tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261245282011-12-15T02:54:40.781ZVarious News Items From Around The World For Your Interest.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135515535574012582noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26124528.post-1162753571383926652006-11-05T19:06:00.000Z2006-11-05T19:06:11.803Z

Jonesing for a world record (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - 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.comFiji army accuses Australia of sovereignty breach (Reuters) Reuters -

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Ex-inmate's costume sparks jail lockdown (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - A jail went into lockdown and recounted its prisoners on Halloween night after a former inmate was spotted trick-or-treating in his old orange prisoner's jumpsuit. Source: news.yahoo.comSome Hawaiians will vote via helicopter Voters isolated by a

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Egypt considering constitutional change (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - Egypt will amend its constitution to make it easier for candidates to run for president, part of long-delayed political reforms that President Hosni Mubarak plans to carry out next year, the parliament speaker said. Source: news.yahoo.comBeantown smashes

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School boots 3 girls in 'Underpants' (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - Captain Underpants has battled talking toilets and Professor Poopypants, but he was no match for a high school principal who banned students from dressing up as the children's book character. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians in exchanges of gunfire Thursday in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security officials said. Source: news.yahoo.comYouths torch 3 buses in suburban Paris (AP) AP - Youths forced passengers off three buses and

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Fighting spirit saves pensioner from attack (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Reuters - A 70-year-old British pensioner, trained in martial arts during his military service, dispatched a gang of four would-be muggers in a late-night attack in Germany. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Which came first -- the fashion or the egg?Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rss.cnn.comChina steps up diplomacy with N. Korea (AP) AP - China stepped up its diplomatic efforts with North Korea on Thursday, sending a personal message and a gift from the Chinese president to the North's leader Kim Jong Il as Washington

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Drunk Norwegian breaks into prison (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - In a different kind of jail break, a very drunk young man surprised prison guards by breaking into their northern Norway jail. "You might say we were a bit perturbed to find this person on our turf," prison warden Geir Broen said on the state radio network NRK

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Tree gets police protectionHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rss.cnn.comHalf of Americans say they re-gift Read full story for latest details. Source: rss.cnn.comBangkok airport begs sightseers to picnic somewhere else Read full story for latest details. Source: rss.cnn.comWoman "kidnaps" son four times for ransom (

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Landmark atlas fetches record price at auction (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Reuters - The first atlas ever printed became the most expensive ever sold at auction after it was bought on Tuesday in London for 2.1 million pounds, auction house Sotheby's said. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Long-dead body found in Vienna apartment (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - A landlord who unlocked an apartment after his letters announcing a rent increase went unanswered found the body of an elderly tenant, and police believe the man may have died three or four years ago, a newspaper reported. Source: news.yahoo.comPig

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Panda, man exchange bitesHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rss.cnn.comPETA upset at Six Flags roach contest (AP) AP - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Six Flags Great America to scrap its Halloween-themed cockroach-eating promotion. Source: news.yahoo.comPope says 2 faiths must overcome enmity (AP)

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Send in the clowns, but leave the red nose and big shoes behindHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.com

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X-rated font used on third-grade handout (AP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AP - School officials apologized after an X-rated font was used on a third-grade spelling packet handed out to parents. The font showed male and female stick figures in provocative poses to form the letters of the alphabet. Source: news.yahoo.comSomeone else

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Phone telepathy: You knew it was trueHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.com

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Two injured as gangs clash in ETimor capital (AFP)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - AFP - Two people were injured in street clashes involving stone-throwing gangs and intervening Portuguese troops in East Timor's capital Dili, an officer said. Source: news.yahoo.comOfficial sick days, from witch doctor Read full story for latest details.

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Worker trapped waist-deep in tank of chocolateHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comPolice investigate theft of weather vane Thieves stole a valuable antique weather vane from the top of barn and replaced it with a replica, Vermont State Police said. Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comAbbas agrees

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Chocolatiers see image of Virgin MaryHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comWorker trapped waist-deep in tank of chocolate It might sound like a chocoholic's dream, but stepping into a vat of chocolate became a two-hour nightmare for a 21-year-old ... Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comStriptease

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Cafe bomb blast kills two in Turkey (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Reuters - A bomb explosion ripped through a cafe in southeast Turkey on Sunday evening, killing two people including a police officer, and injuring nine others, police said. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Brothel benefits for gas guzzlersHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.comOnline dating is planned for orangutans Single male (red hair, long arms, interests include hanging in trees and grooming) seeks female for long-distance relationship ... Source:

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Taller people are smarter (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Reuters - While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds. Source:

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Pregnant Spears ad too "stimulating" for metro (Reuters)Hi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Reuters - Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people. Source: news.yahoo.comRobber mistakes town hall for a bank (

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Aussies on lookout for ugly sheepHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.comWith shovels, AOL looks for retribution Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.com

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Sex museum displays Hillary Rodham Clinton bustHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comAre you SURE you want to remove that? (Reuters) Reuters - An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report

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British prostitute takes client to court after he refuses to payHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.comPolice: Kids stole jewelry on orders from mom, grandma Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.comFrenchman displays longest poem in the world A 30-year-old Frenchman displayed on Friday

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Rat-infested home fit for Britain's royalsHi Folks !!Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :) - Read full story for latest details. Source: www.cnn.com

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Analysis: Was this meant as next 9/11? (AP)AP - Its scope was ruthlessly ambitious, causing destruction officials say would have been "unimaginable." The alleged plot to take down several U.S.-bound planes with liquid explosives appears to be unlike anything the world has seen in years. Source: news.yahoo.comS. Korea wary of sanctions against North (AP) AP - South Korean President Roh

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You know anybody who needs an "anti-stupid" pill? (Reuters)Reuters - A German scientist has been testing an "anti-stupidity" pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies, Bild newspaper reported Saturday. Source: news.yahoo.comFactory explosion kills 3 in China (AP) AP - An explosion Monday at a Chinese perfume factory killed three people and injured six, state media said.

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Abusing their power by abusing their power... (Reuters)Reuters - Two Chinese officials cut off power to a hotel after they were not invited to its opening party and forced managers to drink spirits before they would turn the electricity back on, a state newspaper said Friday. Source: news.yahoo.comFloating prison planned (Reuters) Reuters - Australia plans to use an armed detention

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Dog destroys Elvis' teddy bear at museum (AP)AP - A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum. Source: news.yahoo.comMonkey business on Indian railway (Reuters) Reuters - They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, but India's Delhi Metro has hired a monkey to frighten off other monkeys

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You don't expect this sort of thing in France (Reuters)Reuters - Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks. Source: news.yahoo.comMcCartney's first guitar sold for $614,000 (Reuters) Reuters - An American collector has bought Paul McCartney's first

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Woman in doghouse over Jehovah's Witness sign (Reuters)Reuters - A woman has been ordered by police to take down a sign on her garden gate which read "Our dogs are fed on Jehovah's Witnesses." Source: news.yahoo.comMan saves dog thrown from window (Reuters) Reuters - A man was bruised but alive on Wednesday after a Saint Bernard dog thrown out a two-story window landed on him as he was

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Woman mails five-foot python (Reuters)Reuters - A German woman sparked panic at her local post office when a 1.5-meter (5-foot) albino python escaped from a packet she had mailed, police said Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comJobless actor seizes soap opera stage in Brazil (Reuters) Reuters - A gun-toting Brazilian actor clad only in swimming trunks stormed a television studio and took a

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Police detain panda cub fur smuggler (Reuters)Reuters - Chinese police have detained a man trying to sell the fur of a young panda -- seen as a national treasure in the country -- for about $30,000, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. Source: news.yahoo.comGerrard sets sights on Premiership title (AFP) AFP - England midfielder Steven Gerrard wants to banish his World Cup blues

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Motorcyclist hopes to set new world record (AP)AP - A motorcyclist known for testing the limits of jumping on two wheels plans to soar to a world record. Source: news.yahoo.comAt swinging convention, sex is on everyone's mind (Reuters) Reuters - Vera Rhodes has come a long way from her conservative upbringing in Pennsylvania's Amish community. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Mich. boy, 5, takes off in grandma's SUV (AP)AP - A 5-year-old boy hopped behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle and drove it several blocks looking for his mother following an argument with his grandmother, authorities said. Source: news.yahoo.comDoctor, your sponge is beeping (Reuters) Source: news.yahoo.com

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Royalty, actors sign up for Virgin space flights (Reuters)Reuters - Former soap star Victoria Principal, designer Philippe Starck and a senior member of an unidentified royal family have all bought tickets for the world's first tourist space flights planned for 2008. Source: news.yahoo.comProdi plays truant from G8 school photo (Reuters) Reuters - The world's most powerful politicians

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Maine lobsterman pulls up rare lobster (AP)AP - An eastern Maine lobsterman caught a lobster this week that looks like it's half-cooked. Source: news.yahoo.comNude sunbather: Cheekies helps disorder (AP) AP - A nude sunbather is suing for the right to bask "au naturel" with his rat terrier, Cheekies, at his side. The plaintiff, former bodybuilder Mark DelCore, says he needs Cheekies

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Woman's 10-cent bet pays $21,584 at track (AP)AP - A woman placed a 10-cent bet at a Michigan horse track and won $21,584, a track official says. The Michigan woman, whose name was not released, made the bet Friday at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit. Source: news.yahoo.comCareless burglars take taxi home (Reuters) Reuters - Two Albanian men

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N.M. power outage blamed on snake, bird (AP)AP - A power outage that blacked out about 2,000 customers in Las Cruces is being blamed on the combination of a snake and a bird. Source: news.yahoo.comAustralian charged in parking rage case (AP) AP - A man appeared in court Wednesday charged with beating up a 79-year-old great-grandmother during a row over a parking space in an east Australian

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La. garden yields yard-long ... cuculoupe? (AP)AP - They're a yard long and a good few inches across. The skin is waxy, sort of like a cucumber, but yellow and ridged like a canteloupe. A half dozen of them grew between the cucumbers and cantaloupes in a Houma home garden. Source: news.yahoo.comWorld Cup rant reborn as ring tone (Reuters) Reuters - An over-zealous TV announcer's

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Ramos-Horta named as ETimor's new prime minister (AFP)AFP - Nobel prize-winner Jose Ramos-Horta has been named as East Timor's new prime minister, President Xanana Gusmao announced, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the nation. Source: news.yahoo.comPolice nab "Catch Me If You Can?" (Reuters) Reuters - An Australian woman nicknamed the "Catch Me If You Can Thief" appeared in

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Piece of man's skull falls off, draws crowds (Reuters)Reuters - Hundreds of people are thronging a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to see a patient holding a piece of his own skull that fell off. Source: news.yahoo.comTahoe bear swills booze with pizza snack (AP) AP - A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a Lake Tahoe neighborhood as it munched on

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World Cup rant reborn as ring tone (Reuters)Reuters - An over-zealous TV announcer's headline-making rant has become music to the ears of Chinese cellphone users, combining their love for mobile chatter and World Cup soccer into a single new accessory. Source: news.yahoo.com

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Shanghai's signature knock-off market shuts doors (Reuters)Reuters - Xiangyang Road Fashion and Gift Market, Shanghai's most famous street market for cheap imitation goods, was shutting up shop Friday, the victim of city government plans to redevelop the area. Source: news.yahoo.comAre flip-flops damaging your career? (Reuters) Reuters - With more women wearing flip-flops to the

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'Superhero' tells fans not to imitate stunts (Reuters)Reuters - Bollywood's new flying superhero has asked fans, especially children, not to imitate his onscreen death-defying stunts after a man leapt off a cinema balcony in central India, breaking his leg. Source: news.yahoo.comSpirit of Elvis still lives in Japan fans' hearts (Reuters) Reuters - The "King" never came to Japan,

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Chewing tobacco in noodles sickens 30 (AP)AP - Thirty Cambodians suffered food poisoning after eating homemade noodles contaminated with chewing tobacco that had dropped into the batter from the cook's mouth, police said Monday. Source: news.yahoo.comMiss. woman makes priceless Katrina find (AP) AP - Hurricane Katrina washed away the home and possessions of newlyweds Annie Bazoon-Singleton

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Calif. pelicans held on suspicion of being drunk (Reuters)Reuters - Four pelicans suspected of being drunk on sea algae were being tested at a Southern California wildlife centre on Saturday after one of them crashed headlong into a car. Source: news.yahoo.comFan forgets hotel location in six-hour ordeal (Reuters) Reuters - German police rescued an American soccer fan lost in Hanover and

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Mobile phone users warned of lightning strike risk (Reuters)Reuters - People should not use mobile phones outdoors during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning, doctors said Friday. Source: news.yahoo.comAl-Qaida No. 2 mentions al-Zarqawi's death (AP) AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader paid tribute to the slain Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a video Friday, extolling him

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Thai holiday sparks yellow-shirt craze (AP) AP - Fashion-wise, yellow is the new black this season in Thailand. Yellow shirts, honoring the country's beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the 60th anniversary of his ascension to the throne, are so popular that there aren't enough to go around.

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East Timor's prime minister defiant in face of country's descent into crisis (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - DILI, East Timor (AP) - Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, the man at the centre of East Timor's current crisis, concedes only one mistake in the events that led to his young country's descent into chaos. Fatah militia raises tensions with Hamas (AP) AP - The appearance

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Idaho woman breaks into dog pound (AP) AP - A northern Idaho woman spent Memorial Day in jail, booked for investigation of burglary and malicious injury to property after police say she forced her way into the local dog pound to free her incarcerated canine.

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'Grendel' opera opening delayed by computer glitch (Reuters) Reuters - A $2.8 million opera about a medieval monster fell prey to a 21st century computer problem on Thursday, forcing producers of "Grendel" to delay its world premiere in Los Angeles from Saturday until June 8. Bronte apologized for "Jane Eyre" school description (Reuters) Reuters - Charlotte

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Finns dismayed after monsters unmasked (Reuters) Reuters - Nearly 200,000 Finns have signed an online petition to express their dismay after tabloid magazines published pictures of Eurovision winners Lordi out of their trademark monster suits.

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Qatari pays $2.75 mln for mobile phone number (Reuters) Reuters - The tiny Gulf state of Qatar, famed mainly for having the Arab world's largest reserves of natural gas, added another record to its name Tuesday -- one of the world's most expensive telephone numbers. Zoo apes have taste for red wine (Reuters) Reuters - Monkeys and apes in Budapest's Zoo drink their way

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'Stargazer' Says He Fell Down Chimney (AP) AP - A man faces a burglary charge after police found him stuck in a chimney. Matthew Allen, 27, told police he fell down the chimney after going on to the roof of the house to look at the stars. Leaked Tape Eyed in Brazilian Violence (AP) AP - Lawmakers suspect a gang responsible for coordinated attacks on police and prison riots that led

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Man Takes Police Station Gumball Machine (AP) AP - While waiting for his friend to be processed on a drunken driving charge Friday morning at the Rotterdam Police Department, 21-year-old Adam Jewett picked up the gumball machine in the lobby and walked out the door with it, authorities say. Cirque du Soleil to build new shows around Elvis (Reuters) Reuters - Elvis may have left the

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UN relief official warns of collapse in Darfur (Reuters) Reuters - The next few weeks are critical for millions of people in Darfur as foreign aid efforts face collapse, and malnutrition and mortality may increase, the chief U.N. relief official said on Friday. This must be why they call it a cell block (Reuters) Reuters - Family visits in Sao Paulo prisons only take place

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Hairloss ad breached industry code (Reuters) Reuters - A British television advert for a hair-loss treatment endorsed by Australian cricketer Shane Warne was found in breach of industry rules Wednesday. Gunmen Loyal to Hamas Deployed Across Gaza (AP) AP - Some 3,000 gunmen loyal to the radical Hamas-led government deployed across the Gaza Strip Wednesday, the Islamic group&

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Calif. judge suspends state graduation exam (Reuters) Reuters - A California judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday suspending the state's high school exit exam, clearing the way for tens of thousands of students who have not passed the test to graduate. Cops Lose $31K After Tossing Broken Desk (AP) AP - More than $31,000 in drug money seized by Somerville police now is

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State may bar private ultrasound machines (Reuters) Reuters - Responding to actor Tom Cruise's purchase of an ultrasound machine to monitor his fiancee's fetus, California lawmakers voted on Thursday to restrict sales of the machines. A new wrinkle in gifts for Mom and Dad (Reuters) Reuters - South Koreans traditionally used to say it with flowers or money, but now more are

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Flying veggies for Mexican Cinco de Mayo (Reuters) Reuters - One of the few places in Mexico still celebrating Cinco de Mayo, thanks to an enduring family tradition, did so on Friday with a tequila-fuelled fiesta of cannon firing, flying vegetables and forced haircuts. U.K. Copter Crashes in Iraq; Iraqis Cheer (AP) AP - A British military helicopter crashed in the southern

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First lady wins damages for divorce story (Reuters) Reuters - Mexican first lady Marta Sahagun won $178,000 in damages against an Argentine author and a Mexican magazine on Tuesday for invasion of privacy in an article about the breakup of a previous marriage.

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The "Lunatic Express" (Reuters) Reuters - The man-eating lions of Tsavo may be no more.

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China Paper: Man Buys Fighter Jet on EBay (AP) AP - A Chinese businessman has bought a MiG-21f plane from a U.S. seller on the online auction Web site eBay for $24,730 and plans to use it to decorate an empty space at his offices, a newspaper reported Sunday. Bolivia Military Told to Occupy Gas Fields (AP) AP - President Evo Morales ordered soldiers to occupy Bolivia's natural

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And the world's sexiest woman is... (Reuters) Reuters - British actress Keira Knightley was voted the world's sexiest woman in a magazine poll on Thursday, beating model Keeley Hazel and Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson into second and third place respectively. Thieves Steal Trailer Filled With Red Bull (AP) AP - A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy

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Australia, U.S. Warn of Afghan Attacks (AP) AP - Australia warned Thursday of a high threat of terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital during celebrations marking the overthrow of communist rule by mujahedeen fighters.

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China bans tomb-sweepers' "vulgar" burned offerings (Reuters) Reuters - China has banned its citizens from burning paper models of condoms, luxury villas and karaoke hostesses when paying respect at the graves of their ancestors. John Lennon asks for peace, says pay TV seance (Reuters) Reuters - "Peace ... The Message is Peace." Jolie speaks about schools, not

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Bride's Dad, Brother Stabbed at Reception (AP) AP - A bride's stepfather has been charged with stabbing the woman's father and brother in an argument at her wedding reception, authorities said. Police hunt killer chimps after attack (Reuters) Reuters - Armed Sierra Leonean police are hunting up to 20 chimpanzees which killed a local taxi driver and injured three American visitors

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Castro addresses audience in Caracas by cell phone (Reuters) Reuters - When Cuba's Fidel Castro couldn't honour an invitation to join Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a speech on Friday, Chavez called Castro on a cell phone from a packed Caracas theatre and broadcast the conversation through the microphone. Woman, 84, wins $10 mln on slot machine (Reuters) Reuters - An 84-

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England fans urged to chant in German (Reuters) Reuters - England fans are being encouraged to learn the German versions of well known football chants before the World Cup.

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Cat saves baby's life (Reuters) Reuters - A cat saved the life of a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Cologne house in the middle of the night by meowing loudly until someone woke up, a police spokesman said Saturday.

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That's a pretty big curse... (Reuters) Reuters - Russian police are looking for two mystics who persuaded a student to part with more than $160,000 in exchange for lifting a curse, RIA news agency reported Sunday. New male spending spree aims for beauty (Reuters) Reuters - Makoto Ishitoko strutted, pirouetted and posed in a room surrounded by mirrors. "Stuff

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