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Evangelism teams to plant churches in 40 Ukrainian cities
A major evangelistic campaign that seeks to plant 40 churches in 40 Ukrainian cities within five weeks will kick off at the end of this month.
Cancer death rate drop tied to education levels
Declines in death rates from the four leading types of cancer in the United States since the early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among college-educated men and women, researchers said on Tuesday.
Microsoft sets pricing, fee sharing for services
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) introduced on Wednesday pricing for its suite of online services targeted at corporate customers and a revenue-sharing plan to encourage other companies to sell the software company's products.
iPhone UK websites swamped before Friday launch
Apple's new iPhone sold out online in Britain ahead of its Friday launch, defying general consumer gloom as the country's economy threatened to tip over into its first recession in more than a decade.
G8 patches up climate deal, others want more
The world's biggest polluters agreed on Wednesday on the need for "deep cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions, but differences between developed and emerging economies kept them from setting specific targets.
Iran tests missiles amid tensions
Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.
G8 patches up climate deal
Group of Eight leaders patched together a deal to fight climate change at a summit that wound up on Wednesday, but failed to convince big emerging economies that rich countries were doing enough.
More house building jobs go in gloom
Builders Bovis Homes and Redrow are cutting 40 percent of their workforces, about 750 jobs in total, to cope with the deepening depression in the housing market.
Police extend Jersey abuse probe to WW2 bunker
Police carrying out an inquiry into reports of decades of child abuse on Jersey said on Wednesday they were extending their probe to a second site, a former World War Two underground German bunker.
Wary Gehry brings design to England at last
Architect Frank Gehry, whose distinctive asymmetric, curved buildings are admired the world over, has unveiled his first structure in England, a country he says does not appreciate his ideas.
Conservatives would pay households to recycle
A Conservative government would encourage councils to pay households to recycle their rubbish rather than fining them for incorrectly sorting their garbage, the party's Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday.
Darfur militia ambush kills one peacekeeper
Darfur militiamen ambushed and killed at least one member of a joint U.N.-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping mission and wounded 23 others, a UNAMID spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Six killed at U.S. Istanbul mission
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.
G8 leaders condemn Zimbabwe's Mugabe
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Robert Mugabe's regime was "illegitimate" and had "blood on its hands".
Report challenges Methodist Conference to eliminate discrimination
The Methodist Conference has received a major report challenging the Church to eliminate discrimination in an increasingly diverse Christian community.
Mission Aviation Fellowship faces crisis with soaring gas costs
High fuel costs are putting pressure on Mission Aviation Fellowship and forcing them to re-think their operations.