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| A tough act to swallow |
| 7 hours ago - Reuters |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers. [Read More] |
| Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand |
| 7 hours ago - Reuters |
| WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday. [Read More] |
| Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show |
| 7 hours ago - Reuters |
| SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." [Read More] |
| No dressing down for banker in TV supermodel email blunder |
| 3 days ago - Reuters |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian banker who became an internet sensation after he was caught on live television viewing images of a scantily clad supermodel on his computer will keep his job, Macquarie Bank said Friday. [Read More] |
| Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid |
| 3 days ago - Reuters |
| ROME (Reuters) - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion. [Read More] |
| Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies |
| 3 days ago - Reuters |
| PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a remote Indian island. [Read More] |
| Woman seeks "Jessica Alba" makeover to win back lover |
| 4 days ago - Reuters |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star. [Read More] |
| Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu |
| 4 days ago - Reuters |
| DUBAI (Reuters) - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger. [Read More] |
| Banker red-faced over racy photo |
| 5 days ago - Reuters |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television. [Read More] |
| Drunk driver had 49 children in 16-seat taxi |
| 5 days ago - Reuters |
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle. [Read More] |
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