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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Russians urged to smoke, drink more

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RUSSIA'S finance minister Alexei Kudrin has urged his fellow citizens to smoke and drink more, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services. ... READ MORE

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Millions of homes could be hit by an explosion in the bedbug population, after pest controllers reported infestations of the parasite rose 24 per cent in a year. ... READ MORE

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A petrified housewife tiptoed downstairs to confront what she thought was a noisy burglar in her kitchen only to find - a little orphaned baby otter. ... READ MORE

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A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself ... READ MORE

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California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens ... READ MORE

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Officials say a would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. ... READ MORE

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Woman: It Gouged My Face; Facility Owned by Famed Painter Allen Hirsch; Her Lawyer: Hirsch Now Out of Country; Monkey Missing ... READ MORE

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Mass transit menace Darius McCollum racked up his 27th arrest in three decades Tuesday by taking a Trailways coach on a cross-state joyride ... READ MORE

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FOUR Canadian mounties are being investigated for allegedly watching two female prisoners have sex on CCTV. ... READ MORE

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A New York City man who plunged 40 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. ... READ MORE

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The Victor Meldrews of this world enjoy complaining about the young – as it boosts their self-esteem, new research suggests. ... READ MORE

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Insurance Investigator Decides On Cause Of Ark. House Fire: The Dead Plant Did It ... READ MORE

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Standing 12m, the Slide@T3 can shoot passengers down its jumbo twister slide ... READ MORE

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks has extraordinarily large breasts. Really. Have a good look below and see if you can spot them. ... READ MORE

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This spectacular artwork is the world's largest drawing and at 12.5 square miles it would be able to find room for 4,469 Wembley football pitches... READ/VIEW PHOTO

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AN angry interview on TV news about an attempted rape has turned into a chart-topping iTunes song and YouTube hit. ... READ MORE

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Gem that Finders Call Carolina Emperor Being Compared to Crown Jewels of Russian Empress Catherine the Great ... READ MORE

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A JAPANESE beach town is attracting male tourists by offering them a virtual girlfriend. ... READ MORE

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A MAN who bought a mobile phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car ... READ MORE

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... police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest. ... READ MORE

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A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. ... READ MORE

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Older people forget who they have just spoken to because the effort of talking consumes so much of their dwindling mental resources, a study found ... READ MORE

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teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles. READ MORE

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Police say a Bakersfield doctor apparently tried to force her way into the home of the man she was dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later. ... READ MORE

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The golfer's club snagged a rock, causing a spark that lit the rough ablaze and eventually attracted 150 firefighters to the scene. ... READ MORE

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A Burbank man has been charged with misdemeanor theft after allegedly trying to steal four racing car tires Saturday night from the winning team at the Chicagoland Speedway. ... READ MORE

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A KINKY businessman couldn't bear it when his girlfriend dumped him - so he paid £15,000 to recreate her as a life-sized sex doll. ... READ MORE

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A judge spared a convicted murderer from death row, but the inmate decided to end his life anyway. ... READ MORE

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A HUSBAND suffered nasty burns — after he tried to get rid of a spider lurking in his toilet with a makeshift flame thrower... READ MORE


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U.S. authorities say a California man jealous over a message on his girlfriend's Facebook page tortured and imprisoned her for four days while their children were in the house. ... READ MORE

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A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in shop class that his heart stopped beating is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover... READ MORE

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