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Dingoes Maul 3-Year-Old Girl on Australia Beach
By not in system - AOL NewsBRISBANE, Australia -- Two dingoes that mauled a 3-year-old girl on an Australian beach have been caught and destroyed, officials said Tuesday. The girl suffered bites to her legs when the native wild dogs attacked her Monday after she wandered away from her family and into sand dunes on Fraser Island in northeastern Queensland state. The two dogs blamed for the attack were trapped Tuesday and put down humanely, Environment Department general manager Terry Harper said. More than 200 dingoes live on Fraser Island, a popular tourist spot about 155 miles (250 kilometers) north of the state ...
Earthquake Shakes Australia, New Zealand
By not in system - AOL NewsBRISBANE, Australia -- Moderate earthquakes rattled parts of Australia and New Zealand on Saturday, including the devastated city of Christchurch where power was cut to thousands of homes, officials said. No major damage was reported from either quake, and no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude-5.2 quake that struck Christchurch was far less powerful than one that leveled office blocks and homes in the New Zealand city on Feb. 22, killing at least 169 people and devastating the downtown area. Energy supplier Orion said Saturday's quake cut power to about 20,000 homes and businesses in ...
Life-Size Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot: Man Builds Droid That Punches You
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsScience fiction writers have long imagined the day when robots will rise up and attack humans. It's safe to say that none of them pictured it looking anything like this. An Australian draftsman has constructed a robotic boxing buddy, called Punching Pro, that uses two arms powered by 12-volt windshield-wiper motors to throw blows at its human sparring partners. "This is an automated sparring apparatus that is heaps of fun; it looks and feels like you're challenging a real fighter," Punching Pro inventor Kris Tressider wrote on his website. Even though the robot is made from parts that ...
To Discourage Public Urination, Australian City Introduces Open-Air Urinal
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsAfter a city official described its urine-soaked streets as a "disgusting mess," open-air urinals are being introduced into the downtown area of Sydney, Australia, to discourage drunks from peeing in public. The al fresco toilets, also seen in some European and Canadian cities, are aimed at stopping people from urinating on residential doorways, in bank ATM lobbies and on the streets. Sydney's center apparently is so plagued by public urination that the local council claims it faces a yearly clean-up bill of $7 million, and it's desperate to stem the tide. City of Sydney Sydney, ...
Polly Want a Chainsaw? Lyrebird Imitates Jackhammer, Drill, Other Tools
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsBird keepers at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia are eagerly awaiting breeding season to hear what new calls the zoo's resident lyrebird has learned. Known as Chook, the zoo's lyrebird is an expert mimic and has previously heard and copied construction sounds, including hammers, drills, two-way radios and chainsaws, as well as traffic noises and the clicks of tourist cameras. In an amazing video, Chook is seen expertly mimicking the kookaburra, an Australian bird known for its laughing call, adding to a repertoire that he hopes will attract a mate. "Chook is going well and is just starting ...
'Eat a Koala' Campaign Promotes Business, Creates Controversy
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsWant to succeed in business and real estate development? Eat a koala. That's the message promoted by an angry Australian businessman who contends that local government is more interested in protecting cute marsupials than "saving" business. Queensland local Graham Parker has designed and distributed car stickers encouraging Australians to "Save the Redlands ... Eat a Koala," making reference to his area's wild koala population and struggling businesses. "The stickers I have been making are a protest against the council's single focus on koalas and lack of interest in protecting ...
YouTube Hero: Australian Boy Body-Slams His Bully
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsA chubby Australian boy has rocketed to YouTube stardom after a classmate recorded a cell phone video of him body-slamming a smaller boy who'd been taunting him in the schoolyard. The clip shows the apparent bully, seventh-grader Ritchard Gale, teasing and punching his victim, Casey Heynes, as a gang of other kids laugh at the abuse. Heynes, who is in the 10th grade, takes the bullying for a while, but then snaps and picks Gale up and throws him down on the concrete floor. Gale eventually gets up and limps away. Both boys were suspended from their school, Chifley College in New South Wales, ...
Mardi Gras 2011 [VIDEOS]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsBreak out the beads; Mardi Gras is here. At least it is in Australia, where people are busy celebrating Fat Tuesday with parades, masks, beads and, of course, a little booze. In New Orleans, revelers packed the city over the weekend to let the good times roll. Surge Desk rounds up videos from Mardi Gras parties. Australia puts its own spin on the Mardi Gras parade, as Sydney's Mardi Gras also serves as a gay-pride event. Here are some parade highlights. In the U.S., where the biggest parades will be held tomorrow for Fat Tuesday, the famous krewes of New Orleans have been preparing ...
New Zealand Earthquake Death Toll Rises as Search Continues
By not in system - AOL NewsCHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The siblings sat huddled together Wednesday on sodden grass, staring at smoldering remains of the office tower that collapsed with their mother inside when a powerful earthquake tore apart one of New Zealand's largest cities. There had been no word from Donna Manning since her workplace came crumbling down Tuesday during a magnitude-6.3 quake that has killed at least 75 people and left some 300 missing. But she was tough, her 18-year-old daughter Lizzy insisted through tears, a "Superwoman" who would do anything to survive. Then a police officer ...
Activist Chases Force Halt to Japan Whaling Season
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO - Anti-whaling activists' high-seas confrontations with Japanese ships forced Tokyo to cut short its annual Antarctic hunt Friday for the first time, a move touted as a victory by the protesters. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - which has thrown paint and rancid butter at the whalers and tangled ropes in their propellers - said it would continue its campaign next year. Japan decries U.S.-based Sea Shepherd as a terrorist group that risks lives in its pursuit of the whaling fleet, which is broadcast in the American television series "Whale Wars." "We had no choice but to end ...
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