"Solar UFOs" invade Japanese city in water-purification mission

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Floating solar-powered discs dispatched to clean canal and moat in Osaka

A canal in the Japanese city of Osaka has been invaded by a solar-powered, UFO-shaped floating disc designed to purify the water for the benefit of us earthlings. It is one of two extraterrestrial-like...

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