Topic: NEWS english - on February 1, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM CET
Mexicans stage tortilla protest
Tens of thousands of people have marched through Mexico City in a protest against the rising price of tortillas.
The price of the flat corn bread, the main source of calories for many poor Mexicans, recently rose by over 400%.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 31, 2007 at 4:32:00 PM CET
Man hit with $57,000 parking ticket
We knew it was getting expensive to park downtown but we didn't know you'd have to take out a mortgage.
Did you hear the one about the guy who got a $57,000 parking ticket -- $57,806.45 to be precise?
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 31, 2007 at 4:10:00 PM CET
Paris Hilton sues to shut down ParisExposed.com
Paris Hilton filed a federal lawsuit Monday, seeking to shut down a Web site that displays personal photos, videos, diaries, and other belongings once kept at a storage facility.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 31, 2007 at 3:09:00 PM CET
Largest Gathering of Alchemists in 500 Years!
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet and work with practicing alchemists from around the world! Practitioners will share both practical and spiritual techniques in this intensive, multimedia event. The emphasis is on real alchemy, and the goal is to inform and empower individuals with the ancient wisdom. Practical methods of transformation in both laboratory and inner work will be featured throughout the event.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 30, 2007 at 11:17:00 AM CET
TomTom includes Trojans with satnav device
An "isolated, small number" of TomTom's GO 910 models produced in September and November may be infected with a virus, TomTom warned, following a report over the weekend that one of the company's satnav devices packaged two separate Trojans at no charge. They included the win32.Perlovga.A and TR/Drop.Small.qp Trojans, which were stowed away within the copy.exe and host.exe files.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 30, 2007 at 11:10:00 AM CET
Moscow bans 'satanic' gay parade
Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov has said he will never allow a gay rights parade in the Russian capital.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Luzhkov described such events as "satanic".
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 30, 2007 at 10:58:00 AM CET
Mysterious, Large Ice Chunk Falls on Tampa Man's Car
A 20-year-old Tampa man is trying to figure out where a chuck of ice that fell on his car came from. The mystery ice plummeted from the sky yesterday morning, pushing in the roof on Andres Javage's 2000 Ford Mustang and blowing out the rear window.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 5:09:00 PM CET
David Beckham -- What a Dumbass!!
David Beckham just signed a $250 million soccer contract -- probably not the best time to be horsing around and risking a serious leg injury!
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 2:51:00 PM CET
You can't keep a good duck down
A duck has shocked vets by escaping death for a second time.
Vets said the duck needed surgery to the injuries to her wing, leg and beak.
During the operation her heart stopped prompting David Hale, a vet at a wildlife sanctury in Florida, to declare her officially dead.
However, after a few seconds the bird made a few movements.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:24:00 PM CET
Diamond District struggles to keep up
On a recent afternoon at the venerable Diamond Dealers Club, many of the chairs and long tables remained empty on the vast trading floor as a few dozen men haggled over precious stones.
The cafeteria's dining room had a ghost town feel and only a couple of men drank coffee at the food counter. Most of the hustle and bustle was happening in the club's synagogue and an area where retired members could play backgammon.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:13:00 PM CET
Animated 3D map of the world
by economic activity (Flash).
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:05:00 PM CET
Queensland to drink waste water
People in the Australian state of Queensland will soon have to start drinking water containing recycled sewage, the state premier has warned.
Premier Peter Beattie said he had scrapped a referendum on the issue, because there was no longer a choice.
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