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Google Maps dives underwater with ‘Street View’ 14/8/2014
Google Maps dives underwater with ‘Street View’ Google has taken its ‘street view’ maps to a whole new level—namely, the ocean’s depths. ...more
Saudi Arabia: Smokers consumed 38,500 tons of cigarettes in 2013 13/8/2014
Saudi Arabia: Smokers consumed 38,500 tons of cigarettes in 2013 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
Two-headed dolphin found dead on beach in Turkey 13/8/2014
Two-headed dolphin found dead on beach in Turkey A corpse that appears to belong to a two-headed dolphin calf washed up on a beach in Turkey, the Associated Press reports. ...more
Chinese zoo sees 'miracle' birth of panda triplets 13/8/2014
Chinese zoo sees 'miracle' birth of panda triplets 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
Green signal for 'Britain's first' battery-powered train 13/8/2014
Green signal for 'Britain's first' battery-powered train 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
Amazon's biggest fish faces threat of extinction 13/8/2014
Amazon's biggest fish faces threat of extinction 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
Iran hails major new wind farm 13/8/2014
Iran hails major new wind farm 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
Reverse vending machines to collect, recycle domestic light bulbs across UAE 12/8/2014
Reverse vending machines to collect, recycle domestic light bulbs across UAE 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
Endangered Florida butterflies to get federal protection 12/8/2014
Endangered Florida butterflies to get federal protection 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
Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats 12/8/2014
Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats 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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