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• Aug 18, 2011

  Nun to Leave Convent for First Time in 84 Years to Meet the Pope

  On Friday, a nun who has spent the last 84 years of her life within the confines of a convent in central Spain, north of Madrid, will venture out into the world in order to meet the Pope.

• Aug 18, 2011

  'Living Fossil' Discovered in Pacific Ocean

  A species of ancient eel has recently been discovered living in a reef off the coast of the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean.

• Aug 18, 2011

  Research Shows More Links Between Pesticides and Diabetes

  A study has revealed that having high levels of certain pesticides in the blood may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in overweight people.

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  Aug 17, 2011

  Construction Begins on Real Life Noah's Ark

  Building has commenced to construct a true-to-live Noah's Ark on 800 acres of park in northern Kentucky, reports have said.

• Aug 17, 2011

  Tampa Teen's School Bombing Plans Thwarted

  A Tampa teenager's plan to bomb his high school on the first day of classes has been thwarted and the youth arrested on Tuesday.

• Aug 17, 2011

  Man Killed in Seychelles Shark Attack, Second in a Month

  A shark attack in the East African islands of Seychelles on Tuesday has left a honeymooning man dead. The attack is the second to occur in the area in a month.

• Aug 17, 2011

  Iran Seizes 6,500 Bibles to Stop 'Deceiving' Christian Missionaries

  Iran has seized 6,500 copies of the Bible in northwest Iran in what appears to be the latest crackdown by Iranian authorities against Christianity in the country.

• Aug 17, 2011

  Albert Brown, Oldest Survivor of Bataan Death March, Dies at 105

  The oldest American survivor of the Bataan Death March, Major Albert Brown, died on Sunday in Nashville, Illinois, at the age of 105. Brown was also considered to be one the oldest American World War II veterans.

• Aug 16, 2011

  Clergy Call for Pope to Cancel Spain Visit Amid Crippling Costs

  Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit Spain on Thursday in order to take part in the World Youth Day festivities in Madrid, but several members of the Catholic Clergy are opposing the visit, stating that accommodating the pope and approximately half a million pilgrims will be far too costly for the already struggling country.

• Aug 16, 2011

  Stolen Rembrandt Sketch Found in California Church

  The Rembrandt sketch stolen on Saturday night in a "well-thought-out, well-executed theft" has been found and recovered from an Episcopal church in Encino, Calif.