Newly discovered fossils in New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as an adult man. The creature was almost the same size and weight as professional Canadian hockey player Sidney Crosby, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Scien

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An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were draging a waggon.While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn.The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion.Exerting himself in the labour,the ox b

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 The 192-nation World Health Assembly will consider ways to speed up efforts to contain a potential pandemic resulting from bird flu. More than 100 health ministers a

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The late Jim Henson is the subject of a new permanent exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. Henson created the Muppets. And unlike some other collections devoted to his work, this one makes the case for Hen

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience educating children about all kinds of things from the alphabet to autism. Well, now, Sesame Workshop wants to help millions of refugee children from Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countri

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The loud cry rang again through the dry air. Teddy barked. Jack and Annie turned around in the clearing. Itwas hard to tell where the sound was coming from. The terrible cackle came again. There! said Annie. She pointed at a bird in a gumtree. The bi

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