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Historic deep-sea robot is lost off Chile
WOODS HOLE, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution says its pioneering deep-sea exploration robot the "Autonomous Benthic Explorer" has been lost at sea.

Mites decimating W. Canadian honeybees
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 9 (UPI) -- Canadian commercial beekeepers on Vancouver Island say a pesticide-resistant mite has nearly obliterated the number of cultivated honeybee hives.

Chilean earthquake moved several cities
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck western Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west.

Somali group added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA, March 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has declared a Somali al-Qaida-linked group a terrorist organization, the public safety minister said in Ottawa.

Chile mourns victims of quake, tsunami
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 7 (UPI) -- Chile began three days of mourning Sunday for the hundreds of victims of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country eight days ago.

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