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Red Planet set for close approach
Mars is set for a close encounter with Earth this weekend, approaching to within 69.4 million km of our planet.

Italian laboratory clones 14 pigs
The Italian research group that produced the first horse clone has announced the birth of 14 pig clones.

Supercomputer doubles own record
The Blue Gene supercomputer breaks its record, doubling the calculations it can do a second to 280.6 trillion.

Portuguese abortion vote denied
Portugal's constitutional court scuppers next month's referendum on whether to relax abortion laws.

Hurricane Beta hits the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Beta is upgraded to a hurricane as it hits the Colombian island of Providencia.

Chelsea 4-2 Blackburn
Frank Lampard scored twice as Chelsea returned to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over Blackburn. [Grande Mourinho... 1m80]