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In Poland, it's raining boots Hundreds of Polish school kids are getting a leg up with free rubber boots as they face months next to a muddy construction site. Officials in the town of Jarocin gave 1,000 pairs of made-to-fit boots to children and teachers whose school is set in an area where new underground water and s... - Posted on March 8, 2010
You can't walk and chew gum in Singapore Singapore said it will maintain a ban on chewing gum sales, a policy that has helped shape the city-state's international image as a tightly controlled, squeaky-clean island. The ban, first imposed in 1992, is necessary to reduce gum-related litter and vandalism, Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, ... - Posted on March 5, 2010
In Australia, it's raining fish Australia has been battered by torrential rains, and there has been a report of fish falling from the sky. The freak phenomena happened not once, but twice, on Thursday and Friday afternoon about 6pm at Lajamanu, about 550km southwest of Katherine, The Northern Territory News reports. ... - Posted on March 1, 2010
World's shortest man seeks Guinness record A man who is only 22 inches tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world's shortest man. Khagendra Thapa Magar is traveling to Europe to campaign for the Guinness World Record title. He applied to London-based group for a place in the record book i... - Posted on February 21, 2010
Americans like Canada, dislike Iran Canada retained its top position as the country viewed most favorably by Americans, while Iran again ranked last in Gallup's annual World Affairs survey according to results released Friday. Gallup found that seven other countries were viewed favorably by a majority of Americans: Britain (... - Posted on February 21, 2010
Lady Gaga sweeps awards in England Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga swept the U.K.'s Brit Awards Tuesday, winning three categories. Gaga collected awards for best international female artist, best international breakthrough act and best international album for "The Fame," and performed at the ceremony wearing a towering white... - Posted on February 17, 2010
Is Olympic hockey a joke? Canada's debut 18-0 demolition of Slovakia in front of a gleeful home crowd reopened the oldest question in women's hockey: Is this sport competitive enough to belong in the Olympics at all? By scoring more goals than most teams will manage in an entire tournament, Canada managed the bigge... - Posted on February 15, 2010
Finally, a win for Canada Alexandre Bilodeau grabbed the Canadian flag and thrust it in the air, effortlessly lifting his country in the process. All the training. All the money. All the pressure to deliver an Olympic gold rush on home soil. With one frantic dash down Cypress Mountain on Sunday, Bilodeau own... - Posted on February 15, 2010
New Zealanders rally to save injured puppy A teen faced a terrible dilemma: His family could not afford medical treatment for his puppy that was hit by a car, but the dog was in agony. However, the public rallied to the plight of Bronson Stewart and his 5-month-old puppy, named Buck, on Wednesday, raising money to save the dog by p... - Posted on February 10, 2010
Would you buy Miley's dress to help Haiti? Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences. Cyrus is donating several items, including the Herve Leger dress ... - Posted on February 9, 2010