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Around the World, page 619
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Bono splashes out on luxury yacht
U2 front man Bono has splashed out on a luxury yacht. ... -
Burglar blackmails child porn priest
A burglar has been jailed for five years after trying to blackmail a priest when he found paedophile pornography in his vicarage. ... -
British tennis star Jamie Murray out of love match with Jank
British tennis star Jamie Murray has lost his love match with court queen Jelena Jankovic after she admitted she was seeing a water polo player. ... -
Cops fear wave of motorway skateboarders
German police are worried more skateboarders may decide to take to the motorways after prosecutors said they were powerless to act against a boarder c ...
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Nick Cage pulls up drawbridge at castle home
National Treasure star Nicholas Cage has infuriated new neighbours at his medieval castle after snubbing invitations to meet them. ... -
Porkers dodge the chop
A herd of porkers escaped off the back of a lorry - on their way to get the chop at a slaughterhouse. ... -
Monks fidelity fair for marriages
An order of monks is staging a 'fidelity fair' to help troubled couples stay together. ... -
Fine way to pay a court
Angry Mario Kohler dumped more than 29,000 coins through a court's post box after being fined for smuggling letters out of a prison. ...
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Jesus saves but dont score say nuns
Nuns have banned children from playing football in a school sports hall because it would be blasphemy. ... -
Cold War bonk-ers
Randy courting couples have found a new use for thousands of abandoned Cold War bomb shelters - as bonk bunkers. ... -
World's youngest transsexual gets record deal
A boy who became the world’s youngest female transsexual has signed a music deal after becoming an internet star. ... -
Mouse sparks electricity black out
Thousands of homes were left without power after a mouse gnawed through electricity cables in Constanta, eastern Romania. The mouse was zapped by one ...
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Non-smokers get pay rise
Factory bosses are to pay their non-smoking workers more than smokers because they work harder. ... -
Burglars sunk by stuck lift
Luckless burglars Ratko Savic and Milan Filic were arrested when they got stuck in a lift after robbing a fourth floor flat. ... -
Bitty breast milk restaurant
A bizarre 'bitty' restaurant boss has put human breast milk on the menu at his new eaterie. ... -
Looks just like his mutt-er
Sneaky parents trying to smuggle a dog onto a train disguised as a child left their real-life five-year-old son behind on the platform. ...
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Hoax callers taught fake 999 calls no joke
Hoaxers who make prank calls to the emergency 999 line in Romania using their mobile phone will find the lines blocked in future under a plan to send ... -
Duck with chicken feet
A lucky duck has been spared the chop after a farmer discovered it has chickens' feet. ... -
Ben Kingsley and Kevin Spacey to star in Serb movie
Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey and Sir Ben Kingsley are to star in a new movie about the civil wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. ... -
Cows prevent allergies, say scientists
Allergy scientists have discovered that cows may hold the answer to preventing babies from developing asthma or hay fever. ...
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Sex for cash OK says teen poll
Nearly three per cent of youngsters have admitted having sex for money, a new poll has revealed. ... -
Builders rubbish six storey fall
A builder worker survived a six-storey plunge down a lift shaft with just a broken arm because workmates had been using it as a rubbish chute. ... -
Dopey driver takes chainsaw to car
A pot-puffing motorist wheely hit the roof when traffic cops quizzed him about an out of date tax disc - and tried to cut up his car with a chainsaw. ... -
Bee researchers say mobile phones cause bees to die
Swiss researchers claim to have discovered the reason why hundreds of thousands of bee colonies have mysteriously died out - electro smog from mobile ...
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A Russian dog murderer sentenced for selling meat as goats
A Russian dog-catcher has been jailed for 10 months after a court heard how he killed dogs and sold their carcasses as goat meat. ... -
Roger Moore says Ian Fleming would be shaken and stirred at
Former James Bond Star Roger Moore has told how the secret agent's inventor would be shaken and stirred at the hero's new tie-in with Coca Cola. ... -
Town Hall spies use sat-nav to watch workers
Town hall spies in Poland are issuing their workers with sat-nav phones that can reveal when they have popped out for an unofficial coffee break. ... -
Romanian beggar needs help to pay begging fines
A Romanian beggar who is seen every day on the streets of the capital Bucharest wants locals to give him cash - to pay his fines for begging. ...
Uni offered not enough seminar places
The Republic of Austria has to pay damages to a former student of the Medical University of Graz as the university offered not enough seminar places. The student’s union is pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision.
Spanish Riding School for everyone
The riding centre of Heldenberg, district of Hollabrunn (Lower Austria) is now offering exclusive courses: professional riders of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna teach interested riders.
Vienna advocates a ban on pesticides
Vienna has now joined those Austrian states that advocate a cooperative strategy for a ban of the neonicotinoids pesticides. Apparently, there are tested alternatives for the pesticides that are harmful for bees.
Poisoned eagle is recovering
An eagle is currently being treated in the bird of prey park Telfes, Tyrol (Western Austria). The animal ate the carcass of a dead animal that was shot with lead ammunition. The eagle is likely to survive the contamination.
Football manager Adi Hütter charged with tax evasion
The manager of the football team SV Scholz Grödig (Salzburg state), which will be promoted the Austrian Premier League, will have to go to court this week. He is accused of tax evasion and of having cooperated with the architect Markus Voglreiter.
Opening date of Pyramidenkogel kept secret
In order to prevent a mass rush on the new tower at Pyramidenkogel in Carinthia (Souther Austria), the opening date will be announced at short notice. The attraction is expected to open in the middle of June.
Experts recommend considering breast amputation well
Experts from Salzburg warn against the radical step of a breast amputation. The debate started last week, when Hollywood Star Angelina Jolie announced that she had her breasts removed out of fear of breast cancer.
Huge debate over multilingualism in Austria
Possible projects for a "multilingual oriented educational concept" have led to a debate in Vienna. The SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ are currently discussing the two sides of the issue: "multilingualism as a chance" and "German as a priority".
Start for ferry season at Neusiedler See
The seven ferries of the lake Neusiedler See in Burgenland (Eastern Austria) have started operations. Due to the cold weather, the season started two weeks later than in the past years.
Arabian horse dies after accident
A 150,000 Euro Arab stallion had to be put down after a car accident in the Innviertel region, Upper Austria. The horse broke out of an enclosure and galloped onto a private road. A motorbike could not avoid the horse.
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