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![A Gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. Most are primarily diurnal [1] (though some, including the common household pet, do exhibit crepuscular behavior), and almost all are omnivorous.](http://cdn0.wn.com/vp/i/f4/604ea2f9db47cb.jpg) ABC News Mon 8 Feb 2010
Britain's ITV Fined Over Killing a Rat on TV Show
February 8, 2010 SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality... (photo: Public Domain / Roo72)
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 The Daily Mail Mon 8 Feb 2010
Russell Crowe shows his sensitive side as he comforts rugby star he reduced to tears
Russell Crowe is an actor most well known for his tough exterior and short temper. But fans at an Australian rugby match yesterday saw a different side to the 45-year-old star, when he presented... (photo: AP Photo / Lucy Nicholson)
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 The Star Mon 8 Feb 2010
Support down for Australia's Rudd, CO2 scheme - poll
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Support for Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his government's carbon emissions trading plan is slipping ahead of elections this year, but... (photo: Creative Commons / Heribert Proepper)
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 IBN Live Mon 8 Feb 2010
Australia to focus on high skills, cancels 20K visas
Canberra: Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy and help meet... (photo: Creative Commons / niv)
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 The Guardian Mon 8 Feb 2010
Euro dips as eurozone fiscal woes fester
* Euro hovers near 8-½ mth lows vs USD, 1-yr low vs yen * Investors sceptical of G7 assurance on Greece * Yen broadly higher, near 7-mth peak vs Aussie dollar By Masayuki... (photo: Public Domain)
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 m&c Mon 8 Feb 2010
Extra weight may ward off an early death
Sydney - People in their 70s and chubby live longer than those who are average weight or skinny, an Australian researcher said. Barring... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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 The Times of India Sun 7 Feb 2010
Pawar meets Bal Thackeray, bats for Australian cricketers
MUMBAI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray to urge him not to oppose the participation of Australian cricketers in the... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
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 DNA India Sun 7 Feb 2010
Australia is not a racist country, Brett Lee tells Indian media
Though the Indian media has gone to town describing Australia as a country where racism, especially against the Asian minority thrives, the continent’s pin-up... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
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