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![A Gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. Most are primarily diurnal [1] (though some, including the common household pet, do exhibit crepuscular behavior), and almost all are omnivorous.](http://cdn0.wn.com/vp/i/f4/604ea2f9db47cb.jpg) Britain's ITV Fined Over Killing a Rat on TV Show
February 8, 2010 | SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reali... (photo: Public Domain / Roo72) ABC News
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 Russell Crowe shows his sensitive side as he comforts rugby star he reduced to tears
| Russell Crowe is an actor most well known for his tough exterior and short temper. | But fans at an Australian rugby match yesterday saw a different side to the 45-year-old star, when he presented E... (photo: AP Photo / Lucy Nicholson) The Daily Mail
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 Overseas plans for IPL
| The Indian Premier League is set to stage tournaments outside India, chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi has confirmed. | Security concerns surrounding the country's e... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Sky Sports
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 Euro softens vs dollar on euro zone debt worries
* Euro softens as euro zone woes persist * Investors sceptical of G7 assurance on Greece * IMM data shows speculators increase bets on euro losses (Updates prices, adds q... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) The Guardian
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 The physics of those high-flying skiers
| PARK CITY, Utah -- The first time you watch skiers hurtle off a curved ramp at 30 mph, soaring six stories in the air while doing three back flips and up to five body t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The News & Observer
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 Support down for Australia's Rudd, CO2 scheme - poll
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Support for Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his government's carbon emissions trading plan is slipping ahead of elections this year, but ... (photo: Creative Commons / Heribert Proepper) The Star
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 Djokovic looks to bounce back from Aussie Open
| Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic during the Australian Open. Djokovic w... | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been forced to pull out of the Rotterdam Open due to... | Spanis... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) Breitbart
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 Australia's PM losing ground over climate change as election nears
   | It's election year in Australia and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is facing grief over his central policy of a cap-and-trade program to try to curb carbon emissions.... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canada Dot Com
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 Australia tightens skilled migration rules
| CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many ha... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft) The Miami Herald
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 End ad-hocism, govt interference in cricket: Imran
| Lahore, February 08: Former captain Imran Khan called for an end to ad-hocism and government interference in Pakistan cricket which he said have been damaging the game ... (photo: AP/Anjum Naveed) The Siasat Daily
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 Australia to focus on high skills, cancels 20K visas
Canberra: Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy and help meet growin... (photo: Creative Commons / niv) IBN Live
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 Euro dips as eurozone fiscal woes fester
* Euro hovers near 8-½ mth lows vs USD, 1-yr low vs yen * Investors sceptical of G7 assurance on Greece * Yen broadly higher, near 7-mth peak vs Aussie dollar By Masayuk... (photo: Public Domain) The Guardian
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 Extra weight may ward off an early death
| Sydney - People in their 70s and chubby live longer than those who are average weight or skinny, an Australian researcher said. | Barring diabetes, osteoarthritis or ot... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) m&c
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