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Warning As Boa Constrictor Goes On The Loose

July 31st, 2010

Police have warned residents to be on their guard after a two-metre long (6ft) boa constrictor escaped from its owner’s home in Essex.
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New Korea For Shamed World Cup Coach

July 31st, 2010

North Korea’s football coach has reportedly been punished for the team’s poor performance at the World Cup by being forced to work as a builder.
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Two Friends Take To The Skies In Flying Boat

July 31st, 2010

Two Norwegian friends have taken to the skies on a wing and a prayer in a home-made flying boat.
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Tokyo’s ‘Oldest Man’ Died 30 Years Ago

July 30th, 2010

A family hid the mummified body of a relative in his bedroom for 30 years to keep his title of Tokyo’s oldest man.
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Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?

July 30th, 2010

A tomcat called Timothy has stunned animal carers by turning up more than 800 miles from his home - a year after he went missing.
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Woman ‘Calls 911 After Acupuncture Mishap’

July 30th, 2010

A woman apparently had to pull acupuncture needles out of her back and call emergency services after staff forgot about her and closed the clinic with her still inside.
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Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine

July 30th, 2010

LA PAZ (Reuters) - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.


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Vicar conducted 360 sham marriages

July 30th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - A vicar was found guilty on Thursday of conducting hundreds of sham marriages between African nationals and cash-strapped eastern Europeans to allow illegal immigrants to gain residency in Britain.


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Brewer claims world’s strongest beer

July 30th, 2010

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to making the world’s strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume.


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Churchill’s dentures fetch nearly $24,000

July 30th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - A partial set of British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s gold-mounted dentures has fetched 15,200 pounds ($23,770) at auction, over three times the estimate.


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