Beijing airport Terminal 3 opens as world largest structure
Beijing inaugurates Terminal 3 to become the world’s largest covered airport terminal. The $3.8 billion, 240 acre complex employs 50 000 workers, doubles the size of two existing terminals, and raises annual capacity to 96 million passengers and 1590 flights a day.
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Israel warns Palestinians of looming Gaza disaster
Israel's deputy defense minister warned of a disaster in Gaza as rocket fire intensifies after an assault on an Israeli city. Hamas vowed to continue fighting while reports say civilians including a 13 month old girl were killed in Beit Hanoun. Israel prepares for a possible ground offensive as regional peace efforts face new strain.
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World's largest scientific instrument nears completion at CERN
Construction ends on a 17 mile tunnel under the Swiss French border housing the Large Hadron Collider. CERN officials anticipate completion by summer with detectors in a cathedral sized underground room. The $2 billion project, involving 20 European nations and partners from the US and Japan, aims to study matter and the universe by colliding protons at near light speed.
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Drug trade signals Afghanistan slide under Taliban grip
U.S. report says Afghanistan produces 93 percent of world opium, fueling Taliban profits amid rising violence and weak governance. Insurgents control vast areas as NATO and U.S. forces plan fresh troop deployments and Karzai's government disputes the tally.
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