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Print2008/01/31
Retired hospital porter Steve Smith, who is suffering from a potentially fatal heart defect, won almost 19 million pounds ($38 million) on Britain's National Lottery -- but said he would give it all up if he could spend a few more years living with his wife Ida.
"I have a one in 10 chance of living. It's like a ticking time bomb," said the 58-year-old Smith, enjoying a bittersweet glass of celebratory champagne with his wife Ida.
Smith, who has an aortic aneurysm, told reporters when collecting his check: "It's Ida I worry for, it's leaving her behind. I would give all that back if I am allowed to still be with her because there are no shops in the cemetery are there?"
Smith landed the giant prize with an extra stroke of luck -- the couple stopped off on the way home from a family visit to buy some lucky dip tickets and it was one of those which hit the jackpot. For the mature woman who has everything: a boy toy.
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"I have a one in 10 chance of living. It's like a ticking time bomb," said the 58-year-old Smith, enjoying a bittersweet glass of celebratory champagne with his wife Ida.
Smith, who has an aortic aneurysm, told reporters when collecting his check: "It's Ida I worry for, it's leaving her behind. I would give all that back if I am allowed to still be with her because there are no shops in the cemetery are there?"
Smith landed the giant prize with an extra stroke of luck -- the couple stopped off on the way home from a family visit to buy some lucky dip tickets and it was one of those which hit the jackpot. For the mature woman who has everything: a boy toy.
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2008/01/30
German nudists will be able to start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane if they take up a new offer from an eastern German travel firm.
2008/01/29
A hospital patient in Finland found a mouse head among the steamed vegetables on his plate.
"Understandably, he lost his appetite," said Sakari Kela, chief administrator at the Northern Karelia Central Hospital.
"Understandably, he lost his appetite," said Sakari Kela, chief administrator at the Northern Karelia Central Hospital.
2008/01/28
A kitten survived a plane trip halfway across the United States after accidentally ending up in a suitcase.
Seth Levy's suitcase, in which 10-month-old tabby Gracie Mae stowed away, was mistakenly picked up by the wrong person after a 2 1/2 hour plane trip from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Dallas-Fort Worth airport in Texas.
Seth Levy's suitcase, in which 10-month-old tabby Gracie Mae stowed away, was mistakenly picked up by the wrong person after a 2 1/2 hour plane trip from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Dallas-Fort Worth airport in Texas.
2008/01/27
Shanghai subway authorities apologized to a Chinese couple videotaped hugging and kissing on a subway platform and dismissed an employee involved in uploading the video which drew thousands of hits, state media said on Friday.
The company found three staff were responsible for taking and uploading the video. Two had already left the company and the other was dismissed after the incident caused "public uproar," Xinhua news agency quoted authorities with Shanghai Metro Operation Co Ltd. as saying.
"We have wrapped up an internal investigation and found the videotape was uploaded by people who had worked for Shanghai metro," they said. "We made formal apologies and are negotiating with the couple over compensation." The three-minute footage was uploaded online earlier this week, attracting thousands of hits on sites such as YouTube and sina.com.
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The company found three staff were responsible for taking and uploading the video. Two had already left the company and the other was dismissed after the incident caused "public uproar," Xinhua news agency quoted authorities with Shanghai Metro Operation Co Ltd. as saying.
"We have wrapped up an internal investigation and found the videotape was uploaded by people who had worked for Shanghai metro," they said. "We made formal apologies and are negotiating with the couple over compensation." The three-minute footage was uploaded online earlier this week, attracting thousands of hits on sites such as YouTube and sina.com.
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2008/01/27
A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.
The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret.
“Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation,” said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “Numerous satellites over the years have come out of orbit and fallen harmlessly. We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible damage this satellite may cause.”
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The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret.
“Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation,” said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “Numerous satellites over the years have come out of orbit and fallen harmlessly. We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible damage this satellite may cause.”
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2008/01/25
Sirens normally sound to alert people to an imminent danger. But a group of musicians in southern France have transformed public warning sirens into instruments. They produce a mysterious and captivating music, attracting the attention and amazement of those who hear them.
2008/01/24
A British bus company has apologized to a girl who is led around on a leash by her boyfriend and describes herself as a human pet after one of its drivers threw her off a bus.
2008/01/21
The video of a couple’s goodbye kiss at a suburban subway station in Shangai, that was uploaded in internet and had thousands of visits in a week, was recorded by the subway’s security cameras, which has provoked controversy among Chinese internauts.
2008/01/21
Russia's military Thursday offered compensation to a homeowner after a small rocket veered off course and hit his country house outside Moscow.
Russian Internet chatrooms were buzzing late Wednesday after local news agencies reported that "an unidentified flying object dropped two bombs near Moscow."
2008/01/20
Vietnam has seized more than a ton of ratsnakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok, the second time in about a month such snakes were found in air cargo to Vietnam, state media said on Friday.
The snakes -- scientific name Ptyas Mucosus and a protected species -- were found in more than 60 boxes that arrived in Hanoi's Noi Bai airport on Thursday, the Vietnam News Agency quoted officials as saying. "There is a great possibility that Vietnam is only a transit point of the cargo," it said, adding that the snakes were transferred to an animal caring station nearby.
Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi, it said.
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The snakes -- scientific name Ptyas Mucosus and a protected species -- were found in more than 60 boxes that arrived in Hanoi's Noi Bai airport on Thursday, the Vietnam News Agency quoted officials as saying. "There is a great possibility that Vietnam is only a transit point of the cargo," it said, adding that the snakes were transferred to an animal caring station nearby.
Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi, it said.
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2008/01/19
A 19-year-old Chinese student recorded the killing and dismembering of her married lover by her boyfriend, local media said on Friday.
The second-year student in the southwestern province of Yunnan, her boyfriend and another male accomplice had all been arrested after the killing last month, the Southern Metropolis Daily said.
The victim, 39, was a married manager at a local highway and bridge building company, the newspaper said.
The girl, who was from a struggling family in the capital Beijing and met the victim as a nightclub hostess, filmed as he was killed and his body was cut into "hundreds of pieces," the newspaper said. "The dismembering was both out of hatred and aimed at making the body unrecognisable," the report said.
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The second-year student in the southwestern province of Yunnan, her boyfriend and another male accomplice had all been arrested after the killing last month, the Southern Metropolis Daily said.
The victim, 39, was a married manager at a local highway and bridge building company, the newspaper said.
The girl, who was from a struggling family in the capital Beijing and met the victim as a nightclub hostess, filmed as he was killed and his body was cut into "hundreds of pieces," the newspaper said. "The dismembering was both out of hatred and aimed at making the body unrecognisable," the report said.
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2008/01/17
A Berlin burglar's break-in took an unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a corpse and felt compelled to call the police.
"He called to say he'd just broken into a flat and found a dead body," said a spokeswoman for Berlin police on Thursday.
"He called to say he'd just broken into a flat and found a dead body," said a spokeswoman for Berlin police on Thursday.
2008/01/16
The more wine costs, the more people enjoy it, regardless of how it tastes, a study by California researchers has found.
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the California Institute of Technology found that because people expect wines that cost more to be of higher quality, they trick themselves into believing the wines provide a more pleasurable experience than less expensive ones.
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the California Institute of Technology found that because people expect wines that cost more to be of higher quality, they trick themselves into believing the wines provide a more pleasurable experience than less expensive ones.
2008/01/15
An Australian man who waved out of a car window at two young women was expected to lose his arm Monday after it was almost severed by another passing vehicle.
The 20-year-old was a passenger in a pick-up truck at Bunbury, in Western Australia state, when he waved at two women in a car wash.
The 20-year-old was a passenger in a pick-up truck at Bunbury, in Western Australia state, when he waved at two women in a car wash.
2008/01/10
A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town.
"I was dumfounded. I thought I was dreaming," the husband told the newspaper on Wednesday.
The couple, married for 14 years, are now divorcing, the newspaper reported.
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Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town.
"I was dumfounded. I thought I was dreaming," the husband told the newspaper on Wednesday.
The couple, married for 14 years, are now divorcing, the newspaper reported.
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2008/01/09
A Houston-area man was killed in a hunting accident after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun in the back of a pick-up truck, triggering a blast that pierced the vehicle and the hunter's leg, a local sheriff said.
Perry Price, a 46-year-old math teacher, shot a goose on Saturday then put his gun in the back of the truck where the dog was waiting to retrieve the bird. "I've been in law enforcement 20 years and this is probably the strangest one I've had," said Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive.
Investigators found paw prints and mud from the dog, a chocolate Labrador retriever named Arthur, on the shotgun, LaRive said.
Price was taken to a local hospital, but died from a loss of blood after doctors were unable to revive him.
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2008/01/09
Two Czechs stuck in a billiard table while searching for a ball had to call the fire squad and were freed only when rescuers took the table apart, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
At first, the two players in the western Czech city of Karlovy Vary thought it was funny when both of their hands became trapped inside the table. But panic struck when they could not free themselves, daily Lidove Noviny reported.
"Their trapped hands hurt them quite a bit," a fire brigade spokesman said. "We have no clue at all how they could become stuck in there. In the end we had no other option but to dismantle the entire table."
2008/01/08
He is going through legal problems after his business’ breakdown. He had already carried out a hunger strike.
A 57-year old hairdresser cut himself a finger and sent it to the French Justice Minister, Rachilda Dati, desperate for the legal problems he had been suffering through many years after his business’ breakdown, as the Ouste-France diary informed.
A 57-year old hairdresser cut himself a finger and sent it to the French Justice Minister, Rachilda Dati, desperate for the legal problems he had been suffering through many years after his business’ breakdown, as the Ouste-France diary informed.
2008/01/08
Cars that drive themselves, even parking at their destination, could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corporation executives say.
General Motors unveiled it's prototype self-driving car, a Chevy Tahoe dubbed "The boss", at the Annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday.
General Motors unveiled it's prototype self-driving car, a Chevy Tahoe dubbed "The boss", at the Annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday.
2008/01/04
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap said the wings made with Red Savina pepper will be served with an alarm bell for patrons to summon waiters with sour cream, milk sugar and white bread if things get out of hand.
A Chicago tavern said it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world's hottest peppers, a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries.
A Chicago tavern said it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world's hottest peppers, a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries.
2008/01/03
A roller coaster stalled at the top of a loop at China's biggest amusement park, leaving passengers stranded upside down, their legs pointed toward the sky.
Eighteen passengers were left hanging for half an hour several meters above the park on New Year's Eve Monday in the eastern province of Anhui, the China Daily said.
The passengers were riding the "Fireball" attraction at the Wuhu Fangte Amusement Park when the rollercoaster came to an abrupt halt. "Park officials and local authorities rescued the stranded passengers after about 30 minutes and six were rushed to hospital and treated for dizziness," Xinhua news agency said.
Investigations revealed that strong headwind had triggered a mechanical fault, the agency said.
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Eighteen passengers were left hanging for half an hour several meters above the park on New Year's Eve Monday in the eastern province of Anhui, the China Daily said.
The passengers were riding the "Fireball" attraction at the Wuhu Fangte Amusement Park when the rollercoaster came to an abrupt halt. "Park officials and local authorities rescued the stranded passengers after about 30 minutes and six were rushed to hospital and treated for dizziness," Xinhua news agency said.
Investigations revealed that strong headwind had triggered a mechanical fault, the agency said.
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2008/01/02
According to the Spanish “20minutos” web edition, they had introduced earphones into their ears so that they could copy in exams and they could not remove them afterwards.
Doctors in Qingdao town, China, had to operate two young university students who had introduced big earphones so that they could copy in exams and they could not remove them afterwards, as the local newspaper explained
Doctors in Qingdao town, China, had to operate two young university students who had introduced big earphones so that they could copy in exams and they could not remove them afterwards, as the local newspaper explained
2008/01/02
The city council opens the municipal cemetery at New Year’s Eve and meets the citizens with lights and classical music. 5.000 people were expected this year.
There are several ways to welcome the New Year, but only a few are so original as the one offered by the Chilean town of Talca, which opens the doors of its cemetery so that citizens can spend New Year’s Eve with their loved ones already dead.
There are several ways to welcome the New Year, but only a few are so original as the one offered by the Chilean town of Talca, which opens the doors of its cemetery so that citizens can spend New Year’s Eve with their loved ones already dead.
2008/01/02
The head of the Portuguese agency responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the first day it came into effect.
Antonio Nunes, president of Portugal's food standards agency, was photographed by the daily Diario de Noticias smoking a cigar at a casino on the outskirts of Lisbon.
Nunes told the daily he was not aware the anti-smoking law, which applies to cafes, restaurants and bars, also included casinos. But a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said it did. "We will have to look into what is in the law," Nunes said.
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Antonio Nunes, president of Portugal's food standards agency, was photographed by the daily Diario de Noticias smoking a cigar at a casino on the outskirts of Lisbon.
Nunes told the daily he was not aware the anti-smoking law, which applies to cafes, restaurants and bars, also included casinos. But a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said it did. "We will have to look into what is in the law," Nunes said.
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2008/01/02
Australian newlyweds kissing on the backseat of their hired car were unaware their chauffeur was street drag racing, until a police siren broke their romantic bliss and ended the race.
The chauffeur, clocked at up to 130 kph (80 mph) racing a young driver in a rental car, was fingerprinted on the side of the road and the hire car confiscated. "It's alleged that as the traffic light turned green both the cars accelerated harshly from the intersection and continued to travel at speed along the highway," police said in a statement.
Both drivers were taken away by police, while newlyweds John and Laina Tauranga were escorted home in a police car. (Read more!)
The chauffeur, clocked at up to 130 kph (80 mph) racing a young driver in a rental car, was fingerprinted on the side of the road and the hire car confiscated. "It's alleged that as the traffic light turned green both the cars accelerated harshly from the intersection and continued to travel at speed along the highway," police said in a statement.
Both drivers were taken away by police, while newlyweds John and Laina Tauranga were escorted home in a police car. (Read more!)
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