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Hamas cracks down on immodest mannequins  Comment
2010-07-30 04:00:01
The Hamas Islamic movement that controls the Gaza Strip has banned shops from displaying women's underwear in their windows, saying it offends public morality.
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Sniffer rats to uncover landmines in Angola  Comment
2010-07-30 04:00:01
A BELGIAN organisation that trains rats to detect landmines may use the animals for a demining programme in Angola. The Antwerp-based charity, Apopo, may work with DanChurchAid on the project following the success of a similar operation in Mozambique, it said in a statement yesterday.
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Gambling bankers face Hong Kong jail terms  Comment
2010-07-29 04:00:01
A Merrill Lynch banker and others working in the financial industry have been prosecuted for taking part in a Texas hold 'em poker game in Hong Kong.
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Picking locks for fun  Comment
2010-07-29 04:00:01
More and more Americans are discovering the intellectual thrill that comes with playing the competitive sport of lockpicking.
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Small-town Californian mayor regrets ringing up big-time salaries  Comment
2010-07-28 04:00:01
The mayor of Bell, California, whose municipal pay records have been subpoenaed by state attorney-general Jerry Brown, apologised for what he called the city's "indefensible administrative salaries".
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Robber boobs, bust red-handed  Comment
2010-07-27 04:00:01
A man robbed a bank wearing a woman's blonde wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants, according to authorities in a Pennsylvania borough.
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iPhone helps nab thief in minutes  Comment
2010-07-27 04:00:01
A man accused of swiping an Apple iPhone out of a woman's hand in San Francisco may have been shocked when police found him only nine minutes later. The phone had been tracking his every move.
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Pizza man rescues customer after heart attack  Comment
2010-07-23 04:00:01
A laid-off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door.
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Bouquet bandit robs banks with flowery notes  Comment
2010-07-23 04:00:01
A STYLISH Manhattan bank robber is saying it with flowers.
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Seinfeld's sour 'soup Nazi' dishes it out again  Comment
2010-07-22 04:00:01
A NEW YORK soup vendor made famous after he inspired Seinfeld's "soup Nazi" character on the popular television show has reopened his original Manhattan stall.
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Trolley self service  Comment
2010-07-22 04:00:01
FRENCH police have arrested an Air France stewardess on suspicion of stealing thousands of euros in cash, cards and jewellry as passengers slept soundly on long-haul flights, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Italy's Prada snubs its biggest Chinese fan  Comment
2010-07-21 04:00:01
A Chinese tycoon has been quietly buying up shares in Italian fashion house Prada in a bid to become its largest shareholder, his company has confirmed.
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Cats taken, wife left  Comment
2010-07-21 04:00:01
A LATIN American ambassador to Israel abandoned his wife and left her with nothing, taking her personal belongings and the 40 cats she raised, Israeli news website YNet reported yesterday.
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Ryanair's O'Leary forced to eat humble pie  Comment
2010-07-16 04:00:01
RYANAIR and its chief executive, Michael O'Leary, apologised to the founder of EasyJet yesterday and agreed to pay £50 000 (R580 000) to settle a lawsuit over an advert that likened the latter to Pinocchio.
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Rupee gets a facelift
2010-07-16 04:00:01
India yesterday unveiled a symbol for its rupee currency that it hopes will become as recognised as signs for the dollar, pound and euro.
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For sale: rolling countryside, conference rooms and G8 prestige  Comment
2010-07-15 04:00:01
The lakeside Canadian resort that played host to a summit of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations last month is up for sale.
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Californian winery's tasting room goes to the hounds  Comment
2010-07-14 04:00:01
While Paul Ramos spent years fixing Oracle's database software programs, he harboured dreams of moving his passion for animals and wine to the centre of his working life.
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Donations scandal tips the balance in French politics  Comment
2010-07-13 04:00:01
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth, the man in charge of heading up crucial pension reform, was thinking about resigning from his position as treasurer of President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party, he said yesterday.
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Patience is the victor  Comment
2010-07-09 06:00:01
REBEL insurgency and rampant civil war were not enough to deter Sultan Amin from opening a tourist hotel in the north Yemen city of Saada this week, even as the region teeters on the brink of renewed conflict.
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Customs catch whiff  Comment
2010-07-09 06:00:01
NORDIC customs officials have arrested a truck driver after he tried to illegally import 28 tons of delicious Chinese garlic into the euro zone.
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