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| Gunning for Clouds |
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The Olympic Games will kick off at Beijing's open air stadium in August 2008, in the rainy season. But the government has promised clear skies. Clouds beware!
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| Pretty Bird No More |
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No one quite knew how the Indian parakeet landed in London. But people were happy to see this colourful bird in their parks. Now they are being told that the rising number of parakeets poses a danger to local birds…
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| Guns Everywhere |
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It was the worst day in the life of any American college campus. A student went on a shooting spree at Virginia Tech in the US, killing 31 people. In the US today, buying a gun is as easy as buying milk. There is one gun killing every 17 minutes. One child or teen is killed by a gun every three hours. People who have been demanding strict gun control laws in the US say the time for it has come. Leading them is a group of mothers, called the Million Mom March campaign.
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| An invasion of toxic toads |
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Australians are up in arms against the poisonous cane toads that are killing local animals, from the dingo and snake to the croc. They are wondering if they should call the army out...
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| Tattoos that Talk |
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Russian prisoners have a unique way of communicating with each other - tattoos. Studying these tattoos has been Danzig Baldayev's hobby and he has now released a book on them.
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| A Penalty Kick into Disaster |
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The Pakistani players thought that it was football they were playing in Afghanistan. The local police cried foul when they saw them in shorts - and shaved their heads.
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