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"HELSTON, Cornwall, UK (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ...
Canada's spreading cannabis crop
"Canada's spreading cannabis crop In the first of two pieces on organised crime accompanying his Radio 4 series How crime took... Fisherman nets one heck of a halibut - record-breaker weighs in at 30 stone
"As a fully paid-up monster of the deep, it should have swatted aside any angler with the temerity to try to catch it with a mere rod and line.But this record-breaking Atlantic halibut bit off more than it could chew... Fishermen net 20-foot, 500-pound giant squid
Someone's going to have a lot of ika sushi leftovers..."MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian fishermen have hauled up a six-metre-long giant squid off the country's southeastern coast.Skipper Rangi Pene says the... Litter on British beaches at an all time high - threatens marine wildlife
An environmental charity in the UK released their findings today from a survery of British beaches conducted last year, and the results are not encouraging.Plastic litter on the beaches is now so dense that it is... Noise Complaints May Shut Down Cricket Club
The club has been there for over 130 years... perhaps the complaining homeowners should have looked around to see if they were buying a house that was, well, next to a cricket club."
Cricketers in the picturesque... Sir John A. autograph fetches thousands on EBay
This beats the pair of Dunks I found on EBay hands down."TORONTO - Jason Kelly said it was his duty as a Canadian to bring it back home. The "it" is a card bearing what is believed to be the signature of Canada's...Congressman: send kids to Iraq "..to get heads blown off for President's amus...
"Congressman Stark’s Disgusting Rant Against President Bush Ignored By Nets Photo of Noel Sheppard. By Noel Sheppard | October 19, 2007 - 01:29 ET Americans on both sides of the aisle should be bitterly angry today. A United States Congressman stood on the floor of the...Council nets bus lane fine cash
In London the fine for driving in a bus lane is now £120 ($240) so Readings £30 ($60) is considerably lower."A Berkshire council has earned more than £600,000 in fines from drivers caught using bus lanes in...Phony Job Ad Nets More Stolen Identities
"Last week, a security company reported that it found about 100,000 stolen identities hidden away in a dozen caches spread across the globe. Now it seems that number may be a fraction of the amount that hackers have stolen and socked away. Researchers at Symantec have found...Free distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets can save lives
"Malaria is still responsible for over a million deaths every year, even though it has been known for some years that sleeping under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) greatly reduces the chance of being bitten by the mosquitoes which carry the disease. There have been heated...Prehistoric Fish Caught off Indonesia
Another coelecanth, a giant saurian fish once thought to be extinct, has been caught by a fisherman and his son. Upon realizing whta they had discovered, the two tried to keep the fish alive in a quarantie pool,...Light Wavelength Analysis Nets Purple Earth
"Researchers here on the Oblate Spheroid, struggle to explain why microbial evidence throughout the Earth is varied yet so stratified. The answer may come from the fact that the evolution of microbe life on the...Bulls, Suns Take Lead in NBA Playoffs
Also, the Pistons lead the Magic 2-0, the Maverics won their first game against the Warriors, and New Jersey and Toronto are tied at 1-1 so far. Additional stats here."The Chicago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns took 2-0 leads in their opening round NBA playoff series and the...Taliban making millions from opium in Afghanistan
When the Taliban ordered Afghanistan's fields cleared of opium poppies seven years ago because of Islam's ban on drugs, fearful farmers complied en masse. Today, officials say the militia nets tens of millions by forcing farmers to plant poppies and taxing the harvest,...
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