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A newly developed fuel has almost wiped out gasoline-sniffing among Aborigines in Australia’s central desert and should be made mandatory at all gas stations in the region, a Senate committee reported Thursday.
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Members of Australian theatre ‘Descendance’ perform a traditional aborigine dance in the town of Varna, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.
