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Frolicking Whale Delights N.J. Boaters

The beluga whale that strayed up the Delaware river last year is still there. It is believed to be an elderly one known to Canada researchers as Helis. The whale appears healthy and officials are asking boats to take care and to keep their distance.

Italian Scientists Claim to Clone Horse

Scientists in Italy have cloned a gelded champion endurance racehorse. This could solve the problem of not being able to improve blood lines from horses which have been gelded before they raced.

Michigan Works to Restore Moose Population

Scientists have been tracking the moose since the first batch was brought in from Canada in western Marquette County in early 1985, yet they are still not sure how large the herd has become.

Thailand Wages Air War Against Drought

Thailand is suffering a severe drought, and is tackling it by using planes to seed clouds with sodium chloride.

Angola Priests, Healers Preach Marburg Awareness

Priests in Angola are telling their congregations to send their loved ones to hospital for treatment for the Marburg virus, even if they get better as they can be contagious. So far over 200 have died. The hospital has a new isolation ward and staff have been trained in infection control. The infection appears to be restricted to the Uige Province so far.

Group Changes Policy for Virus Test Kits

Following the sending out of H2N2, the dangerous strain called Asian Flu, the American College of Pathologists is going to be more careful with its specification of strains to be sent out.

WHO: Virus Sent to Mexico, Lebanon Missing

Most of the test samples containing the deadly H2N2 virus have either been destroyed or are in the process of being destroyed. Mexico and Lebanon say that they never received theirs, however, and the College of American Pathologists is not sure that they were ever sent out.

Seven-Story-High Wave Hits Cruise Ship

A cruise ship was struck by a freak wave which reached as high as deck 10, flooding 62 cabins and injuring 4. The vessel remained seaworthy and is now docked in Charleston for repairs.

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