Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 1:57:00 AM CEST
Mother waits 31 years to sue zoo over killer hippo
Still thirsting for redress 31 years after her teenaged daughter was bitten to death by a hippopotamus, a Beijing woman is suing the city zoo for 440,000 yuan ($53,200) in additional compensation.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 1:53:00 AM CEST
Wiry Japanese Man Ready for Eating Contest
He's taken on sumo wrestlers. No contest. Former NFL star William "The Refrigerator" Perry, three times his size, took up the gauntlet. Not even close. Nobody, but nobody, can eat hot dogs like Japan's Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi. And, once again, he's in training to devour the field at one of competitive eating's most venerable battles - the annual Fourth of July hot dog wolfing contest on Coney Island.
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Topic: Euro 2004 - on June 18, 2004 at 1:49:00 AM CEST
Germanys Team Won't Stay on Hotel's 13th Floor
Germany soccer team refused to stay on the 13th floor of a plush Lisbon hotel, fearing it will bring bad luck in the Euro 2004 competition.
The squad have asked the management of the five-star Corinthia Alfa hotel to allocate them different floors to the Bulgarian team, which had just checked out of the hotel.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 18, 2004 at 1:30:00 AM CEST
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Topic: NATURE - on June 18, 2004 at 1:24:00 AM CEST
Buzzard dies dive-bombing a van
An angry buzzard which was blamed for more than 20 attacks on cyclists on a country road in Devon has died after dive-bombing a van. The bird had been swooping on cyclists, gouging holes in their helmets.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 18, 2004 at 1:14:00 AM CEST
Microsoft to launch in Kiswahili
Kiswahili is to be introduced into Microsoft Windows as part of a global project to increase world usage.
The software giant has agreed to translate its Office software into the language to cater for the growing number of computer users in Africa.
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