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Dare-devil skydiver seeks record
Adventurer Felix Baumgartner will try to break the sound barrier during an attempt to make the highest parachute jump.

Rainforest (left) alongside cleared area (Image: AP) Copenhagen 'fails forest people'
A multi-billion dollar deal to reduce deforestation could trigger conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report warns.

The breeding area of the large-billed reed warbler, one of the world"s rarest birds, has been discovered in the remote and rugged Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan, a New York-based conservation group announced Rare warbler found in Afghanistan
Scientists say they have discovered a breeding site for the world's least-known bird species in a remote part of Afghanistan.

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