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January 01, 2014
ICE WORLD
Scientists aboard ship trapped in the Antarctica ring in New Year
Sydney, Australia (AFP) Jan 01, 2014
An icebound Russian research vessel rang in the New Year in Antarctica as blizzards delayed a helicopter rescue planned after several icebreaking attempts failed. The MV Akademik Shokalskiy has been stranded 100 nautical miles east of the French base Dumont d'Urville for a week, hemmed in by impenetrable pack ice that three separate breakers have been unable to breach. The Australian government's supply ship Aurora Australis on Monday came within 10 nautical miles of the marooned vessel - wh ... read more
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Chinese director blames tradition for breaking one-child rule
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Powerful cyclone bears down on western Australia
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EPIDEMICS

Bird flu subtype re-emerges in Hong Kong: official
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Flood displaces 18,000 in Indonesia
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Thousands evacuated as El Salvador volcano spews ashes
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Mangrove forests march up Florida coast as killing frosts decrease
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TECTONICS

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Field trial with lignin modified poplars shows potential for bio-based economy
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Final amnestied foreign Greenpeace activist leaves Russia
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500 local Chinese lawmakers resign in fraud scandal
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China eases one-child policy, abolishes labour camps
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