Feather shelter : A flamingo rests during a rain shower in its ...
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 11:13pm
 (AFP/DDP) - Feather shelter : A flamingo rests during a rain shower in its enclosure at the zoo in the northern German city of Osnabrueck. (AFP/DDP/David Hecker)
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A bird sits on a sunflower at a field at Chunni village, in ...
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 10:57am
 (Reuters) - A bird sits on a sunflower at a field at Chunni village, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, May 6, 2009. Many Indian farmers cultivate sunflower for its seeds to produce cooking oil. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA SOCIETY ANIMALS)
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British charity worker wins'world's best job'(AFP)
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 08:42am
 AFP - A Briton named Wednesday to look after a tropical island off Australia said Wednesday he wanted to continue his charity work, inspired by a friend who died in the Asian tsunami of 2004.
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The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 04:00am
Literary biographer Frances Wilson publishes a compelling narrative of the unusual life of Dorothy Wordsworth in her latest work"The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth."
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Strong storms, possible tornado damage NC homes(AP)
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 01:47am
AP - Officials say strong thunderstorms and a possible tornado damaged at least a dozen homes in North Carolina. Three people suffered minor injuries.
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A rainbow is seen behind the statue of Justice outside the Brazilian ...
Wednesday, 05.06.2009, 01:24am
 (Reuters) - A rainbow is seen behind the statue of Justice outside the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia May 5, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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Luxury birds : Peacocks brought from India are displayed for ...
Tuesday, 05.05.2009, 11:25pm
 (AFP) - Luxury birds : Peacocks brought from India are displayed for sale on a street in Kabul. Rich Afghans buy the colorful birds as a pets with a pair costing about 12,500 afghanis or 250 dollars. (AFP/Shah Marai)
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MEPs defy legal threats and ban seal products
Tuesday, 05.05.2009, 11:00pm
The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of seal products, a step Canada and Norway have said they will challenge in the world's top trade court."This is what the citizens of Europe want," said Arlene McCarthy, a Briton who chairs the parliament's internal market committee.   |
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Senator blocking Obama's FEMA nominee(AP)
Tuesday, 05.05.2009, 10:53pm
AP - Hurricane season starts in just a few weeks, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency remains without a leader as a Louisiana Republican senator is blocking the White House's nominee over lingering concerns from Hurricane Katrina.
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