releasing oceanography data that will help scientists around the world better understand climate change.

TORONTO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Colonoscopy saves lives but may not be as effective at reducing cancer deaths as many think, a study by Canadian researchers indicates.

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Production facilities at Aniva Bay in the south of Russia's Sakhalin Island in the North Pacific began year-round exports, Royal Dutch Shell said.

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Russian state records released Monday indicate national oil production from January to October dropped by 0.6 percent compared with 2007.

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DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The economy in Qatar is expected to expand in 2009 because of large-scale investments in domestic infrastructure and exports in liquefied natural gas.

MADRID, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- General Motors Europe and Spain-based Iberdrola have agreed to study electric cars.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Natural gas production in the United Arab Emirates rose by 353 billion cubic feet per year since 2003 in an effort to meet domestic consumption, officials say.

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Ministry expects a contract with Russia on nuclear fuel supply will be signed soon.

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- LUKoil, the largest oil producer in Russia, said Monday declining oil prices and the faltering world economy forced it to cut back on several projects.