Calif. redwood confirmed as world's tallest tree
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A redwood tree discovered in a   remote California forest has turned out to be the world's   tallest tree, edging out one nearby that had been the previous   titleholder, a botanist said on Friday.
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MILLAU, France -- French citizens and officials are celebrating a roadway bridge considered to be the world&#39;s tallest. The Millau bridge -- the world&#39;s tallest traffic bridge -- in Millau, France.
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MADRID, Oct 13 (IPS) - The seizure of 33 tons of wood from a highly   endangered species of tree from Brazil and the arrest of six  individuals  implicated in the illegal imports to Spain was  hailed by environmental  activists here Wednesday.
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Overshadowed by China, Taiwan built the world's tallest skyscraper. But Shanghai has plans to take that honor.
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By Josh Brodesky, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 5--There's no way to get your arms around this one.   Friends of the San Pedro River are leading a hike Saturday morning that starts with what many believe is the state's largest cottonwood tree.
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Two lifts at the world's tallest building in Taipei have been declared the fastest on the planet.
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By Neil Gonzales  REDWOOD CITY -- Someday, downtown could feature high-rise gardens.  "We potentially could have rooftop parks if done correctly," city Planning Commissioner Nancy Radcliffe said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. Want a real Christmas tree, but don&#39;t like the idea of chopping one down? A company in Oregon is stepping in to fill a void for environmentally conscious consumers.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A cigar maker in Puerto Rico has hand-rolled a 62-foot-long stogie, which would be the world's largest if confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world is to be inaugurated in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
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By Associated Press  BILOXI - The tree Curtis Harrison grew up in is still growing up.  The live oak, a 50-plus-year-old giant with rough, brown skin and long sturdy limbs, held him up when he was a boy and now lifts him as a man.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France Tuesday.
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REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A redwood in a remote Northern California coastal forest has been tentatively measured as the world's tallest living thing.
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NIPOMO, Calif. - Sheila Kearns had a Christmas tree delivered to her home on Sunday. She says she thought she'd been pricked by pine needles when she reached into the tree while decorating it. But the next morning, she found a bat hanging upside down in her home.
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A redwood tree discovered in a remote California forest has turned out to be the world's tallest tree, edging out one nearby that had been the previous titleholder, a botanist said on Friday.
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Folk singer Joan Baez and a woman  who once spent two years perched atop a giant California  redwood took up residence on Wednesday in a tree in a Los  Angeles community garden that is threatened with demolition.
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Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates&#39; trade hub, became the tallest building in the world on Saturday, measuring 512.1 metres (1,680 ft), its developer said.