Dons World News

Jonesing for a world record (Reuters)

Hi Folks !!

Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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Reuters - The saying "Keeping up with the Joneses" could not have been more apt on Friday as Joneses from around the globe headed to Cardiff to set a new world record.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Fiji army accuses Australia of sovereignty breach (Reuters)
Reuters - Fiji's military, locked in a standoff with the government, accused Australia on Sunday of breaching its sovereignty by sending an unspecified number of police it described as mercenaries into the country.
Source: news.yahoo.com

New weapon in battle of the bulge... (Reuters)

Reuters - Size really does count, just ask Australian underwear maker AussieBum which has just launched the "Wonderjock" for men who want to look bigger.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Caribbean grave site illuminates slavery (AP)
AP - A paper trail documents their lives as human property, from their passage across the Atlantic to their sale as slaves for sugar plantations. Now a newly discovered burial ground promises to shed extensive new light on the lives and deaths of Africans in the Caribbean.
Source: news.yahoo.com

posted by Don @ Sunday, November 05, 2006