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Strong volcanic eruption affects southern Chile
Santiago - The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile was spewing lava and large quantities of ash Tuesday as the last 100 residents remaining in the nearby town of Chaiten were evacuated by sea, the daily El Tiempo reported citing authorities. The Chait...
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New Zealand volcano warms up
Wellington - New Zealand's active volcano Mount Ruapehu is showing increased signs of activity, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned on Friday, but it held back from banning climbers on the 2,797-metre-high mountain which last erupted in Septe...
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Giant panda Ling Ling dies at 22 in Japan
Tokyo - A giant panda that was the most popular resident of a Tokyo zoo died Wednesday of old age at 22 years and seven months. Ling Ling, a male giant panda, came to the Ueno Zoo in 1992 from his birthplace at the Beijing Zoo to commemorate the 20th...
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2008-04-30 ] Category : [
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Giant squid could grow to 750 kilograms, expert says
Wellington - A colossal squid being slowly thawed in New Zealand for a world-first examination by a team of scientists could have grown to about 750 kilograms if it had lived out its life in the ocean, expert Steve O'Shea said on Tuesday. Although th...
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2008-04-29 ] Category : [
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New Zealand scientists defrosting giant squid
Wellington - New Zealand scientists on Monday began the tricky job of defrosting a rare colossal squid that has been in a deep freeze since it was caught in Antarctic waters in February last year. The 10-metre long creature, weighing about 495 kilogr...
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2008-04-28 ] Category : [
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