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Channel 4 plans explicit sex education show for British teens

Irish SunWednesday 1st October, 2008  (IANS)The row over sex education in British primary schools is yet to die down, and a private broadcaster now reveals plans

[Odd stuff] Spielberg gives money to keep gay marriage legal

Irish SunSunday 28th September, 2008  Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most famous filmmakers, has donated $100,000 to a campaign to keep gay marriages legal in California.Spielberg ...
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[Odd stuff] Gay festival attacked by Bosnian youths

Irish SunWednesday 24th September, 2008  An attack has been made on Bosnia's first gay festival.Young men attacked the event in Sarajevo, injuring eight people whom they ...
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[Odd stuff] Scientists dig up remains of chicken-sized dinosaur

Wednesday 24th September, 2008  (IANS)Remains of an unusual chicken sized dinosaur, the smallest ever that darted on two legs looking for termites on the forest floor, ...
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[Odd stuff] Malaysian blogger jailed under security law

Malaysia has jailed a popular anti-government internet blogger for two years under a draconian security law that can keep him detained indefinitely without a trial.Raja ...
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[Odd stuff] Japanese seniors to be freed of health care charges

In Japan, the Health Ministry has confirmed there are plans to scrap the unpopular healthcare insurance program for seniors aged 75 or older.The healthcare insurance ...
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[Odd stuff] Now a TV with an inbuilt Quran

A leading global consumer electronics major Tuesday launched what it claims to be the world's only television with the holy Quran built in.LG Electronics unveiled ...
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[Odd stuff] Human brain can hear words before they are uttered

Scientists have shown how the brain automatically considers many possible words and their meanings before we've even heard the final sound of the word.Previous theories ...
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[Odd stuff] Aliens visited me, says Robbie Williams

Wednesday 10th September, 2008  (IANS)British singer Robbie Williams claims that he was visited by an alien after he wrote a song about them.Contactmusic.com reports that Williams, ...
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[Odd stuff] Ohio mother sentenced to life for burning baby in oven

A 28-year-old woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment without a chance of parole on charges of killing her infant girl by putting her into ...
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Fake penis under attack for staying limp

Prosthetic penises that will be supplied free to eligible transsexual men next year are under attack for staying limp.Authorities justified funding fake penises for aesthetic

Peaches Geldof battling to save marriage

Peaches Geldof, daughter of rocker and humanitarian Bob Geldof, is trying to save her marriage.Thesun.co.uk reports that Peaches, 19, recently had an argument with husband

World`s largest jalebi fried in Meghalaya

Shillong, Nov 01: The world's largest 'jalebi' wasfried by a local confectioner here on Saturday and found its placein the Limca Book of Records. The

Ganga to be declared a national river

New Delhi, Nov 04: Government on Tuesday decided todeclare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a highpowered Ganga River Basin Authority to

Same sex marriages cancelled in US states

In the United States, same-sex marriage has been rejected by the voters in referendums in California, Arizona and Florida.The vote was concurrent with the presidential

Jackson enjoyed working with porn star in 'Soul Men'

Actor Samuel L. Jackson says he enjoyed working in the movie "Soul Men" because his favourite porn star Vanessa Del Rio was his co-star.Contactmusic.com reports

Car number plate 1234 sold for $46,000 in Hong Kong

Wealthy Hong Kong may be teetering on the brink of a recession but a prestige car number plate can still fetch more than $46,000, auctioneers

Child abuse software will identify online predators

A computer program that can identify paedophiles who pretend to be children on the Internet, is being developed by scientists at Lancaster University in the

DeGeneres buys airtime for pro-gay marriage ad

(IANS)Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is spending $100,000 to buy TV airtime for a public service announcement (PSA) against a proposed ban on gay marriages.DeGeneres,

Sister Alphonsa is first Indian Catholic nun to be made saint

Irish SunSunday 12th October, 2008  (IANS)'She suffered herself to heal the suffering of others,' is how Pope Benedict XVI poignantly described Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa while
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