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• Drought has Aussie farmers trading water
And so, except for rain he can catch and store himself, he needs to buy water for his 1,000 acres at Finley in New South Wales state, where he grows crops to feed his 600 dairy cows. "It's no different to buying a ton of grain or a ton of fertilizer ...
• Revisions’ to knee, hip implants on the rise
British researchers took the closest look yet at how modern joint replacements are holding up, using a registry tracking the operations in England and Wales since 2003. That overall one-in-75 revision rate is considered pretty good, they reported last ...
• The stunning collapse of Iceland
That's because local government authorities in England and Wales are believed to hold an estimated $347 million in Icelandic banks. One local government council in Kent is said to have parked $87 million of taxpayer money in Icelandic banks. With no ...
• MI6 secrets found on eBay camera
... of 25 million people, while in January, the Ministry of Defense said it had lost a laptop containing personal data on 600,000 recruits. The Home Office said in August that a contractor had lost personal details of every prisoner in England and Wales.
• Hungry pig holds woman hostage
The 176 pound pig, nicknamed Bruce, kept self-confessed animal lover Caroline Hayes, 63, in her farmhouse near Uki, in northern New South Wales State, with aggressive demands to be fed, even headbutting her bedroom door at night. "I picked up a broom ...