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December 30, 2013

Anxious wait for stranded Antarctic ship
Sydney (AFP) Dec 29, 2013
Passengers on a Russian research ship trapped in thick Antarctic ice faced an uncertain wait Sunday for one last icebreaking attempt with no guarantees of success. The MV Akademik Shokalskiy has been marooned by heavy ice since Tuesday about 100 nautical miles east of the French Antarctic base Dumont d'Urville, with two icebreaking ships so far failing in attempts to reach it. China's Snow Dragon came tantalisingly close on Saturday, getting to within six-and-a-half nautical miles of the passen ... read more

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				500 local Chinese lawmakers resign in fraud scandal More than 500 municipal lawmakers in one Chinese province have stood down following an electoral fraud scandal, as Beijing ramps up its sweeping anti-corruption crackdown, state media reported Saturday. ... more		Debate erupts over plans to harvest burned timber in California A proposal to salvage burned timber from a massive fire on 257,000 acres in California, including portions of Yosemite National Park, has ignited a debate. ... more

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