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• Australians try to save 11 stranded whales
HOBART, Australia - Rescuers moved 11 pilot whales more than 7 miles to a deep-water beach in the hope they would return to sea after the mammals became stranded in southeastern Australia, wildlife officials said Sunday. The 11 are the last of a pod ...
• Australia pins high hopes on costly movie
SYDNEY - Amid a blaze of publicity, Australia rolls out its most expensive ever movie on Tuesday, hoping the grandly named epic "Australia" will attract overseas investors to revive the local film industry and also tourists. Billed as a cross between ...
• Australia invests in whale research
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will invest millions of dollars in non-lethal whale research to show Japan that the animals do not need to be killed in order to be studied, the government announced Monday The $3.87 million campaign begins just ahead ...
• Australia cleans up after crushing storms
Nov. 17: The pilots of Los Angeles County's elite helicopter firefighting crew are battling blazes from above to stop advancing flames from burning into America's second-largest city. NBC's Mark Mullen reports. SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's prime ...
• Storms flood, cut power in eastern Australia
Nov. 21: Lake-effect snow continues to fall in parts of the Great Lakes region, causing traffic and power chaos. The heaviest snowfall is expected in Michigan and northern Indiana. The Weather Channel’s Jorma Duran reports. BRISBANE, Australia ...