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Thailand airport protests ended
Thousands of stranded tourists will be able to leave Thailand after anti-government protesters agreed to end their airport demonstrations.
Cholera claims lives in Zimbabwe
More than 400 people have been killed in the African country of Zimbabwe by a disease called Cholera.
Obama gives rival Clinton top job
President-elect Barack Obama has given his old rival, Hillary Clinton, an important job in his new government.
Boarder surfs Venice floods
A wakeboarder made the most of the city's floods by carving his way through the historic buildings.
'World's biggest' ice rink
A huge ice rink has been built in Mexico City that could be the world's biggest.

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Science/Technology/Nature

New park to protect gorillas
A new park has been created in the African country of Cameroon to try to protect a critically endangered species of gorilla.
Sheep turned blue for St Andrew
A flock of blue sheep has appeared in central Scotland as part of a load of events to mark St Andrew's Day.
Wet noses make dogs good sniffers
Scientists say dogs have wet noses to help them sniff things out.

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