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Motorsport: Gossip will be the downfall of society
The butterfly chaos theory (according to wikipedia) refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere.
Fossil rustling a 'huge international problem', says palaeontologist
Armed with rock chisels, it took the thief only a few minutes to wipe out 135 million years of history.
Amnesty urges Fonterra to condemn executions
Amnesty International is calling on Fonterra and the Government to condemn the executions of two people involved in the San Lu tainted milk powder scandal.
'Gruesome massacre' in Philippines sees over 20 dead
Twenty-one people abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead in an attack linked to next year's elections.
China plan to build 'little NZ'
A $400m "little NZ" to be built in China will create up to 600 Kiwi jobs and open up "unprecedented" opportunities, say Maori involved.
Endangered animals sold to hunting safari
300 animals - including some that are extinct in the wild - were sold to a Northern Territory hunting safari.
Twins' mum: 'We don't want them back'
The birth mother of conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna - who gave them up due to poverty - wants them to remain in Australia.
Rising for a fall?
Whether it's shares, commodities or precious metals, prices have rebounded sharply.
Journalist faces 10 years' jail for video of orphans
Film on cyclone survivors defies government crackdown.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> No stealing star's limelight
This year's Apec leaders' meeting vividly demonstrated who really has the clout and who hasn't.