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Monster exotic fish found in Hong Kong ponds
HONG KONG – Hong Kong has launched a search of ponds in public parks after at least 16 fish of an exotic species that can grow up to three metres (10 feet) long were discovered, apparently dumped by their owners when they grew too big.
Agence France-Presse 09/07/2009 12:25 PM
H1N1's in the hood and rap doc fights back
NEW YORK – Want to beat the swine flu rap? Then rap with New York's Doctor John Clarke.
Agence France-Presse 09/07/2009 9:50 AM
China schoolgirl aspires to be 'corrupt official'
BEIJING - A six-year-old girl has become a media darling in China on her first day of school by expressing her aspiration to become a "corrupt official" when she grows up, state media said Friday.
Agence France-Presse 09/04/2009 5:36 PM
Japan's new first lady says she went to Venus
TOKYO - Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed "the alien," but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another world.
Reuters 09/03/2009 11:50 PM
Looking for an evening class? Try butchery
LONDON - Britain's recession has prompted a wave of self-help trends ranging from bee-keeping to growing vegetables -- and one of the fastest growing is DIY butchery.
Reuters 09/03/2009 3:37 PM
Don't divorce, go on holiday, says Indian tour operator
MUMBAI – Marriage hit the rocks? Considering a divorce? An Indian tour operator wants warring couples to hold off consulting lawyers and go on holiday instead -- with a relationship counsellor in tow.
Agence France-Presse 09/03/2009 11:25 AM
Peeved Zambian president orders monkeys out
LUSAKA – Zambia President Rupiah Banda has ordered scores of monkeys removed from the grounds of his official residence, after one urinated on his head during a press conference, a parks official said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 09/03/2009 10:34 AM
French towns on one-way street to head-on collision
LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France – French commuters ran head-on into a local political standoff Tuesday after feuding towns redirected road markings to leave two busy one-way streets facing off against each other.
Agence France-Presse 09/02/2009 2:57 PM
A new hidden layer found on an old painting
SAO PAULO – A Brazilian art restorer has discovered a new layer hidden in a centuries-old painting of the Greek God of fertility Priapus, by French artist Nicolas Poussin -- the deity's erect penis.
Agence France-Presse 09/02/2009 1:28 PM
French 'Spider-Man' scales Malaysian towers on third attempt
KUALA LUMPUR – French "Spider-Man" Alain Robert was arrested Tuesday after successfully scaling Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers, in his third attempt on the nation's tallest structure, police said.
Agence France-Presse 09/02/2009 11:49 AM