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Google has taken its ‘street view’ maps to a whole new level—namely, the ocean’s depths. ...more |
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![Saudi Arabia: Smokers consumed 38,500 tons of cigarettes in 2013 Saudi Arabia: Smokers consumed 38,500 tons of cigarettes in 2013](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e6c6128e-73a3-4523-abe2-1dda16c9dcb8_.jpg) |
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Saudi Arabia imported a whopping 38,500 tons of cigarettes worth about SR3.6 billion ($1 billion) in 2013, a report published in a local media said. ...more |
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![Two-headed dolphin found dead on beach in Turkey Two-headed dolphin found dead on beach in Turkey](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c819038f-6591-46d3-914a-d0c8fbf7484e_.jpg) |
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A corpse that appears to belong to a two-headed dolphin calf washed up on a beach in Turkey, the Associated Press reports. ...more |
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![Chinese zoo sees 'miracle' birth of panda triplets Chinese zoo sees 'miracle' birth of panda triplets](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5aa8107e-5442-464f-9c5e-59709f10b41a_.jpg) |
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Officials at Guangzhou's Chimelong Safari Park have reported the birth of three pandas from mother Juxiao. Both the mother and cubs are healthy. ...more |
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![Green signal for 'Britain's first' battery-powered train Green signal for 'Britain's first' battery-powered train](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_85a57aa1-d9e8-4c55-8aec-fbff4ecb92e0_.jpg) |
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Network Rail is trialling a prototype battery-powered train it claims could prove a cost-effective and sustainable zero emission replacement for diesel engines. ...more |
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![Amazon's biggest fish faces threat of extinction Amazon's biggest fish faces threat of extinction](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5b410e25-9fa2-49ad-bd13-25bf6b68f31e_.jpg) |
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Measuring 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing in at more than 400 pounds (180 kilograms), it's hard to imagine that the arapaima, the largest fish in the Amazon River basin, could ever go missing. ...more |
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![Iran hails major new wind farm Iran hails major new wind farm](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fa211b82-5bce-476c-9932-9f5b187779da_.jpg) |
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Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian has cut the ribbon on a major new wind farm project, as the oil rich country seeks to boost its use of energy from renewable sources. ...more |
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![Reverse vending machines to collect, recycle domestic light bulbs across UAE Reverse vending machines to collect, recycle domestic light bulbs across UAE](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9c88ae7e-c56f-4203-b675-44b817f639f7_.jpg) |
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In line with its mission to build a greener, more sustainable future in Sharjah, Bee'ah is installing the Middle East's first Reverse Vending Machines - supplied by UK-based Reverse Vending Corporation reVend - designed to collect and recycle domestic light bulbs and batteries across the UAE. ...more |
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![Endangered Florida butterflies to get federal protection Endangered Florida butterflies to get federal protection](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2eb0539a-f560-45dc-a256-30c5ebff9dae_.jpg) |
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Two species of butterflies that live in South Florida will be listed as endangered under federal law, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday. ...more |
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![Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5ea6dc11-3a38-47ce-aa71-cbe308b5b2e3_.jpg) |
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The evidence is circumstantial but the case looks strong. Multiple cats missing without a trace, a freshly killed body, and one well-fed, 120-pound Burmese python lurking in the Florida underbrush. ...more |
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