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Australia Flier

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Paraglider Ewa Wisnierska survived a freak storm in Australia that swept her into the stratosphere. The world champion flier shot 9,144 meters into the air in just minutes. That's higher even than Everest and nearly the cruising height of an airliner. See how hang gliding works in this news video from Reuters.

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