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Jellyfish As Big As Sumo Wrestlers Hit Japan

November 30th, 2009

An invasion of jellyfish the size of sumo wrestlers is throwing the Japanese fishing industry into jeopardy.
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Goncourt winner Littell wins Bad Sex Award

November 30th, 2009

LONDON (Reuters) - Jonathan Littell, who won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for “The Kindly Ones,” has picked up another prize for the same work — the Literary Review Terrible Sex in Fiction Award.


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Rome taxis seek to wipe out tourist scams

November 30th, 2009

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Rome’s largest taxi cooperative is trying to improve the terrible name of the city’s cabbies, notorious among tourists to one of the world’s best loved cities.


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Santas Turn Streets Of Sydney Red

November 29th, 2009

Hundreds of Santa-clad runners have kicked off the city’s Christmas season and helped raise thousands of pounds for charity.
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Garlic Dealers Cashing In On Flu Rumours

November 28th, 2009

Garlic opportunists have been making millions since word got out that the small bulbs prevent swine flu.
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Was Robbie’s Oz Radio Proposal For Real?

November 28th, 2009

Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend live on the radio - but confusion reigns over whether or not it was a stunt.
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Plea Not To Punish White House Crashers

November 28th, 2009

The couple who crashed a White House state dinner should not be punished for their audacious breach, their former lawyer has said.
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Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory

November 28th, 2009

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy “Borisovka,” playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol.


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TV Wannabes Gatecrash White House Dinner

November 27th, 2009

A couple of aspiring TV stars have gatecrashed a prestigious state dinner hosted by President Obama at the White House.
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Humpback Horror: Camel Chaos In Oz

November 27th, 2009

Around 6,000 feral camels are rampaging through a remote Australian town causing chaos and terrifying the locals, prompting the government to organise a mass cull.
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