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Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, dies at 91
Hugh Hefner, the man who made sex mainstream in American cultural arena, died of natural causes at his famous Beverly Hills mansion at the age of 91.
The founder of Playboy, the magazine which unleashed a sexual revolution in America,…
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Husband Kills Wife then Posts Pic on Facebook
A husband murdered his wife of three years shortly before posting a farewell picture on Facebook and taking his own life in the garden of his parent's home, police believe.
Police were called by the ambulance service after a man's body…
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Man Captured for Smuggling Gold in Rectum
A Sri Lankan man who raised suspicion by the way he kept looking around in an airport departure lounge was found to be carrying nearly a kilogram (2.2 lb) of gold stashed in his rectum, a customs official said on Monday.
The 45-year-old,…
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Rapper B.o.B. Raising Funds to Check if Earth is Flat
US rapper B.o.B. is crowd-funding the launch of satellites to see if he can get some evidence to the contrary.
The rapper, whose real name is Bobby Ray Simmons Jr, has been a vocal proponent of the Flat Earth theory - the claim the Earth…
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‘Cannibal couple’ in Russia admitted killing 30 – reports
A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report.
Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at…
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Macron takes a page from Trump
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has signed a controversial set of executive orders making sweeping changes to France’s complex labour laws at a highly stage-managed ceremony in the style of the US president, Donald Trump.
The…
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Microsoft Outlook issue fixed
Microsoft says that its Outlook email services have been fully restored, following problems which lasted several hours.
Many Outlook users were unable to send email or access their accounts.
Hundreds from around Europe commented on…
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Microsoft Confirms Outlook Issues
Microsoft has confirmed that some users of its email service Outlook are unable to send email or access their accounts.
Hundreds from around Europe have commented on the website Downdetectorthat they have been affected by the problem –…
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Nigeria’s Amina Yuguda wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award
A journalist from north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.
Amina Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram…
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Man dies at haunted house attraction
A 21-year-old has died after reportedly being struck by a mechanical object while walking through a haunted house attraction in Hong Kong.
The man, identified only by his surname Cheung, was found unconscious five minutes after entering…
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