Web Week

Blacking out Australia: A total eclipse of the Sun will bring daytime darkness to parts of southern Africa and southern Australia this week. Learn more and see pictures here.

Are you safe?: After last week's revelation of a multimillion-dollar identity theft scam in the United States, it would pay to learn more about the growing crime of identity theft and to take the quiz (see link on right hand side of this site) that checks if you're taking enough precautions.

Rising and the worst to come: The just-released UNAIDS and WHO update on the global HIV/Aids epidemic makes sobering reading. Anyone you know who is casual about the issue should read this new report.

Cloned baby on its way?: An Italian doctor is claiming a woman is 33 weeks pregnant with a cloned baby boy, but there is still no hard evidence. Read this BBC profile on the doctor and the doctor's views.

Toss before they ban it: The Dutch ignore political correctness and introduce the Web to dwarf tossing. Click on "start" then "doorgaan" and using your mouse to capture a bouncing dwarf, toss him into the dartboard. You need the free Flash player.

Australia's solar eclipse

Identity theft

UNAIDS update

Profile: Dr Severino Antinori

Human cloning conference report

Dwarf tossing game

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