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First amputee athlete to compete in the Olympic Games


25-year-old Oscar Pistorius, whose legs were amputated below the knee when he was a baby, is soon to make history by running in the London Olympics. He will be the first amputee athlete to compete in the Games.

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Australia braces for Cyclone Alfred
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Australia braces for Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit early Saturday morning with 4 million people affected between southeast Queensland and upper New South Wales. Video / NZ Herald / AFP

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