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Longer days lift spirits, while shorter skirts bring on the flirt
Hamburg - Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out. Even though the overnight temperature still drops to near freezing, the flirting season is on. Everyone knows that even the most tender ray of suns...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Eat something before spending the night outdoors
Stuttgart - Outdoor enthusiasts should always have a meal before sleeping in the great outdoors, according to the Stuttgart- based magazine Outdoors. A camper's body turns the extra food into fuel to help stay warm during the night. Pre-camping meals...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

London Stock Exchange quotations
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation....

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Finance (General) ]

Archaeologists find Queen of Sheba's palace at Axum, Ethiopia
Hamburg - Archaeologists believe they have found the Queen of Sheba's palace at Axum, Ethiopia and an altar which held the most precious treasure of ancient Judaism, the Ark of the Covenant, the University of Hamburg said Wednesday. Scientists from t...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Culture (General) ]

Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra plays for Pope - Summary
Vatican City - China's state Philharmonic Orchestra staged Wednesday an evening concert for Pope Benedict XVI - an event signalling a further easing of tensions between the Vatican and Beijing. Benedict warmly expressed thanks after the orchestra, ac...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Microsoft wins legal MSN battle in Netherlands
Amterdam - The court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft is the legal owner of all domain names containing the word MSNLOCK. Two weeks ago Microsoft filed a lawsuit against the Dutch company Unicaresoft. Unicaresoft recently developed a pr...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

SAS introduces fuel surcharge to offset higher fuel prices
Stockholm - The SAS Group, operator of the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines, said Wednesday it has decided to introduce a surcharge to compensate for fuel price hikes. Passengers on domestic flights were to pay an extra 10 euros (15 dollars) while...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

3,000 to strip at Vienna football stadium
Vienna - More than 3,000 Austrians signed up to strip naked at Vienna's Ernst-Happel football stadium for a photoshoot by US-artist Spencer Tunick, organizers said on Wednesday. The volunteers will participate in Tunick's Artwork with 1000 balls pr...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Slovakia given the green light to join the euro - Summary
Brussels - Slovakia was Wednesday given the green light to become the 16th country to join the single European currency, the euro, as from January 1, 2009. Slovakia has achieved a high degree of sustainable economic convergence and is ready to adopt...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Finance (General) ]

Singapore Airlines to increase fuel surcharge
Singapore - Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets effective May 12 as a result of the sustained increase in jet fuel prices in recent months, the carrier said on Wednesday. The new levels apply to SIA and subsidiary Si...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]