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Kirsten Dunst fancies younger boy
London, Aug 27(IANS) Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst was recently spotted having fun at a party with a 22-year-old boy who happened to be her younger brother's friend.
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Pink fails to keep promise
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Pop star Pink had promised her fans through Twitter that she would post pictures of the Australian leg of her Funhouse tour, but later changed her mind.
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Australian boy, 6, threatens student, brings knife to school
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) An Australian teacher found a knife in the school bag of a six-year-old student who had threatened to stab another student in a Gold Coast school, a media re... More
Swayze confined to wheelchair
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Actor Patrick Swayze, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, was confined to a wheelchair as he left hospital following his ongoing treatment.
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Australian man sells kisses for $1
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Kisses for $1. A man has hit upon this novel idea to make some money in this Australian city.
Lachlan Christie, 24, is selling smoo... More
Light drinkers less likely to develop dementia
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Light to moderate drinkers are 25 percent less likely to develop dementia than those who abstain from alcohol, according to the latest research.
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Pee in the shower, says Brazil environmental group
Sao Paulo, Aug 27 (DPA) The environmental organisation SOS Mata Atlantica is running a campaign to get Brazilians to pee in the shower to reduce water consumption and protect the ... More
Singer to pay $300,000 to cover Cuban concert costs
Miami, Aug 27 (EFE) Colombian singer Juanes has said that he would pay $300,000 out of his own pocket to cover the costs of the concert he planned to stage in Havana Sep 20.
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Panama Canal forecasts over $2 bn revenue in 2010
Panama Canal, Aug 27 (EFE) The Panama Canal Authority forecasts revenues of $2.02 billion for the 2009-2010 fiscal, according to the budget bill approved by the government.
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Spaniards paint the town red in annual tomato fest
Bunol, Spain, Aug 27 (EFE) A human tide made up of more than 45,000 people from around the world inundated the streets of this eastern Spanish town with tomato sauce during the 'T... More
Swine flu toll rises to 179 in Mexico
Mexico City, Aug 27 (EFE) The death toll from swine flu has risen to 179 in Mexico, authorities here have said.
The health secretariat had reported 164 d... More
Employee undergoing sex change objects to 'genderless toilet'
Hong Kong, Aug 27 (DPA) A bank worker assigned a 'genderless toilet' by his employer HSBC after he started dressing as a woman in the first stage of a sex change has logged a comp... More
Obama to speak at Kennedy funeral; burial at Arlington
Washington, Aug 27 (DPA) US senator Ted Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery Saturday, the resting place of his two fallen brothers, according to media reports We... More
Taiwan approves Dalai Lama visit
Taipei, Aug 27 (DPA) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that Taipei has approved a visit of the Dalai Lama to Taiwan to comfort the survivors of Typhoon Morakot, governme... More
Stolen Picasso painting found in Iraq
Baghdad, Aug 27 (EFE) A painting by legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, believed to have been stolen during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, was found near Baghdad, a me... More |
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