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Archive for June, 2007

Pair in separate vehicles hit same deer (AP)

AP - A couple driving home separately from Wisconsin each hit the same deer earlier this week. Winona County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ron Ganrude said the deer jumped out of the ditch about 4 p.m. Wednesday on a road near Nodine and rammed the left side of Bill MacAskill’s Acura.

Woman suspected of stealing from graves (AP)

AP - A thief made off with so many keepsakes left at the city cemetery police used decoy items to trace the loot — and found it in the backyard of a pregnant, single mother.

Reuters - Turkmenistan's new president was given a
gold-and-diamond award weighing around 1 kg (2.2 lb) by
parliament on Friday to mark his achievements, local media
reported.

Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test (Reuters)

Reuters - Most Canadians know so little about
their own country that they would flunk the basic test that new
immigrants are required to take before becoming citizens,
according to a poll released on Friday.

Scientists in raptures over flightless Fred (Reuters)

Reuters - The remains of a dodo
found in a cave beneath bamboo and tea plantations in Mauritius
offer the best chance yet to learn about the extinct flightless
bird, a scientist said on Friday.

Reuters - One of South Korea's top banks has rolled
out a new credit card for Protestant clergy that will give them
breaks on Bible purchases and allow them to gather bonus points
they can turn into donations for their churches.

India looking for "Mr Condom" (Reuters)

Reuters - India, struggling to promote greater
condom use among its population, is looking to hire its own
"condom man" to follow the example of a former Thai cabinet
minister who successfully pushed for safer sex, the Times of
India reported.

Cradle of civilisation also cats' cradle (Reuters)

Reuters - Genetic study has confirmed what
archaeologists have suspected for decades — the "Cradle of
Civilisation" is also the birthplace of the house cat.

Wimbledon sees red over underwear (Reuters)

Reuters - Wimbledon is getting its knickers in a
twist. Tatiana Golovin had the Wimbledon referee reaching for
his rule book when she sought to appear on court wearing red
underwear.

Reuters - Britain is proposing to remove the term
"prostitute" from the criminal statutes because it carries too
much stigma.

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