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Journalist hunts for acid-spitting Mongolian death worm

MATAP — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:48:44 -0400

Armed with explosives, two men are heading to Mongolia's Gobi Desert to find the fabled acid-spitting and lightning-throwing Mongolian death worm.

The worm has never been documented but some Mongolians are convinced it exists. They call it Allghoi Khorkhoi, or "intestine worm" because it resembles a cow's intestine and is about 1.5m long.

The worm apparently jumps out of the sand and kills people by spitting concentrated acid or shooting lightning from its rectum over long distances, NZPA reports. (Seriously.)

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Mongolia clears way for Oyu Tolgoi mine: Rio Tinto CEO | The Australian

amstravels — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:09:38 -0400

OT Agreement closer but still not here:

Ivanhoe president John Macken said: "Now we are in a position to make arrangements with the government to sign the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement in the near future.”

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A giant leap for Mongolia, but where to?

administrator — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:57:49 -0400

- Mongolian parliament uncorks foreign investment bottleneck
- Copper, gold, coal, uranium seen ripe for development
- Third of population likely to remain in poverty for years
- Govt could use revenue to set up budget stabilisation fund

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