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Rowers are seen on the water during an afternoon training session on the Yarra River, March 6, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.
Rowing on the Yarra River
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Sunrise over Melbourne
Jockey Glenn Boss riding Ocean Park and Mark Zahra riding Yosei during track work at Breakfast With The Best at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Oct. 23, in Melbourne, Australia.
Skiers compete during the Moomba festival in Melbourne
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A competitor in action during the Mens Wakeboard event in the Moomba Masters Water Ski International Championships during the Moomba Festival on March 12, in Melbourne, Australia.
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Tony Iacconi of Australia competes in the Mens Wakeboard event in the Moomba Masters Water Ski International Invitational Championships during the Moomba Festival on March 12, in Melbourne, Australia. The 2012 Moomba Parade is themed "Melbourne is delicious", with floats, music, local community groups and performers taking part.
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Matt Kuchar of the U.S. Team and team mate Bill Haas walk on the seventh hole fairway during the Day Three Morning Foursome Matches of the 2011 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on Nov. 19, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
U.S. in control on soggy Saturday at Presidents Cup
Golf Channel reports:
MELBOURNE, Australia – Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson stayed unbeaten and the United States picked up the first two points in foursomes Saturday to take a commanding lead at the Presidents Cup.
The Americans now lead the Internationals 9-5 with three morning foursomes matches remaining and five fourballs in the afternoon.
Australian riot police break up 'Occupy Melbourne' protest
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Police clash with 'Occupy Melbourne" protestors on October 21 in Melbourne, Australia. Protesters and riot police clashed in Melbourne today after police, acting on a Melbourne City Council eviction order, attempted to break up the crowd of hundreds that had been positioned in City Square for a week.
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Police clash with 'Occupy Melbourne' protestors on October 21.
The AP reports from MELBOURNE, Australia:
Riot police in Australia's second-largest city broke up a demonstration linked to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement Friday, after a group of around 100 people protesting corporate greed defied an order to vacate a plaza.
Several members of the "Occupy Melbourne" group screamed and cried as police dragged and carried them away from the city square, where protesters had been camped out for nearly a week.
Victoria state police spokeswoman Belinda Nolan said she did not know whether anyone had been arrested or injured during the scuffle, though several handcuffed protesters were seen being loaded into police vans. Continue reading.
Abandoned spider monkey is adopted by Melbourne Zoo
A little Spider monkey Estela and her mother Sunshine failed to bond after she was born in January, forcing zoo keepers to step in and care for her to ensure her survival. The baby spider monkey which is native to Central America, is currently receiving six feeds of formula a day and is now slowly being introduced to solid foods. Read more here.
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A baby Spider Monkey named Estela plays with her grandmother Sonya at Melbourne Zoo on May 6, 2011.
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A baby Spider Monkey named Estela plays with Primate Supervisor Jess McKelson (R) at Melbourne Zoo on May 6, 2011.
Driver makes miraculous escape after car plunges from sixth story of parking garage
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Emergency services workers attend the site of an accident after a car plunged six storys from a multi-level parking lot in Melbourne, Australia on April 4. The driver, aged 41, was freed 40 minutes after the vehicle fell an estimated 30 metres before becoming stuck at ground level in a lane between the walls of the car park and another building.
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Emergency services workers attend the site of a car accident in Melbourne on April 4. The driver was injured after she drove through a Melbourne car park safety barrier and plunged six storys to the street below.
Australia's Herald Sun newspaper reports:
A woman who had a miraculous escape after driving her car off a six-storey car park can thank her 4WD - and luck.
Paramedic Matthew Riddle, who was first to treat the 41-year-old woman, said he was amazed she survived.
"I think a lot of things contributed to keeping her alive today -- airbags, her seatbelt, luck," he said.
Investigators in Australia are trying to determine what may have caused the car to drive off the edge of a parking lot. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.