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Activists board Japanese whaling shipSydney (AFP) Jan 8, 2012 The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said three Australian activists were being held as "prisoners" by the Japanese harpoon fleet Sunday after sneaking aboard one of their vessels overnight to protest. Sea Shepherd said it had helped the three men from the Forest Rescue Australia environmental group to board the Shonan Maru No.2 16 miles (26 kilometres) off Australia's west coast. "The boats approached the Shonan Maru under the cover of darkness and the three negotiated their way past the razor w ... read more |
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  Fisherman's gold: Shark fin hunt empties west African seas Retired fisherman Sada Fall is upbeat. His two sons are returning from sea with a boatload of "gold", as he calls shark fins, whose value has near-obliterated the ocean's top predator in these seas. ... more | .. |
  Stricken New Zealand cargo ship breaks up A cargo ship that caused New Zealand's worst maritime pollution disaster when it ran aground three months ago broke in two in a storm on Sunday, raising fears of a fresh environmental crisis. ... more | .. |
  China's massive holiday migration begins The world's largest annual migration of people officially began in China on Sunday with millions of travellers boarding public transport to journey across the vast country for Lunar New Year celebrations. ... more | .. |
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  African rainforests said to be resilient Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, scientists at a conference in Britain heard. ... more | .. |
  Study: 2011 was ninth-warmest in 33 years U.S. scientists say 2011 was the ninth-warmest year on record in 33 years of satellite measurements of temperature readings for almost all regions of Earth. ... more | .. |
 Global warming: European species lag in habitat shift Fast-track warming in Europe is making butterflies and birds fall behind in the move to cooler habitats and prompting a worrying turnover in alpine plant species, studies published Sunday said. ... more | .. |
  Iran welcomes US rescue of nationals from pirates The Iranian government on Saturday welcomed a US navy rescue of 13 of its nationals from pirates near the entrance to the Gulf, in a rare respite from months of rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. ... more |
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  Turkey's former army chief: a moderate pushed to the limit Turkey's former army chief, retired general Ilker Basbug, arrested and detained over an alleged bid to topple the Islamist-rooted government, is no hardliner, say analysts. ... more | .. |
  Kenyan jets kill '60 or more' Somali Islamist insurgents Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest assault by regional countries to heap pressure on the extremist rebels, officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan dies after setting himself on fire: Xinhua A Tibetan died after he and another man set themselves on fire in southwest China, state media said Sunday, taking the total number of such acts in the restive region to 14 in less than a year. ... more | .. |
 Choice of Libyan army chief 'irreversible': NTC Libya's ruling National Transitional Council said Saturday its choice for the post of army chief of staff was "irreversible" despite objections raised by some influential ex-rebel groups. ... more |
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 Russian naval flotilla docks in Syria: state media A large Russian naval flotilla led by an aircraft carrier has docked in the Syrian port of Tartus in what Damascus state media hailed Sunday as a show of solidarity by close ally Moscow. ... more | .. |
  Toll in Philippine landslide rises to 31 Rescuers retrieved three more bodies from a landslide that buried part of an illegal gold-mining site in the southern Philippines, raising the death toll to 31, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Heavy snow in Kashmir closes highway, strands travellers Heavy snowfall over the past two days has closed down Indian-administered Kashmir's main highway, stranding hundreds of travellers, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Haitian PM says 2012 is year of reconstruction Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille promised Friday that 2012 would be a year of reconstruction and economic recovery in Haiti with a growth rate of eight percent. ... more |
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China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet
Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots
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  Paraguay emergency tackles cattle crisis Paraguay's low-key declaration of an emergency over cattle disease outbreaks is keeping officials busy as President Fernando Lugo battles against the odds to save the economy and salvage the landlocked nation's meat export trade. ... more | .. |
 Indonesian navy rescues hijacked tug boat The Indonesian navy has rescued a tug boat and its nine crew members hijacked in the Straits of Singapore, the International Maritime Bureau said. ... more | .. |
 KFC owner clears final hurdle to buy China food chain Little Sheep, a Chinese restaurant chain, said Friday its shareholders approved a buy-out bid by the owners of KFC, in what will be one of the first successful foreign takeovers of a major Chinese brand. ... more | .. |
  Despair in small Brazil town submerged by floodwaters From his grocery store, a stunned Paulo Borges scans the flooded streets of this small town in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state where a dike burst, driving thousands from their homes. ... more |
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 Beijing to issue new air quality data after online outcry Beijing's government on Friday bowed to a vocal online campaign for a change in the way air quality is measured in the Chinese capital, one of the world's most polluted cities. ... more | .. |
 Philippine rescuers dig deep for landslide missing Philippine rescuers dug through rock and mud Friday looking for people feared buried by a deadly landslide at a remote gold mining community, as officials vowed to shut down unsafe mine sites. ... more | .. |
 Dolphins showing up on world dinner plates U.S. and Canadian conservationists say a survey found marine mammals like whales, dolphins and manatees are increasingly on the menu in poor countries. ... more | .. |
Singapore supermarket chain to stop selling shark fin Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. ... more |
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SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal
Robotic exosuit designed to assist astronaut movement tested in simulated lunar mission
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 Libya must offer militia a way out: ex-PM Libya must offer its still-armed revolutionary fighters a future beyond the gun, the country's former interim prime minister said Thursday, warning that failure could spell destabilizing violence. ... more | .. |
 Internet fuels Palestinian drive for free expression Inspired by the role of social media in the Arab Spring, Palestinians have harnessed the same tools, under the wary gaze of the authorities in the West Bank and Gaza. ... more | .. |
  Chile invokes terror law after deadly 'criminal' wildfire Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has invoked anti-terror legislation after at least six firefighters died in a wildfire authorities said may have been caused by radical indigenous activists. ... more | .. |
  To Speed People Up, Human Leg Muscle Slows Down Other than Olympic race walkers, people generally find it more comfortable to run than walk when they start moving at around 2 meters per second - about 4.5 miles per hour. North Carolina Stat ... more |
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 Netherlands evacuates hundreds as flood fears rise The authorities in the Netherlands ordered Friday the evacuation of about 800 people living in the north of the country fearing heavy rains could cause a dyke to collapse, police said. ... more | .. |
  A new theory emerges for where some fish became four-limbed creatures A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theor ... more | .. |
 Japan whaling fleet obstructed by activists Anti-whaling activists have interrupted the Japanese Antarctic hunt for the first time this season, Japan's fisheries agency said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 $80 mn Chinese loan to Cape Verde for social housing China will extend a $80-million loan to Cape Verde for social housing as well as to build a sports stadium and revamp the presidential palace, the African island nation's news agency said Thursday. ... more |
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