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Excuse me, do you speak climate? 22 hours ago

Oh dear... The BINGOs are at odds with the TUNGOs and the RINGOs over the NAMAs and the NAPAs. ...more

Spanish developer to raffle off unsold... 1 days ago

A Spanish property developer said Tuesday it will hold a raffle to unload 31 apartments near Barcelona which have been difficult to sell amid a collapse in the real estate market. ...more

Malaysian state chief to face nude stalkers... 1 days ago

Malaysian activists are threatening to strip naked and "stalk" a state chief minister in protest against a hike in public housing rental rates, drawing criticism from Muslim leaders, reports said Tuesday. ...more

Egypt police in dark after 400 lamp... 1 days ago

Egyptian police are trying to track down hundreds of street lamps worth almost a million dollars after they were stolen from a road in the north of the country, local media reported on Tuesday. ...more

Paris gripped by 'SarkObama' poster... 1 days ago

Mysterious posters of French President Nicolas Sarkozy inspired by an iconic Barack Obama election image have sprung up across Paris, sparking a media guessing game about the origin of the campaign. ...more

German inmates have right to aftershave... 1 days ago

Even hardened criminals have a right to aftershave and hand cream, Germany's highest court said Tuesday, approving the appeal of a male inmate against gender discrimination. ...more

Hedging Olympic bets on shuttlecocks... 2 days ago

Malaysia's Olympic hopefuls be warned -- unless you fire an arrow, pedal a bicycle or swat a shuttlecock, do not expect too much backing from your country. ...more

Bad back may stop cane toad invasion 2 days ago

It seems a bad back might be the only thing that can stop the relentless spread of Australia's poisonous cane toads, which are killing native animals as they hop across the nation, researchers say. ...more

Condoleezza Rice plays piano for Queen... 2 days ago

Top US diplomat Condoleezza Rice took time out from her busy diplomatic schedule Monday to play a little piano -- in the form of a recital at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II, royal officials said. ...more

McDonald's sorry for wiping Western... 2 days ago

A Moroccan subsidiary of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's apologised for cutting Western Sahara off a map of the country included on its "Happy Meal" children's toys, MAP agency reported Monday. ...more

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