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A busy motorway had to be closed after a herd of pigs escaped and ran on to the carriageway.
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A viral web video showing off daredevil stunts has helped a bike shop mechanic ditch the day job and launch an international career.
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BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - The world’s fastest train hit its first speed bump in the form of a disobedient smoker less than a week after it started running in southern China.

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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan’s first skateboarding park and school opened in Kabul on Tuesday with a boarding showdown between dozens of youngsters — ranging from ministers’ children to streetkids — that it aims to bring together.

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s New Year’s wish of seeing the destruction of a massive concrete wall dividing the Korean peninsula never seems to come right — mostly because there is no such barrier.

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BERLIN (Reuters) - From the German town that unwittingly advertised pornography on its website to the American who interrupted his wedding to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts, the world was full of weird tales in 2009.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Americans would most like to live next door to the Obama family. But a reality star like California’s “Octomom”, or Jon and Kate Gosselin and their brood of eight would be a huge turn off, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

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Archaeologists in China claim to have found the tomb of Cao Cao, a legendary ruler who features as a cunning politician in folklore tales.
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Hundreds of people have rushed to a well loved holiday spot on the north island of New Zealand to help a pod of over 60 stranded pilot whales.
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The days of the traditional African safari may be numbered after one operator turned to battlefield technology to spice up the game-viewing experience.
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