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1. 'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin
   An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday.
2. Arctic melt releasing ancient gas
   Scientists identify thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane stored for millennia is bubbling out, potentially accelerating global warming.
3. SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off
   The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
4. Whale meeting heads for discord
   Whale hunts and sanctuaries could make this year's whaling meeting a hot one
5. Contamination at Kinloss probed
   RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.