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Best Use of Plastic BagsLondon, England, UK - What better use of plastic bags than knitting them into something useful? |
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‘I’m so grateful for getting shot out of the sky’Bialla, Papua New Guinea - The Japanese fighter caught the American pilot from behind, riddling his plane with machine-gun rounds. The left engine burst into flames. It was time to bail out. |
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Solar Powered Car to Hit Streets in TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan - It started out as a Taiwanese entry in the Australian World Solar Challenge and was scaled up. |
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Hero miner asked to be godfather of child he savedGogango, Queensland, Australia - The hero miner who risked his life to save a mother and her baby from raging floodwaters near Rockhampton last week has been asked to be the child's godfather. |
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Australian scientists in Lou Gehrig’s disease breakthrough
Sydney -
Australian
scientists Friday said they have discovered a gene
abnormality responsible for the crippling condition known as
Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes gradual paralysis in sufferers.
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Algae-in-a-vat may power the futureBrisbane, Queensland, Australia - Genetically modified green algae could one day produce stored energy in the form of hydrogen gas, say Australian researchers, fuelling a hydrogen economy. |
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UN rights experts welcome Australia’s apology to indigenous peoples
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts have welcomed Australia's recent apology to its indigenous peoples for the pain and indignity they endured under the Government's past laws and policies.
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Hydrogen-Burning Hypersonic Airplane: Going Green at Mach-5Abingdon, England, UK - The proposed future of air travel is quite a marvel. |
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Virgin unveils spaceship designsEngland - Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. |
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Video: Anti-Whaling Activists Released
Two anti-whaling activists were returned to their ship in Antarctic waters Friday after a tense standoff with Japanese whalers.
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news from Oceania
- Wildscaper Australian Environmental Software For Kids
- Electric shock: East coast network by 2012
- Dog Risks Own Life To Save Kittens From House Fire (w/Video)
- Man saved from car’s icy river plunge
- Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly society
- Hundreds of New Creatures Found on Australian Reefs
- 113 New Sharks and Rays Announced in Australia
- Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough
- Barrier Reef ‘no-take’ zones see leap in fish numbers
- Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
