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abc.net.au   27 August 2022   Portugal  
<p>A 25-metre fossilised dinosaur skeleton was the last thing a Portugal man expected to uncover in his own backyard in 2017, but now researchers believe he may have stumbled upon the largest of its kind in Europe. <br />While carrying out construction five ...
abc.net.au   01 October 2021   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
<p>One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island.<br />Officials with the US Geological Survey said the eruption begun in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit on Wednesday.<br />Webcam footage of the crater ...
abc.net.au   05 March 2020   Brazil  
<p><br />At least 23 people have been killed and dozens more are missing in Brazil after a storm hit the country's south-eastern coast, causing torrential rain and landslides, authorities have said.<br />The deaths occurred in the cities of Guaruja, Santos ...
abc.net.au   13 February 2018   Australia   Queensland  
<p>Queensland's Environment Department has thrown embattled miner New Acland Coal a lifeline, despite its historic loss in the Land Court last year.</p> <p>The court recommended against the coal mine's expansion into agricultural land on Queensland's Darling ...
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abc.net.au   06 February 2018   Indonesia  
<p>Thousands of residents in Indonesia's capital have been evacuated due to flooding, while landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta have left at least two dead and eight missing, authorities have said.</p> <p>In the city of Bogor, rescuers pulled one ...
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abc.net.au   20 December 2017   Australia  
<p>Excavation work on tunnels built as part of the Sydney WestConnex project is almost complete, but motorists will have to wait at least a year to drive the underground route.</p> <p>The 5.5 kilometre twin tunnel, costing $3.8 billion, connects Homebush to ...
Filed under: Construction News
abc.net.au   27 September 2017   Republic of Vanuatu   South Pacific  
<p>Vanuatu's Government has declared a state of emergency after an erupting volcano forced at least 6,000 people to flee their homes on the island of Ambae.</p> <p>The Manaro volcano has been active since 2005, but a recent increase in activity has raised ...
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abc.net.au   20 September 2017   Australia   Lithgow / New South Wales  
<p>There is an urgent call from the mining town of Lithgow, west of Sydney, to secure the future of a mine that is the only coal supplier for a key New South Wales power station.</p><p>The future of Springvale Mine in the state's central-west has been in doubt ...
Filed under: Mining News
abc.net.au   11 August 2017   Australia   Queensland  
<p>Four Queensland underground coal mines risk closure after allegedly failing to meet their dust-monitoring obligations, Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has told State Parliament.<br /><br />The mines are Glencore's Oaky North and Oaky No.1 at Tieri, and Anglo's ...
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abc.net.au   12 February 2017   Philippines   Asia  
<p>At least eight people were killed and more than 120 injured when a powerful earthquake struck in the southern Philippines, officials say, damaging buildings and an airport and knocking out power.</p> <p>The late Friday quake with a magnitude of 6.5 roused ...
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