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Johnny Depp named People's "sexiest man...

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Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" on Wednesday...

In Afghanistan, galloping to get one's goat...

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Is the world ready for a sport played with a headless goat carcass?

San Diego Zoo panda cub gets name

USAToday :: Posted 3 days 2 hours ago
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Out of 6,300 suggestions, San Diego Zoo managers have chosen a name for a baby panda born this summer.

Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes...

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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant...

What's in a name? More than you might think...

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LONDON (Reuters) - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names...

Trapped thief drops trousers in bungled...

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Reuters - He wiggled, jiggled and even dropped his trousers, but a thief trying to break into a supermarket in Portugal stayed stuck...

Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes...

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Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are...

What's in a name? More than you might think...

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Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective...

Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes...

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Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk...

What's in an unusual name? More than you...

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Reuters - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might have thought twice about naming their daughter Suri if they'd known that it means "pickpocket...

Women disappointed by Gaddafi "party"

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ROME (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women...

This little piggie may not always be 'teacup...

USAToday :: Posted 3 days 15 hours ago
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A recent, growing wave of interest in piglets as pets has breeders scrambling and sanctuaries crying false advertising.

Women disappointed by Gaddafi "party"

Reuters :: Posted 4 days 3 hours ago
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ROME (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women...

Robber behind "perfect crime" surrenders...

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Reuters - The driver of a security van who vanished earlier this month with more than 11 million euros ($16.5 million) in cash has...

Robber behind "perfect crime" surrenders

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PARIS (Reuters) - The driver of a security van who vanished earlier this month with more than 11 million euros ($16.5 million) in cash...

Women disappointed by Gaddafi "party" (...

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Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200...

Cannibals nabbed selling corpse to kebab...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man they had butchered and...

Cannibals nabbed selling corpse to kebab...

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Reuters - Russian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man they had butchered and selling other...

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack...

2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo

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A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials...

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles...

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Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

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Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack...

Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for...

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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift...

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat...

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LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people...

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling...

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000...

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack...

Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for...

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Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift...

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat...

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Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens...

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling...

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Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,...

2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo

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A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles...

Yahoo Odd News :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

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Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were...

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the...

Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for...

Reuters :: Posted 7 hours 49 min ago
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas...

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat...

Reuters :: Posted 8 hours 10 min ago
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LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat...

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling...

Reuters :: Posted 7 hours 52 min ago
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the...

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top...

Reuters :: Posted 8 hours 45 min ago
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the...

Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for...

Yahoo Odd News :: Posted 8 hours 9 min ago
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Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to...

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat...

Yahoo Odd News :: Posted 8 hours 10 min ago
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Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and...

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling...

Yahoo Odd News :: Posted 8 hours 8 min ago
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Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into...