Missing radioactive capsule found in Australian outback
Tiny radioactive capsule found three weeks after it went missing.
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Kiwi's arm nearly severed after WA shark attack, saved by brother-in-law
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Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attack
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Kiwi loses appeal against deportation after fatal crash
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