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Man spends three days in tree during Vietnam storm

By News Fri, Nov 06, 2009 2:48PM UTC

The 69-year-old watchman couldn’t swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on — for three nights and two days. After several failed attempts to rescue Phan Cao Chuc, a military helicopter was able to reach him Thursday by lowering

Australia launches probe into massive oil spill

By News Thu, Nov 05, 2009 12:25PM UTC

Australia launched an investigation Thursday into an oil rig leak that dumped thousands of barrels of fuel into the Timor Sea over more than two months before being plugged this week. The government probe will focus on the cause of the leak, the response by rig operator PTTEP Australasia and

Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival

By News Wed, Nov 04, 2009 3:48PM UTC

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male fiddler crabs will happily defend a female neighbor against intruders — partly because the females will dole out

Why Australia should export uranium to India (Part 2)

By Gavin Atkins Wed, Nov 04, 2009 3:22AM UTC

(continued from Part 1) But surely Green opposition to exporting uranium to India would be overwhelming? Not at all.  Professor Tim Flannery, one of the high priests of the climate debate in Australia, has actively lobbied to export uranium to India, and has described Australia’s refusal to sell uranium to

Panda fever grips Chiang Mai, Thailand

By ReadArticle Tue, Nov 03, 2009 8:47PM UTC

What’s black and white and makes the news every day? No, not a newspaper. It’s Linping, the Chiang Mai panda cub. In the short five months of her life, Linping has captured the hearts of the people of this sleepy city in Northern Thailand. Tune into the local Chiang Mai