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LONDON (Reuters) - Ignoring climate change could lead to economic upheaval on the scale of the 1930s Depression, underlining the need for urgent action to combat global warming, a British report on the costs of climate change said.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers debated on Friday whether to risk a space shuttle flight on a mission to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Exclusive Intel is to close its UK research centre in Cambridge, The Register understands, just three and a half years after it was first opened. The move is part of the streamlining of the company outlined by CEO Paul Otellini earlier this year.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Hong Kong have identified a protein that can help suppress the growth of prostate cancer cells, the third most common cancer in men worldwide.

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian cargo spaceship bringing food, water and essential supplies overcame a docking problem on Thursday with the International Space Station, Russian mission control said.