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More help to find quake survivors
Thousands of extra soldiers in China are being sent to help the massive rescue operation that's taking place after Monday's devastating earthquake.
Wildfires raging through Florida
Wildfires are raging through parts of America forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes.
Burma's rejecting cyclone helpers
Burma has said it still doesn't want to let people in from other countries to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Powerful tornado caught on camera
Storms swept through America's Southern States, producing two tornadoes.
Olympic flame carried up Everest
The Olympic flame has been carried to the top of Everest, the world's highest mountain.

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Science/Technology/Nature

Fake ears help boy feel better
A boy born without ears has had special pretend ears made which help him hear and look like everyone else.
Mystery buyer strikes dino deal
A rare skeleton of a Triceratops that's 65 million years old, has gone under the hammer for about half a million pounds.
Superhero soldiers' robotic suits
It might sound like the plot of a film, but American scientists have made suits which give soldiers super-human powers.
Sloths not total sleepyheads
Sloths are always thought of as the laziest creatures in the animal kingdom, but scientists have proved they're not as sleepy as imagined.
Man escapes by poking shark's eye
An Australian swimmer says he survived a shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes!
Rare reptiles released into sea
Two creatures which are in danger of being wiped out in South America have been given a helping hand.

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