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Look What’s Left In London’s Lost And Found!

September 30th, 2009

A samurai sword, a prosthetic arm and a coffin are just some of the bizarre items left behind on the capital’s public transport system.
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A mai tai with the Mai Mai?

September 30th, 2009

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo’s army has suspended an officer accused of drinking with the enemy ahead of a militia attack that the United Nations said left six soldiers dead, a top army commander said Tuesday.


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Fashionistas furious over Berlusconi link

September 30th, 2009

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for “bimbos” inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s private life.


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Rental pets and robots in "Blade Runner" Tokyo

September 30th, 2009

TOKYO (Reuters) - Only in Tokyo could you hire a cat out for an hour and stroke it while you have a cappuccino — or better still, while a robot cooks your noodles for you.


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‘Hitler’s Skull’ Is A Woman’s, Say DNA Tests

September 29th, 2009

A skull long believed to be that of Adolf Hitler really belonged to a woman, according to an American scientist who has taken DNA samples from it.
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German minister-to-be rebuffs question in English

September 29th, 2009

BERLIN (Reuters) - Guido Westerwelle, who is widely expected to become foreign minister in the next German government, admonished a reporter who questioned him a question in English on Monday, saying: “We’re in Germany here.”


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Tweeting Ugandan gorillas make friends online

September 29th, 2009

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST, Uganda (Reuters) - Lurking deep in the mist-glazed forests of east Africa, Uganda’s mountain gorillas are preparing to ‘tweet’ for their survival.


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Military may lift ban on women in submarines

September 29th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military’s historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines.


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Spooky Spots & Ghostly Goings-On Revealed

September 28th, 2009

The spookiest spots in Britain have been revealed in a survey of supernatural sightings over the last 25 years.
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September 27th, 2009

Boobs on Parade: Traffic in New Zealand’s busiest city ground to a hault as 100,000 spectators watched the annual "Boobs on Bikes Parade." It’s all part of Auckland’s "Erotica Expo," Organized by pornographer Steve Crow. A few dozen protesters met the parade revelers, but they were far outnumberd by the men hanging on trees and snapping photos of topless porn stars.
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