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12 July 2004

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  Australian Surfer Killed in Shark Attack   (Reuters)
  • An Australian surfer was attacked and killed by possibly two sharks off the west Australian coast.


  •   Sewage Turning British Fish Female   (Reuters)
  • British fish are changing sex due to sewage in rivers that contains large amounts of female hormones, the Environment Agency says.


  •   Bulls Gore Four on Third Day of Pamplona Fiesta   (Reuters)
  • Four people, including one American, were gored by bulls on the streets of Pamplona during the third day of the northern Spanish city's world famous fiesta.


  •   Town Kills 500 Pigs for Mating with Dogs   (Reuters)
  • A Kenyan mayor has ordered more than 500 pigs to be shot dead because they were mating with stray dogs.


  •   Activists Protest Plan to Light Alpine Peak   (Reuters)
  • Local politicians and environmental activists are protesting Swiss chocolate manufacturer Milka's plans to bathe Germany's highest mountain in beams of purple light, the brand's trademark color.


  •   Germans Addicted to Texting   (Reuters)
  • Growing numbers of Germans are becoming addicted to text-messaging, a German doctor has warned, estimating there are some 380,000 sufferers nationwide.


  •   Japanese Folk Singer Wins Parliament Seat   (Associated Press)
  • A peace-loving, flower-wielding Japanese folk rock star who campaigned against the war in Iraq claimed a parliamentary seat — one of the more unorthodox victories for Japan's largest opposition party in the national elections.


  •   Cheney's F-word Quote Lives On   (Reuters)
  • Your dog, your toddler, your car and your computer can now sport the same pungent phrase — suggesting an anatomically unlikely sex act — uttered in a moment of pique by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.


  •   Dolphin Ambulance Launched in Scottish Waters   (Reuters)
  • A state-of-the-art ambulance will take to Scottish waters to rescue stranded dolphins and whales, the first such service in Britain.


  •   Itsy-Bitsy Spider Catches a Snake   (Reuters)
  • A Chinese house spider sitting on its web waiting for lunch got the biggest helping of its life — it caught a snake.


  •   Centenarian Breaks 100-Meter Sprint Mark   (Associated Press)
  • It took him two tries, but South African Philip Rabinowitz made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to run 100 meters.


  •   Countdown to Space Funeral Launch Begins   (Reuters)
  • You don't need $20 million to be a space tourist anymore. Just $1,000 will put you in orbit — or at least a gram of your incinerated remains.


  •   Paying to Nap in City That Never Sleeps   (Reuters)
  • New York is called the city that never sleeps, but one small company wants that to change.


  •   Thais Go Condom Crazy at Biggest Ever AIDS Meet   (Reuters)
  • Visitors might be forgiven for thinking that Bangkok, infamous as the flesh-pot of southeast Asia, has gone condom crazy on the eve of the 15th International AIDS conference.


  •   Pilot Injured When Gull Flies Into Plane   (Associated Press)
  • A pilot bringing mail to four Lake Erie islands needed 20 stitches to his face after a seagull crashed through the windshield of the twin-engine airplane.


  •   German Police Revive Rabbit   (Reuters)
  • German police have successfully resuscitated a dwarf rabbit named Napoleon by breathing through a ball point pen after he passed out in a house fire.


  •   'You Are Nobody!' Is Slander   (Reuters)
  • A driver who told a parking attendant "You are nobody!" has felt the weight of Italy's legal system, which ruled the seemingly innocuous words constituted slander — and fined him heavily.


  •   Vanna Announces Engagement on the Board   (Associated Press)
  • Wheel of Fortune" co-host Vanna White used her best-known prop — the game show's puzzle board — to announce her engagement to California businessman Michael Kaye.


  •   Rockers AC/DC on Alleyway to Acclaim   (Reuters)
  • Australian rock band AC/DC, well known for their hit "Highway to Hell," are to have a humble alleyway named in their honor.


  •   Conductor Leads Underwater 'Performance'   (Associated Press)
  • Using a red snorkel as a baton, a symphony conductor in scuba gear led a group of underwater "musicians" wearing tuxedos and sequins at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.


  •   $200,000 for Buffett Lunch   (Reuters)
  • For about $200,000, you can buy two shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s stock, or you can have lunch with its chairman — Warren Buffett.
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