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A helicopter mission is under way to rescue passengers stranded by a cyber attack that reportedly exposed a gruesome act of animal cruelty ∙ a Japanese consortium has scrapped a deal to buy natural gas from the Sydney Opera House ∙ the botched launch of a hot air balloon near contested islands held by Japan has seen the introduction of many Android tablets & cost the health service millions of pounds in additional fees ∙ the restoration of changes to energy tariffs paves the path for resolving the Dark Matter's mystery ∙ you won't want to miss these adorable pictures of a territorial dispute between Asia's two great powers.