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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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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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White koala returned to bushUndisclosed location, Australia - He is one of the rarest animals in the Australian bush -- a pure white koala. Nicknamed 'Mick,' he was found desperately ill by police officers in remote bushland three weeks ago. |
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UNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reservesUnited Nations - Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. |
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Ahoy there landlubbers—it’s time to talk pirateLos Angeles, California, USA - Put a parrot on your shoulder, strap on a peg leg, hit the rum and start bellowing "Shiver me Timbers" - today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. |
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Radar reveals vast medieval Cambodian city: studyAngkor Wat, Cambodia - Archaeologists using radar imagery have shown that an ancient Cambodian settlement centered on the celebrated temple of Angkor Wat was far more extensive than previously thought, a study released Monday said. |
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Hidden Ocean Current a Climate Clue?Campbell, ACT, Australia - Australian climate scientists have located a deep-ocean current in the Tasman Sea that may play a big role in connecting the world's oceans, and therefore regulating Earth's climate. |
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World Bank Sees Support for $250 Million Forest FundSydney, Australia - A planned $250 million World Bank fund to encourage developing countries to stop deforestation in return for access to carbon credits has attracted strong international support, a senior official said on Tuesday. |
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Late Crocodile Hunter to Be Honored by New Wildlife ReserveWeipa, Queensland, Australia - The late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, killed in a stingray attack last year, will be honored with a new wildlife reserve in Outback Australia, the government announced Sunday. |
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Australia to Build Cross-Continent Climate CorridorCanberra, ACT, Australia - Australia will create a wildlife corridor spanning the continent to allow animals and plants to flee the effects of global warming, scientists said on Monday. |
news from Oceania
- George W. Bush turns green to save marine treasures
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- 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
