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Army plea to control the plaguing lethal cane toads
Jun 19 2006, Irani

Cane toads have wrought havoc on Australia’s indigenous animals. It is in the 1930s, these toxic amphibians have been brought to the country from Hawaii to help eradicate the cane beetles. Since then, it is spreading in plague-like numbers across the...

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1st edition of Darwin's landmark book sold
AP, London
A first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer said.
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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1st edition of Darwin's landmark book up for sale
AP, London
A British auction house says it is offering Darwin fans a chance to buy a first edition of the famed naturalist’s groundbreaking book.
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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Police confirm Australian girl killed by crocodile
AP, Darwin
DNA testing confirmed human remains found in an Australian swamp are those of an 11-year-old girl snatched by a crocodile, police said Wednesday.
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made popular Mar 18 2009
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Creationist museum: Darwin got something right
AP, Louisville
A Kentucky museum that rejects evolution is making room for an odd guest: Charles Darwin.
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made popular Mar 17 2009
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Police find human remains after crocodile attack
AP, Darwin
Police said they found human remains Monday in an Australian swamp where a crocodile snatched an 11-year-old girl.
AS, Australia, Crocodile, Attack
made popular Mar 16 2009
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Crocodile suspected of killing Australian girl
AP, Darwin
A crocodile seen in an Australian swamp seconds before a 12-year-old girl disappeared is suspected of attacking and killing her, police said Monday.
AS, Australia, Crocodile, Attack
made popular Mar 16 2009
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Darwin article causes flap in Muslim Turkey
AP, Ankara
Turkish university students and teachers on Wednesday protested the removal of an article about Charles Darwin from a state-run science magazine amid concerns that...
EU, Turkey, Darwin, Dispute
made popular Mar 11 2009
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UK marks Darwin's 200th birthday with pride, humor
AP, London
They threw him a party at the Natural History Museum, they trotted out a set of stamps in his honor, and a zoo offered free admission to anyone sporting a beard in...
EU, Britain, Darwin, Day
made popular Feb 12 2009
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Secularist group buying billboards to honor Darwin
AP, Grand Junction
A secularist group is observing the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin with billboards that urge people to “Evolve Beyond Belief.”
ODD, Darwin, Billboards, Charles Darwin
made popular Feb 9 2009
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Light plane forced to land in Australian harbor
AP, Darwin
A pilot guided a light plane and his five passengers to a safe landing in shallow waters in northern Australia on Friday _ and walked away with his baggage.
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made popular Feb 6 2009
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Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia
AP, Darwin
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband.
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made popular Aug 28 2008
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Scroll through World's greatest unsolved mysteries
Siddhesh, Pune
Darwinian Theory of the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ claims that all organisms, including humans, have reached their current stage of development through a series of...
Mystery, alien, UFO
made popular Aug 13 2008
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Aborigines win landmark ruling on control of coast
AP, Darwin
Aborigines won traditional ownership rights over a large stretch of coastline in northern Australia on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling lawyers said could set a...
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made popular Jul 30 2008
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Pope in Australia will highlight climate change
AP, Darwin
Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage in Australia Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and to address the crisis of clergy...
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made popular Jul 13 2008
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Pope in Australia for World Youth Day
AP, Darwin
Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Australia where he will attend the World Youth Day festival.The pope landed in the northern city of Darwin Sunday morning after a more...
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made popular Jul 13 2008
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Crocodile welcomed into Australian pub by drinkers
AP, Darwin
Drinkers at an Outback watering hole may have wondered if perhaps they’d had one too many when they were greeted by a crocodile at the pub’s door.But being...
ODD, Australia, Pub, Crocodile
made popular Jun 26 2008
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Australian fined for buckling in beer, not child
AP, Darwin
An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car’s floor, police said...
ODD, Australia, Beer, Belt
made popular May 13 2008
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Australian Rescues Wife From Crocodile
AP, Darwin
A man rescued his wife from the jaws of a crocodile in remote northern Australia by jumping on its back, police said Thursday.The woman, 36, suffered leg and hand...
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made popular Apr 3 2008
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Stolen Aboriginal Paintings Found
AP, Darwin
Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them...
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made popular Apr 1 2008
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Ramos Horta Coming Round After Surgery
AP, Darwin
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was slowly being returned to consciousness by doctors who have kept him sedated since he was shot in an assassination attempt last...
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made popular Feb 21 2008
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