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'Huge' gold deposits found in Victoria

Instead of thousands of miners flocking from all over the world to dig for gold in Australia, the new gold rush will be conducted by huge mining corporations using large machinery to extract the gold. There are very few if any green gold mining operations. They use mercury to...

created by Maireid Sullivan | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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BBC fined 400,000 pounds for fake quizzes

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BBC fined 400,000 pounds for fake quizzes

BBc staff Member of one show won price30 Jul 2008 ... Several staff members were disciplined. The BBC said the DJ, who hosts the mid-morning show, was unaware that the caller was not a member of more> " ...

created by SOLARLIFE | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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MyGallons.com hedging rising fuel prices

With the carbon tax kicking in today across the province of British Columbia consumers are searching even harder for ways to avoid emptying their wallets into their gas tanks. A new site called MyGallons.com...

created by michelle.sundvick | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Jeff Koons sculpture sells for record at auction

Jeff Koons's steel sculpture has sold at $25.7 million. His Balloon Flower highlights record-breaking art sale in auction history. "The more than 2.75m-tall chromium stainless steel sculpture, Balloon Flower (Magenta), which mimics a flower made out of a long...

created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Inflatable pig lost during Coachella music festival is found

Heh, this made me chuckle. Isn't Peter Frampton the one who always had an inflatable pig?"A reward has been offered for a giant inflatable pig which floated into the Californian desert during a concert by Pink...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Crab invasion threatens Antarctic

"An army of shell-crushing crabs is poised to invade parts of the Antarctic Ocean that were off limits to the crustaceans for millions of years because of the intensely cold water. Scientists believe that, as...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Former Philippine president found guilty of plunder

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Former Philippine president found guilty of plunder

The anti-graft court of the Philippines at the Sandiganbayan has found former president, Joseph "Erap" Estrada, guilty of plunder, September 12. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.The court however...

created by jayr_patron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Taliban say Korean hostage talks fail

No big surpise there now is it? Especially when it is so much easier trying to "Nail Jello to a Tree" than trying to negotiate with the Taliban. The longer the hostages remain in Taliban hands, the longer...

created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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F1 - World Champion Alonso Stripped of Pole Position

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F1 - World Champion Alonso Stripped of Pole Position

"Lewis Hamilton will replace Fernando Alonso on pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix after a stewards' investigation into a qualifying incident between the McLaren teammates. McLaren have also been...

created by gryphon | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Canadian minister gets shirty at Asia summit

At least he didn't wear a fishing vest as his boss, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, did.Canada's deputy foreign minister was guilty of a diplomatic fashion crime when he showed up at a state dinner in the Philippines presidential palace wearing something looking like a cross...