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Flooding rains bring rare waterfalls to Australia's UluruSydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2010 Heavy rains which flooded parts of Australia's vast desert centre have brought rare waterfalls spilling from the iconic monolith Uluru, or Ayers Rocks, officials said Saturday. The deluge, which swept across much of the continent's east after a tropical cyclone last month, prompted a wave of green in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, home to the giant red rock. "It's something that a ... read more |
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Haridwar, India (AFP) Jan 14, 2010Close to a million Hindu pilgrims bathed in India's holy river Ganges on Thursday in an immense display of colour and devotion at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. Braving chilly weather, hordes of pilgrims rose before sunrise in and around the northern town of Haridwar and walked in darkness to the banks of the river to immerse themselves in the sacred waters. For the ... more  
Berlin (AFP) Jan 14, 2010The world's largest agricultural fair, Berlin's "Green Week", kicked off Thursday with Greenpeace activists heckling the German agriculture minister, calling for a ban on genetically modified potatoes. The fair, now in its 75th year, is expected to attract some 400,000 visitors over the next 10 days, as well as 1,600 exhibitors from 56 countries, with Hungary this year's guest of honour. ... more  
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2010The European Space Agency is looking at proposals for using the International Space Station as a platform for climate science, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday. Seventeen proposals so far have been received "from the climate change community" for using the ISS as a basis for study, Dordain told a press conference. The "call for ideas" issued by the 18-nation age ... more |
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Obot, Albania (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Surrounded by raging waters, the villagers of Obot in northern Albania are determined to stay put to secure their modest homes flooded after heavy rains pelted this rural region for days. "If God has decided that I should die here, let it be. At least I will die in my house, with the only cow that I still have," 60-year-old Gjon Cepi said somberly from the first floor of his little house. ... more 
Pirbright, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2010Scientists from the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, UK Met Office and the Jersey State Veterinary Service and Jersey Meteorological Department, are working together on an early-warning system to help defend cattle against the spread of 'bluetongue' disease, reveals a study published in Weather. The team are fusing meteorological data with ecological information to anticipate when ... more 
Athens, GA (SPX) Jan 13, 2010Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Georgia have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep, a problem that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in losses every year to the global sheep and wool industry. This technology is now available, and will allow a faster, easier and less expensive way to test ... more |
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