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The World's Longest-Growing Fruit Comes From A Remote Island
While most fruits grow quickly, one extraordinary fruit takes nature's slowest route to maturity.
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'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
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414 Million Plastic Pieces Found On "Australia's Last Unspoilt Paradise"
Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research has revealed.
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Myanmar Opposition Says Blocked From Campaigning in Island Seat
Opposition candidates for one of Myanmar's smallest constituencies are being blocked from visiting the remote island chain, a party spokesman said today, just weeks ahead of elections billed as the country's freest in decades.
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Tsunami Warning Issued as Earthquake Hits Southern Indian Ocean
A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Indian Ocean on Saturday, US seismologists said, prompting Australia to issue a tsunami warning.
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Stranded Dutch rower rescued from Indian Ocean
A Dutch adventurer rowing from Australia to Africa was rescued from the Indian Ocean Friday after he was injured in a close call with a passing oil tanker, Australian authorities said.
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Life-jackets wash up unexplained in Australia
Australian police said on Monday 28 life-jackets had washed up on a beach in the Cocos Islands, but there was no specific incident they could link them to and no search was under way.
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India takes up with Myanmar reports of China 'base'
India has taken up with Myanmar reports of China having a maritime 'base' in the strategic Coco islands near the Andamans islands.
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The World's Longest-Growing Fruit Comes From A Remote Island
While most fruits grow quickly, one extraordinary fruit takes nature's slowest route to maturity.
-
'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
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414 Million Plastic Pieces Found On "Australia's Last Unspoilt Paradise"
Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research has revealed.
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Myanmar Opposition Says Blocked From Campaigning in Island Seat
Opposition candidates for one of Myanmar's smallest constituencies are being blocked from visiting the remote island chain, a party spokesman said today, just weeks ahead of elections billed as the country's freest in decades.
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Tsunami Warning Issued as Earthquake Hits Southern Indian Ocean
A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Indian Ocean on Saturday, US seismologists said, prompting Australia to issue a tsunami warning.
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Stranded Dutch rower rescued from Indian Ocean
A Dutch adventurer rowing from Australia to Africa was rescued from the Indian Ocean Friday after he was injured in a close call with a passing oil tanker, Australian authorities said.
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Life-jackets wash up unexplained in Australia
Australian police said on Monday 28 life-jackets had washed up on a beach in the Cocos Islands, but there was no specific incident they could link them to and no search was under way.
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India takes up with Myanmar reports of China 'base'
India has taken up with Myanmar reports of China having a maritime 'base' in the strategic Coco islands near the Andamans islands.
