All posts tagged "world-news"
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Hungary: Tough guy drives himself to the hospital after sawing off his arm
A 37-year-old Hungarian man fared better than most people probably would have after he accidentally sawed off his arm below the elbow in Austria. The man retrieved...
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Israelis fuming after PM pays $127,000 to install bed on his airplane
It only takes around five hours to fly from Israel to England. Nevertheless, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to London for Margaret Thatcher’s...
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US: Woman steals from cemetery to decorate yard
It’s hard to say whether Debra A. Farinella didn’t want to spend money in the garden center at Wal-Mart or if she just enjoys the...
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PHOTO: Pope impersonator in Rome arrested, fined for doing his job too well
There’s only one pope, buddy. OK, right now there are two, if you count the pope emeritus. But that’s it. Police in Rome have arrested...
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Writer explains why Mother’s Day sucks for moms
Think Mother’s Day is a feel-good holiday in which moms get to laze around in their slippers while basking in the adoration of their well-meaning partners...
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Never answer the phone during a thunderstorm — just ask this guy
We’ve all gotten shocking phone calls, but never quite like this. Chris Plowman of Malden, Mass., stepped outside when he got a phone call during...
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Prostitution awaits some refugees lucky enough to make it out of Syria
If you were wondering just how bad things have gotten for Syrians caught up in that country’s ruinous civil war, consider for a moment the...
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Earth’s atmosphere now has the most carbon dioxide in human history
There are some milestones you don’t want to celebrate. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have now surpassed 400 parts per million. The last time...
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US: More teens die from texting behind the wheel than driving drunk
Everyone knows that texting while driving is dangerous, but a new study conducted by New York‘s Cohen Children’s Medical Center shows it’s surpassed drunken driving...
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Columbia: Escaped convict gets boobs, but still can’t stay free (PHOTO)
No one can say Giovanni Rebolledo didn’t try. The Colombian escaped convict, who last year earned a 60-year sentence for kidnapping, robbery and extortion, went...
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Meet the kid ‘smarter than Einstein’ predicted to win Nobel Prize
Jacob Barnett was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism when he was just 2 years old, around the same time his parents were told that...
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Belgium: Arrests after $50m diamond heist
(SAPA) Brussels – Several arrests were made on Wednesday in raids in Belgium more than two months after a $50m diamond heist at the country’s...
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Internet access to Syria cut
(AP) SYRIA “vanished” from the internet today, shortly after President Bashar Assad declared he was capable of facing Israel. The Syrian leader stopped short of...
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Pakistan head to polls under Taliban threat
(AP) PAKISTANI voters are heading to the polls, braving Taliban threats to cast their ballots in an election marking a historic democratic transition for the...
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Italy: Fake pope fined for looking like John Paul
(AP) A SLOVAK street performer dressed in white papal vestments has been detained and fined by the police in Rome for bearing too close a...
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Mexico: Grandson of Malcolm X killed at bar
MALCOLM Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, has been found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill. He...
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UK: Mahatma Gandhi’s sandals up for auction
(AP) A PAIR of sandals formerly owned by India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is to go under the hammer in Britain later this month. Auction...
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Japan: Man accused of cutting off women’s clothes
A JAPANESE man has been arrested for allegedly sneaking into unlocked apartments and cutting off the clothes of their female inhabitants as they slept, according...
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