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Agreement reached on details of $1 trillion U.S. spending bill: Mikulski
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement on a $1 trillion spending bill aimed at keeping the federal government open through September 30, Senate Appropriations... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
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 Swissinfo
Aid agencies head to Tonga amid reports of extensive damage
Reuters January 13, 2014 - 02:20 SYDNEY (Reuters) - Relief agencies were sending aid to Tonga on Monday amid reports of extensive damage to low-lying islands in the South Pacific archipelago... (photo: EC / © EU)
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Hunter Bid $350,000 to Kill Endangered Black Rhino for Conservation
For $350,000, an anonymous hunter will have the chance to hunt and kill a black rhino, an animal in danger of extinction — all in the name of conservation. The Dallas... (photo: Creative Commons / Ikiwaner)
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 Swissinfo
Italy rescues more than 400 migrants in 24 hours
Arab Spring Reuters January 12, 2014 - 17:39 ROME (Reuters) - The Italian navy rescued more than 400 migrants from two boats south of Sicily on Saturday and Sunday as the... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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French first lady hospitalised - media
Reuters January 12, 2014 - 16:49 PARIS (Reuters) - French first lady Valerie Trierweiler has been hospitalised in Paris following revelations about an affair... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
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Japan condemns China fishing curbs; vows to defend islands
Reuters January 12, 2014 - 09:03 By Kiyoshi Takenaka NARASHINO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday joined the United States in criticising China's new fishing... (photo: EC / EU)
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Haiti still in ruins four years after quake
Four years after Haiti was hit by a violent earthquake, the dragging pace of reconstruction is nowhere more apparent than the capital, where its landmark presidential... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi)
2010 Haiti Earthquake Health Crisis Haiti Natural Calamities Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake |
![The Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.[1][2] The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species.[1] It gives its name to the carp family Cyprinidae.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140123012542im_/http://cdn7.wn.com/vp/i/00/8729d677dcf19e.jpg){kind=small}
![Estry Yew, Normandy, around 1600 years old. The Llangernyw yew tree in Llangernyw Village, Conwy, Wales. It is considered by several authors[citation needed] that the oldest yew tree in Spain is located in Bermiego, Asturias.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140123012542im_/http://cdn2.wn.com/vp/i/21/0011810c3db637.jpg "Estry Yew, Normandy, around 1600 years old. The Llangernyw yew tree in Llangernyw Village, Conwy, Wales. It is considered by several authors[citation needed] that the oldest yew tree in Spain is located in Bermiego, Asturias.")
