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Archive for August, 2007

Reuters - A Moscow district court on Friday
awarded former NHL All-Star Pavel Bure 67,000 roubles (1,297
pounds) in damages after British Airways prevented him from
boarding a flight from Moscow to London.

Dutch royal couple edited own Wikipedia entry (Reuters)

Reuters - Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands
and his wife Princess Mabel edited information about her past
in the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, the royal family said on
Friday.

Get set on fire, hit by car at NYC stunt school (Reuters)

Reuters - He falls down stairs, is blown up and
gets hit by cars for money — and now stuntman Teel James Glenn
will pass on his skills to would-be daredevils at what is being
touted as New York City's first stunt school.

Palestinian teenager flounders in wrong event (Reuters)

Reuters - Three days of travel is not the
best way for an athlete to prepare for the world athletics
championships but for 16-year-old Palestinian Gharid Ghrouf the
odyssey was just the start of her woes.

Shrimp boat captain delivers baby at sea (AP)

AP - When the cook on his shrimp boat went into labor 30 miles offshore, captain Ed Kiesel grabbed a new roll of paper towels and a first aid handbook and did the best he could.

Reuters - Chinese police have uncovered the
country's largest alleged on-line pyramid selling scheme,
involving 170,000 people and 1.36 billion yuan (89 million
pounds), state media said on Friday.

Russian police arrest man for stealing a bridge (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian police have detained a
45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.

N.Z. burglar returns goods, apologizes (AP)

AP - A burglar visited Graeme Glass’ home in New Zealand twice in one day — first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note.

'Virgin chicken' off the menu in Beijing (AP)

AP - Hungry visitors to next summer’s Beijing Olympics won’t have to choose between “steamed crap” and “virgin chicken” if Chinese authorities succeed in ridding restaurant menus of mangled English translations.

Shrimp boat captain delivers baby at sea (AP)

AP - When the cook on his shrimp boat went into labor 30 miles offshore, captain Ed Kiesel grabbed a new roll of paper towels and a first aid handbook and did the best he could.

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