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Inquiry into ‘teenager surgeon’

Officials in southern India are probing allegations that a doctor couple let their teenage son perform surgery.

June 21st, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Man shot dead for bad singing in Philippine karaoke bar

A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.

June 1st, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Panda dies after set free to the wild

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD,who last year became the first to be released into the wild after being bred in captivity, has died, Xinhua news agency said today.

May 31st, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Boyfriend pillow for Japan singles

*Ms Suzuki says the pillow has other advantages*

Japan’s single women are being offered the ultimate sleeping partner - a comfort to cuddle up to, but one which does not snore or make demands.

May 31st, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Thai ex-PM banned from politics

*Mr Thaksin and his party still enjoy huge popularity in Thailand*
Thailand’s ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 110 other senior party officials have been banned from political office for five years.

May 30th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Pakistan ’same-sex’ couple jailed

A Pakistani court has jailed a married couple for three years for perjury after a dispute over the husband’s sex.

May 28th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 1 comment | Continued
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Cat grows wings after being sexually harassed

A Chinese woman claims her cat has grown wings.
Granny Feng’s tom cat has sprouted two hairy 4ins long wings, reports the Huashang News.

May 24th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Bad habits key to man’s longevity

Zhang Shuqing, a centenarian in Pixian, Sichuan, has his own secret for long life - smoking every day and drinking liquor after every meal.

May 23rd, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Man killed for blocking cow on its way to mate

A FARMER was trampled to death under the hoofs of his cow because he was blocking the animal as it was rushing to mate with an ox, the City Evening News in Northeast China’s Jilin Province reported today.

May 23rd, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Coin toss decides Philippine poll

Two candidates in the Philippines who got the same number of votes in a local election have settled the issue of who won by tossing a coin.

May 20th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Restaurant Uses Real Donkey to Promote Donkey Pasty

A donkey meat pasty restaurant in Beijing fastened a real donkey outside their restaurant on Friday, May 18, 2007, in order to promote their food. [ Photo: YNET.com]

May 19th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Chinese writing ‘8,000 years old’

Chinese archaeologists studying ancient rock carvings say they have evidence that modern Chinese script is thousands of years older than previously thought.

May 19th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued