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Japan’s fugitive penguin adapts to life in Tokyo Bay

By Graham Land Tue, May 22, 2012 9:04AM UTC View Comments

Let’s face it – Tokyo Bay may not sound like an ideal place to take a swim, especially not these days. Scientists in Japan have measured radioactive cesium contamination in mud samples from the bottom of the bay and linked it to the meltdown at Fukushima 1 nuclear plant last year. Since August, levels have...

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New Zealand zookeeper killed by African elephant

By AP News Wed, Apr 25, 2012 3:15PM UTC View Comments

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand zookeeper has been killed by an African elephant she had been caring for. New Zealand Police say in a brief statement that officers were called to the Franklin Zoo near Auckland on Wednesday afternoon following an incident between the elephant and the keeper. Police said they would...

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Anti-whaling group claims win after ocean fracas

By AP News Tue, Mar 06, 2012 1:45AM UTC View Comments

Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 shoots a water cannon at Sea Shepherd's inflatable boat in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica last year. Pic: AP.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Anti-whaling activists claimed Tuesday that they have effectively ended this year’s Japanese hunt following a late-night altercation near Antarctica, but the whalers said their season will continue. The activists said they finally found the main factory ship after playing cat-and-mouse with the whalers for the past two weeks. The Sea...

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New Zealand’s quake-hit cathedral to be demolished

By AP News Fri, Mar 02, 2012 2:45AM UTC View Comments

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Anglican church officials in New Zealand say an iconic cathedral in downtown Christchurch must be demolished because earthquakes damaged it beyond repair. ChristChurch Cathedral is the city’s best-known building, but its climbable spire collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people and destroyed many other downtown buildings. Officials...

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Bailed Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom banned from using Internet

By AP News Thu, Feb 23, 2012 2:20PM UTC View Comments

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom made his fortune and even took his name from the Internet, but now he’s barred from logging on. Dotcom, accused by U.S. authorities of facilitating millions of illegal downloads through the file-sharing website, has been ordered not to access the Internet as part of his bail...

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