US corruption probe nets dozens

" More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation the US. Three mayors from the state of New Jersey and two members of the state legislature were...

Entangled humpback whale freed off Port McNeill in BC

An entangaled humpback whale had to be freed after getting trapped in prawn traps off the coast of Port McNeill in British Columbia, and luckily a Department of Fisheries and Oceans official with training in these matters was only 45 minuntes away when it happened. " Paul...

6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...

The Thunder Offer Nenad Krstic 3-Year Contract

With a so far dismal season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the worst NBA record to date, currently sitting at 2-24.  This morning they extended a 3-year, $15.58 million offer to Nenad Krstic, a 7' Serbian...

Greek Fisherman

A fisherman in Kefalonia mending his nets which had been damaged by dolphins.

Home for 10 people ... in a portable box

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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