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Speeding train kills five elephants in eastern India
A speeding passenger train killed five elephants when it ploughed into a herd crossing the track in eastern India, a railway spokesman said Monday. ... more
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China and emerging powers to pay more for UN
China, Brazil, India and other emerging powers agreed to major increases in their United Nations payments as the global body hammered out a new budget deal this week to avoid its own fiscal cliff. ... more
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Bangladesh slaughters 150,000 birds over avian flu
Bangladesh's livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu in five years, officials said Wednesday. ... more
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'Yak insurance' plan saving Nepal's snow leopard
The remorse felt by Himali Chungda Sherpa after he killed three snow leopard cubs in retaliation for his lost cattle inspired him to set up a scheme to prevent other herders from doing the same. ... more
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Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today's tech
Primordial magnetism offers fresh angle on the Hubble constant puzzle
