Topic: NEWS english - on May 25, 2004 at 10:23:00 AM CEST
Nuclear Experiment Planned in Nevada
Government scientists plan to conduct an underground nuclear experiment Tuesday at the Nevada Test Site, the National Nuclear Security Administration said. The subcritical experiment, dubbed "Armando," will involve detonating high explosives around plutonium in a steel sphere while X-rays, radar and lasers chart the behavior of the radioactive element in a non-nuclear explosion.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 25, 2004 at 10:14:00 AM CEST
Baby born from 21-year-old sperm
A couple have given birth to a baby boy who was conceived using 21-year-old sperm, it has emerged.
Doctors at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester, where the baby was born two years ago, said the age of the sperm may make it a world record.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 25, 2004 at 9:59:00 AM CEST
British adventurer sets new Everest record
A British adventurer has laid claim to being the first to fly around Mount Everest, at 8,848 metres the world's highest peak, in a microlight aircraft.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 24, 2004 at 10:39:00 PM CEST
Coca-Cola announces plans for low-carb cola
Coca-Cola announced plans for a new low-carbohydrate cola dubbed C2, aimed to capitalize on the latest diet craze.
The company said the new drink has half the carbohydrates, calories and sugar of regular cola, and "all the great taste" of Coca-Cola.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 24, 2004 at 6:30:00 PM CEST
'Fresh cracks' at Paris airport
Fresh cracking sounds were reported at Paris' Charles de Gaulle-Roissy airport on Monday, a day after a roof collapse in a new terminal killed four people.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 24, 2004 at 4:20:00 PM CEST
Jumbo jet collapses at Heathrow
A 320-ton jumbo jet collapsed at Heathrow on Sunday while engineers were carrying out maintenance work.
No-one was injured when the nose of the Boeing 747 crashed to the ground as landing gear folded.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 24, 2004 at 3:28:00 PM CEST
Swedish moose steals bicycle
A hungry moose already known to raid rosebushes, has stolen a bicycle from a garden in Sweden.
Bjoern and Monica Helamb, of Vuoggatjalme, said the moose had regularly visited their yard to eat their roses over the last decade.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 24, 2004 at 2:55:00 PM CEST
Romanian truck blast kills about 15, injures 12
About 15 people, including rescue workers and journalists, were killed on Monday at the scene of a car accident in southeast Romania when an overturned truck carrying ammonia exploded, police and media said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 22, 2004 at 9:56:00 AM CEST
Air Force radios jamming garage door openers in Florida Panhandle
A new military radio system is jamming remote-control garage doors in communities near this Florida Panhandle base.
During testing last week of the $5.5 million two-way radio system at Eglin, homeowners in Niceville, Valparaiso and the Crestview area reported that their garage door openers failed to work.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 19, 2004 at 12:08:00 PM CEST
Talking toilet orders men to sit down
A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices, his business manager said on Tuesday.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 17, 2004 at 1:49:00 PM CEST
Cannes premiere for Moore movie
US director Michael Moore's controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11 has had its world premiere in Cannes.
The documentary examines the Iraq war and explores alleged connections between the families of US President George Bush and Osama Bin Laden.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 16, 2004 at 9:43:00 PM CEST
Wooden bicycle
Hungarian fireman lieutenant Andras Samu gives a thumbs up sitting on his wooden bicycle which was made by his colleagues after his mountain bike got stolen in Hatvan, some 60 kms northeast of Budapest.
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