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AFP/File - Mon Aug 1,10:32 AM ET
A Chinese enforcement officer pours disinfectant prior to burning a pile of pork. Authorities in China have begun exploring ways to stop farmers butchering and eating sick animals as they struggle to keep a mystery pig disease in check, with the death toll rising to 36.(AFP/File) -
Reuters - Tue Jul 5,11:18 AM ET
An Australian snubfin dolphin is seen in this undated handout picture released by researchers at James Cook University. Australian researchers have identified a new species of dolphin which was once thought to have been the same as an extremely rare mammal predominantly found in Asian coastal waters and rivers. The Australian Snubfin Dolphin has been declared a separate species to the Irrawaddy dolphins of Southeast Asia, one of the rarest sea mammals on the planet, researchers at James Cook University and the Museum of Tropical Queensland said on July 5, 2005. (Reuters - Handout) -
AFP/File - Tue Jul 5, 1:20 PM ET
The first new dophin species to be identified in 30 years, the snubfin dolphin, has been found in Australian waters, researchers announced. The snubfin was originally thought to be an Irrawady dolphin until DNA tests proved it was different.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul) -
Reuters - Tue Jul 5, 2:17 AM ET
An Australian snubfin dolphin is seen in this undated handout picture released by researchers at James Cook University. Australian researchers have identified a new species of dolphin which was once thought to have been the same as an extremely rare mammal predominantly found in Asian coastal waters and rivers. The Australian Snubfin Dolphin has been declared a separate species to the Irrawaddy dolphins of Southeast Asia, one of the rarest sea mammals on the planet, researchers at James Cook University and the Museum of Tropical Queensland said on July 5, 2005. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/James Cook University George Heinsohn/Handout -
AP - Thu Jul 28, 8:36 PM ET
Heat Wave Grips the U.S.
Graphic looks at heat wave across the country and shows detail of Illinois; with BC-Drought-Ground Zero. (AP Graphic) -
Reuters - Wed Jul 27,10:09 PM ET
A girl cools off by walking under a cascade of water from an open fire hydrant along West 151st Street in upper Manhattan, July 26, 2005. Temperatures in New York City reached into the upper 90s degrees Fahrenheit (at least 32 degrees Celsius) Tuesday with high humidity as a strong heat wave gripped much of the United States with many locations reaching near or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters -
Indian slum-dwellers make temporary homes inside unused sewage pipes after monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Mumbai. -
Protesters fail to stop a dredging ship from passing underneath Melbourne's Westgate Bridge. Environmentalists are opposing the dredging of the shipping channel in Port Phillip Bay, claiming it will cause irreparable damage to the fragile ecosystem. -
Death of a warship
The decommissioned Australian warship HMAS Brisbane has been deliberately sunk off Queensland. -
Death of a warship
Explosive charges set on board the destroyer were detonated by remote control.
After the blasts, the crippled ship began to slip beneath the waves.
Witnesses described the descent of the vessel as almost graceful. -
Death of a warship
Built in the US in 1966, the Brisbane had served the Australian Navy for 34 years.
The sunken ship will act as an artificial reef, and has become the state's latest diving attraction. -
Getting dino ready
A worker at the Melbourne Museum puts the final touches to the Amargasaurus, the largest herbivore dinosaur, before it goes on exhibition on Tuesday. Discovered in Argentina where it lived some 127 million years ago, the dinosaur is 12m long, weighs 15 tonnes and has a double row of elongated spikes on its neck. -- AFP -
Whales spark net war
A baby humpback whale lay dead on the ocean floor after it got entangled in a shark net off a popular beach near Australia's Gold Coast on Tuesday. Its death has sparked a renewed debate between environmentalists who say the nets are brutal and unnecessary, and the Queensland state government, which argues that they are needed to protect hundreds of thousands of swimmers at the beach. -- AP -
Moo-ving around the world
This glass-fibre cow, on display in Moscow's Red Square, is part of the CowParade, an internationally successful charity initiative that began in 1998 in Zurich, Switzerland. It has since been held in New York, London, and other cities. -- AP -
No letting up
A street vendor washes vegetables in rain water in Mumbai as monsoon rains moved back in on Sunday, nearly a week after record rains fell. India's financial hub was closed down again and flights were disrupted as the death toll from the downpours hit 1,000. -- AFP -
Playing it safe
A farmer vaccinates his pigs in China's Sichuan province on Monday after the first batch of vaccine for treating the Streptococcus Swine Type II bacteria arrived from Guangzhou. The pig-borne disease has killed at least 34 people in Sichuan. -- AFP -
Sea of ducks
A Marine swims through rubber ducks as he and other colleagues volunteer to gather them up after the annual Great Duck Race in Silverdale, Washington, on Sunday. The race is a fundraiser for the Silverdale Rotary Club. -- AP -
Top dog
Jake, a four-year-old Golden Retriever, swims with a fellow competitor from the famous Alcatraz prison towards San Francisco at the 10th Annual South End Rowing Club Alcatraz Invitational on Saturday. The canine was the first of his species to make the swim and he emerged 72nd out of 500 swimmers. -- AP -
Buddha and the Beach
The villagers of Laem Pom in Thailand are rebuilding their homes, all washed away by the tsunami. -
Buddha and the Beach
Armed only with their faith these Buddhist villagers are fighting for their future. -
Buddha and the Beach
This 'Do Not Trespass' sign belongs to developers who claim the land and want it for a tourist resort. -
Buddha and the Beach
Deang Kongwatmai has led the village's efforts to rebuild.
She lost her father, sister and eight-year-old daughter to the tsunami. -
Jet down
An Air France jetliner carrying 309 people skidded off a runway and slid into a ravine during a thunderstorm at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Tuesday. Everyone on board managed to jump to safety moments before the plane burst into flames. -- AP -
Buddha and the Beach
Weeks of working together and fending off the land developers is bringing the villagers closer. -
Buddha and the Beach
They are determined to give the surviving children a future in Laem Pom and win the legal battle.