Topic: NEWS english - on February 7, 2007 at 12:56:00 PM CET
Vienna busts huge child porn ring
Austria has uncovered an international child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, the interior minister said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 6, 2007 at 2:44:00 PM CET
Let's be friends
Touching photos of unusual animal friendships.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 6, 2007 at 1:11:00 PM CET
'LA Times' Reveals Schwarzenegger Tapes
It's the juiciest story spreading across California Web sites and news outlets today : The Los Angeles Times' disclosure of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's taped private conversations, in which the governor calls a top legislator " a very sick man" and compares the petty and childish acts of politicians to those he found among movie executives.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 6, 2007 at 1:09:00 PM CET
Matrix Cam Spies Flying Bullets
In the Matrix, characters could see bullets in slow motion as they sped toward them. Now, the U.S. military can too.
An Air Force contractor has developed the first high-speed camera that can follow speeding bullets midflight. It may lead to "active armor" that intercepts speeding rounds out of the air, or personal-protection devices that deflect incoming bullets with rapidly inflating Kevlar air bags.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 4, 2007 at 12:50:00 PM CET
Man Tries To Rob Store Dressed As Ninja
Shoppers fled with their tots in tow Thursday afternoon when a man stole a sword from a kiosk in the Halifax Shopping Centre and started swinging the weapon at shoppers.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 4, 2007 at 12:49:00 PM CET
Dutch gym to introduce 'Naked Sunday'
Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff.
Patrick de Man, owner of Fitworld gym in the town of Heteren, said he got the idea in part from two of his customers who are avid nudists.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 4, 2007 at 12:46:00 PM CET
Mexican seeks world chili eating record
For most people, even the smallest bite of a raw chili pepper means a flushed face and a rush for a gulp of water. But Manuel Quiroz can guzzle down dozens of Mexico's spiciest chilies, rub them on his skin and even squeeze their juice into his eyes without so much as blinking.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 4, 2007 at 12:32:00 PM CET
Swiss boat claims first solar-powered Atlantic crossing
A Swiss-made catamaran has become the first solar-powered boat to cross the Atlantic after reaching the French Caribbean island of Martinique, the boat's owners said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 4, 2007 at 12:27:00 PM CET
The ultimate guide to hacking a CoinStar machine
So, you go digging through your couch and you find somewhere around $200 in loose change and you REALLY don't want to count all of that yourself. Fortunately, god invented CoinStar to do that for you. Unfortunately, CoinStar charges you somewhere around 9% for its services. This is why you want to learn how to hack a CoinStar.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 1, 2007 at 1:49:00 PM CET
World Bank President's Visit Toe-tally Embarrassing
Apparently, being president of the World Bank can't get you new socks.
It was an embarrassing moment for Paul Wolfowitz, the head of the World Bank this weekend.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 1, 2007 at 1:43:00 PM CET
Mexico marvels at super-sized baby
As the picture clearly shows, Antonio Vasconcelos - he's the one at the back - is no ordinary new-born baby.
Dubbed "Super Tonio", he startled staff at the Jesus Kumate Rodriguez hospital in Cancun, Mexico, not to mention his mother, by arriving via caesarean section on Monday weighing a whopping 6.6kg (14lb 8oz), roughly twice the average weight for a newborn baby.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 1, 2007 at 12:36:00 PM CET
Calif. lawmaker: Turn off old-fashioned bulbs
A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California's groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
The "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act" would ban incandescent lightbulbs by 2012 in favor of energy-saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs."
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