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From today's featured articleBlackrock is a 1997 Australian drama film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. In Blackrock, a fictional beachside working-class suburb, a young surfer witnesses his friends raping a girl. When she is found murdered the next day, he is torn between revealing what he saw and protecting his friends. Filming locations included Stockton, New South Wales, where a girl named Leigh Leigh was murdered in 1989. While the film was never marketed as the story of her death, many viewers incorrectly believed it to be a factual account of the crime. Her family objected to what they saw as a fictionalisation of her murder, and residents of Stockton opposed the decision to shoot scenes there. The film received generally positive critical reviews in Australia, where it was nominated for five AACTA Awards and won two AWGIE Awards, though it received mixed reviews elsewhere. Adapted from Enright's play of the same name, the film stars La

urence Breuls, Simon Lyndon and Linda Cropper, and features the first credited film performance of Heath Ledger. (Full article...)

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1638 Construction began in Delhi on the Red Fort (Lahori Gate pictured), the residence of the Mughal emperors, now an iconic symbol of India. 1888 Princess Isabel of the Empire of Brazil signed the Lei urea into law, formally abolishing slavery in Brazil.

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A panoramic view of the skyline of Hong Kong, a city which has been considered the world's worst for light pollution owing to its numerous spotlights and LED billboards. A 2013 study found that Tsim Sha Tsui was the worst polluted area, with readings on average 1000 times brighter than the benchmark "normal dark sky", and subsequent studies have found areas such as Tin Shui Wai, Mong Kok, and Causeway Bay to be well above the recommended level of light emissions. Since 2008 the subject of light pollution has been a matter of public debate, though no legislative measures have been enacted.Photograph: Samuel Louie, edited by Carol Spears

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