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07 May 2013 Over the years South African icon Nelson Mandela has inspired a clothing line, pricey artworks and countless cheap souvenirs, all of which have...
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Would-be robber thwarted by chilli

07 May 2013 SYDNEY - A quick-thinking worker at a takeaway food store in Sydney has stopped an attempted robbery by throwing a bucket of chilli at a would-be...
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Belgian mystery: who is hiding the stolen money?

03 May 2013 ZEDELGEM, Belgium - On a Saturday evening two weeks ago in Zedelgem, townsfolk were disturbed by the wail of a siren and the shriek of tires, the...
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Mexico president orders probe into restaurant ruckus

30 April 2013 MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto has ordered an investigation into the closure of a popular restaurant after the daughter of the...
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Instant noodle sales top 100 billion units in a year

26 April 2013 Global sales of instant noodles have topped 100 billion units annually, an industry group said Friday -- more than one monthly serving of the...
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Running on vapors, literally in hard press Cuba

26 April 2013 It’s a wonder they move at all -- the big old Chevrolets and other American jalopies from the 1950s and 60s that ply the potholed streets of Cuba.
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Pup named Hucklberry crowned 'beautiful bulldog'

26 April 2013 If at first you don’t succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again.
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Bill Gates' casual style raises eyebrows in South Korea

26 April 2013 Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ casual style was the subject of criticism in some South Korean media Tuesday after he shook hands with President Park...
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Kenyan referee says assault left him impotent

22 April 2013 A Kenyan referee is suing the national football federation saying he was left impotent after a coach grabbed and squeezed his testicles in a pitch...
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The people in Nigeria's mega-city

22 April 2013 A comfortable salon may be the ideal place to have a manicure-pedicure, but in Nigeria’s sprawling economic capital, the curb above a open sewer...
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