Queensland's flood emergency continues with more evacuations expected today. Another 50 homes at Chinchilla in the state's south are likely to go underwater. At nearby Dalby, more than 100 homes have been evacuated. And hundreds of homes in Rockhampt

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The clever penguins The Penguins had a nest with two big white eggs in it. Mother Penguin sat on the eggs day after day.Father Penguin went fishing. One day Father Penguin came back.Here I am,he said to Mother Penguin. You must be hungry.I'll sit on

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The Libyan government has scoffed at the International Criminal Court's bid to arrest Colonel Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. The court has now issued an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader, for his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence chief.

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1. Lottery officers have identified the woman from Stone Mountain, Georgia as one of two winners from Wednesday night's 636 million dollars mega-million lottery drawing. 2. A Harvard University student accused of making bomb threat to get out of a fi

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This is AP News Minute. Bowing to pressure from Congress, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon Wednesday to stop seeking repayments of enlistment bonuses given to thousands of California National Guard members who served in Iraq and Afgh

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Bachelor Abachelorjoinedacomputerdatingservice. Heaskedthecomputertofindhimasmall,cutecompanionwholoveswatersportsandenjoysgroupactivities. Thecomputeradvised:Marryapenguin. Notes: 1.Abachelorjoinedacomputerdatingscrvice. 有一个单身汉参加了一

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And fishing can be dangerous. A southern sea lion. It uses the speed of a breaking wave to catch up with the gentoos. Sea lions normally eat fish. So he is used to catching streamline swimmers. But the gentoos seem more than his match-up at sea. He m

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The penguins stay when all other creatures have fled because each guards a treasurea single egg rested on the top of its feet and kept warm beneath the downy bulge of its stomach. There is no food and no water for them. And they will not see the sun

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By David McAlary Ocean animals in parts of Antarctica are facing a food shortage. A new British study finds that a staple of the marine wildlife diet, tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill, has dram

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The history of Chicagos Lincoln Park Zoo started 150 years ago with a gracious gift from New York City officials, when the commissioners of the Board of Public Works of the city of Chicago received a gift of two pairs of swans from the commissioners

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Now past and present members of the Royal Ballet have gathered to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary. The party at the Royal Opera House in London brought together hundreds of dancers including Alina Cojocaru and Antoinette Sibley, the 1960s' s

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E-books Catch on at Public Library Complete the following sentence: You go to the library to check out . . . . .? The obvious answer is books. But a harder question might be, What do we mean by book? Electronic books or e-books, have established a fi

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And for Johnny rook, the wait is over. Because some of the world's greatest wanderers are heading his way. They've been traveling the globe for months, even years. Only one thing can bring their wanderings to a halt, none of them can give birth at se

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At the southern end of the Earth, after four months of total darkness, the sun once more rises over Antarctica. Now at last, the emperor penguins abandon their huddle. The males are still carrying the precious eggs that theyve cherished throughout th

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It's not We're all on the same plane. 并不像我们都在同一架飞机上 When we hit turbulence, it shakes us all We may not realize it but it does. When. 碰到紊流时 我们所有人都会摇晃我们可能没意识到 但事实确实如此

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Woodpeckers Drum to their Own Tune Humans can recognize each other by voice alone. I sound different from other 60-Second Science reporters, for example. In fact, lots of non-human animals, of all types, use voices to distinguish familiar individuals

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剧本与台词 Skipper: You, quadruped, sprechen sie English? 你,四只脚的,会说英语吗? Marty: I sprechen. 我会啊。 Skipper: What continent is this? 这是什么大陆? Marty: Manhattan. 曼哈顿。 Skipper: Hoover dam! We're st

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These facts will bring a smile to your face. I guarantee these will make a world of a difference to your mood. Here are some happy facts to brighten up your day. 这些事情是会让你微笑的。我保证这些照片能让你的心情大不相同,

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Dear Annie: I'm a 15-year-old girl, and my friend Kendall has stolen a ring from me. I've known Kendall for a couple of years, and recently we've become best friends. I invited her over to my house and showed her the ring, and she really liked it. Th

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Syrias President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on whether a ceasefire proposed for later this week can be implemented. The cessation of hostility was agreed by world Paris in a security meeting in Munich last week. But President al-Assad said the ce

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