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Daily Archives: Aug 11, 2012

Mother dog Amanda rescuing her ten-day-old puppies from a house fire and carrying them to safety

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Touching pictures of a mother dog rescuing her ten-day-old puppies from a house fire and carrying them to safety have emerged on the internet. The...
Shanyna Isom has been labelled a medical mystery after falling victim to an unidentified illness which causes human nails to grow out of her hair follicles

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Shanyna Isom, an university student from Memphis, has been labelled a medical mystery after falling victim to an unidentified illness which causes human nails...
Two strong earthquakes have hit north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured

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Two strong earthquakes have hit north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured, according to state TV. The quakes struck near the...
IOC has asked South Korea to bar Park Jong-woo from the bronze medal ceremony after he held up a political message after the team beat Japan

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked South Korea to bar footballer Park Jong-woo from the bronze medal ceremony after he held up a...
Mexico has beaten Brazil with 2-1 at Wembley and has won the men's Olympic football gold medal for the first time

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Mexico has beaten Brazil with 2-1 at Wembley and has won the men's Olympic football gold medal for the first time. Oribe Peralta struck from...
The famous Maracanã football stadium, the venue for the 1950 World Cup, is being redeveloped for the 2014 finals, which Brazil is also hosting, and the 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies

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The Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in four zones across the city, the Brazilian organizing committee has said. Plans for their...
Emanuele Pesoli of Serie B side Verona has gone on hunger strike in protest over his three-year match-fixing ban

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Italian football player Emanuele Pesoli of Serie B side Verona has gone on hunger strike in protest over his three-year match-fixing ban. The defender has...
Brigitte Nielsen’s continuing personal disintegration was starkly illustrated this week in pictures of her drunk and confused in broad daylight in a Los Angeles park

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Brigitte Nielsen, who has a minor role in the upcoming low-budget movie Skinny Dip, says she defied the threat of kidnap from drugs gangs...
Britney Spears tweeted a picture from the second day of her shoot for her new Elizabeth Arden perfume, Fantasy Twist

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Britney Spears tweeted a picture from the second day of her shoot for her new Elizabeth Arden perfume, Fantasy Twist. Britney Spears, 30, wore a...
Mark Zuckerberg caressing his hairy chest while obviously having a very good time cavorting with the other topless men

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The internet is abuzz after pictures of Mark Zuckerberg emerged as we have never seen him before - topless and hanging out with a...
Quick-thinking cat managed to escape a pursuing pooch and surf her way to safety in a backyard pool

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A quick-thinking cat managed to escape a pursuing pooch and surf her way to safety in a backyard pool. The ingenious move, caught in a...
50 Cent hit rival Kanye West below the belt by branding his girlfriend Kim Kardashian “trash”

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50 Cent hit rival Kanye West below the belt by branding his girlfriend Kim Kardashian “trash”. The rapper has surely kicked off a new feud...
The annual Perseid meteors are expected to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend

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The annual Perseid meteors are expected to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend. Glare from a waning crescent moon may interfere with viewing. But...
Unconfirmed US media reports say Mitt Romney has decided on Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as running mate for November election

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Mitt Romney, the US Republican presidential candidate, is to reveal his choice for running mate in the November election on Saturday, his campaign says. The...
Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria

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Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. The US Secretary of State will meet Turkish leaders as...
Mel Stuart, the director of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has died at his Beverly Hills home aged 83

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Mel Stuart, the director of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has died at his Beverly Hills home aged 83. Mel Stuart’s family said he...
X-ray has identified a Norwegian tourist sleeping on a moving baggage belt at Rome's Fiumicino airport

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X-ray has identified a Norwegian tourist sleeping on a moving baggage belt at Rome's Fiumicino airport. The unnamed 36 year-old man reportedly climbed over one...