Penguin turns up in South Africa
Penguin turns up in South Africa
Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago
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 South Africa deny part in Plot.
South Africa deny part in Plot.
South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Background here picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago
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 Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked
Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked
Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago
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 King Penguins hatch some eggs.
King Penguins hatch some eggs.
As the helicopter hovered above the herd, one swore he heard a penguin ask.... "Does this place seem crowded to you?"

The babies hatch and the king penguins begin caring for their young.
Awesome images. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago
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 Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr dies at 51
Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr dies at 51
She collapsed Tuesday, most likely due to heart trouble. picked by thephrog 2 years ago
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 Oprah opens school in South Africa
Oprah opens school in South Africa
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened a $US40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago
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 Transvestite lizard discovered
Transvestite lizard discovered
Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago
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 Corrective Rape
Corrective Rape
Two words that do not belong together. Their very juxtaposition in the headline should give you shudders. In South Africa the "cure" for lesbians is rape.

Further information here picked by pocksucket 2 months ago
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 Pepper-spray defence means South Africa robbers face loss of balance at cash machines
Pepper-spray defence means South Africa robbers face loss of balance at cash machines
Cash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face . picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago
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 Cloned dogs sniff out contraband in South Korea
Cloned dogs sniff out contraband in South Korea
Six cloned Labrador retrievers are now using their olfactory prowess to help officials find drugs and explosives at airports and harbors across South Korea. The dogs—which all share the name “Toppy,” a combination of “tomorrow” and “puppy”—became the world’s first working cloned sniffer dogs when they reported for duty last Thursday, according ... read full post picked by Bornbad 4 months ago
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 Earthwatch scientists discover 18 new species
Earthwatch scientists discover 18 new species
Earthwatch scientists in South Africa have discovered 18 new species of invertebrate including spiders, snails, millipedes, earthworms, centipedes and true bugs. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago
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 Living with Really Big Cats: Cheetahs, Lions, and Tigers
Living with Really Big Cats: Cheetahs, Lions, and Tigers
If you think having to "share" your bed with your pet cat is bad, that’s nothing compared to what Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen has to do: the sanctuary worker shares her South African home with really, really big cats: four cheetahs, five lions, and two tigers!

Imagine the size of their litterbox! picked by bingo 4 months ago
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 New Zealand hosts penguin sports tournament
New Zealand hosts penguin sports tournament
New Zealand is the penguin capital of the world, home to nine of the 16 species of living penguins, so it was fitting that it should host the world’s first ‘Penguathlon’. picked by kakana 6 months ago
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 HIV drugs turned street drugs in South Africa
HIV drugs turned street drugs in South Africa
Teens in South Africa have found a new use for Efavirenz, an antiretroviral drug that prevents HIV from making copies of itself in the body. Instead of using Efavirenz as it was intended – to keep the AIDS virus at bay – kids are crushing the pills and smoking the powder to get high picked by Bornbad 7 months ago
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 Swazi King threatens to marry innocent bystanders as Obama lands in Africa
Swazi King threatens to marry innocent bystanders as Obama lands in Africa
As US President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana for his first official visit to Africa, King Mswati of Swaziland has threatened to marry any Swazi woman who tries to scream for help. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago
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 The Exciting World of South Korean Protests
The Exciting World of South Korean Protests
For a country of about 50 million people, there are a lot of protests in South Korea. With a national average of 11,000 public protests a year, the average South Korean riot policeman is mobilized to contain 85 demonstrations a year. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago
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 Rapist Asks For Forgiveness Decades Later
Rapist Asks For Forgiveness Decades Later
Dumisani Rebombo, 49 had participated in a gang rape when he was a teenager. Rapes in South Africa have become epidemic with 1 in 4 males admitting that have raped someone. Rebombo is working on changing that. He also went to the woman he raped so many years ago and sought forgiveness. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago
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 Make a Penguin Message
Make a Penguin Message
Type a message for the sliding penguin to make. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago
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 Fish with human faces spotted in South Korea
Fish with human faces spotted in South Korea
Fish with human faces are making waves in South Korea.

The "humanoid" carp are attracting attention in the town of Chongju in the centre of the country where they live in a small pond. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago
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 Spaced Penguin
Spaced Penguin
Fun Penguin Game in Space... Mershaulk's Particles flash game reminded me of it. picked by johnnytitan 2 years ago
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 South Park - Create a Character version 2
South Park - Create a Character version 2
This isn't the official one from the South Park website, it's better!

Dozens of options for recreating yourself as a South Park character... picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago
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