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06. 11. 09. - 12:30

Rooting out the facts

Baffled scientists are trying to get to the root of this astonishing plant dug out of the ground by a Chinese farmer.

The two foot tall root weighs in at a massive 12 lbs and bears an amazing resemblance to a boy in even the smallest detail.

The root comes from the Chinese knotweed plant, used by local healers as a natural laxative.

Farmer Zheng Dexun, 63, of Datianba, in southern China, said: "I was shocked that it was so large and is so clearly like a boy. It's bigger than my grandson. Scientists are looking at it now and will tell me how it came to be like this."

Austrian Times

Waldorf school celebrates 30th anniversary
The Rudolf Steiner Foundation’s "Waldorf School Klagenfurt" celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. Austrian Times correspondent John Morris was at one of the anniversary events.

National team give €20,000 for Haiti aid
The Austrian football national team have donated 20,000 Euros to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Second raid on Graz flea market turns up more illegal weapons
Weapons have been found at a Graz flea market again in the second police raid on the market in a week.

Vienna Zoo Fasching celebrations
Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo is to hold a special event for kids to celebrate Fasching (Karneval, or Carnival) on Sunday.

Teenage skier run down by car
A teenage girl is in intensive care after a freak skiing accident where she skied off a piste onto a road and was hit by a car.

Cargo-partner to expand into South Korea
Lower Austrian transport and logistics firm cargo-partner announced today (Mon) it would expand into South Korea and open a branch in Seoul.

CWT share guarantee lasts only another 11 days
Christ Water Technology (CWT) announced today (Mon) that shareholders could sell their shares at a price of 3.35 Euros apiece until 4pm on 19 February but there would be no guaranteed price after that date.

New investigation calls as BAE lobbyist walks free
Political leaders in Austria have called for a new investigation into alleged bribery involving an aristocrat lobbyist after British justice authorities dropped all charges against him.

Vorarlberg to create 125 apprenticeships
People’s Party (ÖVP) Governor Herbert Sausgruber announced today (Mon) an additional 125 apprenticeships in the province.

Doctors against coal power plant
Doctors in Styria’s Voitsberg district have come out against the renovation and new operation of coal-powered power plant Voitsberg III, it emerged today (Mon).