Whether enemy countermeasures will include a giant fly-swat has yet to be revealed.

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On Kalong, a pimple of land set inside a bay on the east coast of Komodo, tens of thousands of giant flying foxes emerge from mangroves at dusk and fly east to Rinca hunting for food.

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Some can fly over the water on hydrofoils and all are powered by giant wings.

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Miller still intends to compete in the season's opening giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, on 23 October, and is now due to fly into Innsbruck on Thursday, several days later than originally planned.

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Along the way it will also fly by zip wire from the Tyne Bridge, cross Loch Ness and visit landmarks including the Giant's Causeway and Stonehenge.

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The search giant revealed it is working on technology that it will allow it to translate images of text, on the fly, into another language.

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