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Spanish treasure lands after 200 years (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters – Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company.
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Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters – Nepal needs money and technical expertise from international donors to measure Mount Everest afresh, officials said on Wednesday, in a move to end a longstanding row with China about the height of the world’s tallest mountain.
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Dogs’ feet give Japan scientists paws for thought (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters – Ever wonder how dogs can walk barefoot in the snow? Now a Japanese scientist may have the answer — an internal central heating system.
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Nepali villager, 72, declared world’s shortest man (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters – Home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative – of having the world’s shortest man.
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Maine’s biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters – The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) nicknamed “Rocky” with claws tough enough to snap a man’s arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said.
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