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| Chinese police seize 270 smuggled crocodiles |
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BEIJING - Chinese police tracking a suspicious vessel on a border river in southwest China got a shock when they found 270 crocodiles, a state news agency reported Monday.
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| ‘Luxury addict’ allegedly stole $1.4 million |
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SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police are seeking a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of embezzling about $1.4 million to fund a craving for designer shoes, bags and clothes, a spokesman said Friday.
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| Malaysian thief nabs stolen Porsche from police |
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police were left red-faced after a man who abandoned the theft of a $280,000 Porsche for lack of fuel attempted the crime a second time and drove the sportscar out of a police station, local media said.
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| U.K. schoolgirl loses ‘virginity ring’ court battle |
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LONDON - A teenager whose teachers had stopped her wearing a “purity ring” at school to symbolize her commitment to virginity has lost a High Court fight against the ban.
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| Dog adopts panther cub threatened by mother |
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BELGRADE, Serbia - Man's best friend helped save a tiny cat. A 15-day-old female panther named Milica has been adopted by a Rhodesian Ridgeback after her mother refused to feed her and tried to kill her in the Belgrade Zoo.
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| China moves to lower ‘the risk of young love’ |
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SHANGHAI, China - Chinese educators are toning down plans to teach students to waltz after parents said they worried about puppy love and falling grades, local media reported Monday.
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| Guest flies far for wedding, arrives a year early |
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LONDON - Teacher Dave Barclay flew thousands of miles across the Atlantic to Wales to attend his friend’s wedding, only to discover he was a year early.
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| Chinese activists save felines slated for eateries |
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SHANGHAI, China - Chinese cat lovers mobilized online to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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| Hamas recovers stolen lion in bad health |
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Even animals with sharp teeth and claws do not fare well in the volatile Gaza Strip.
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| Meal guest finds host's wife, stepson in freezer |
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - Police detained a man in eastern Belgium after a dinner guest found the bodies of the host's wife and stepson in a freezer, authorities said Thursday.
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| Sins of the son are visited on the bookie |
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DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland's top bookmaker, Paddy Power PLC, paid out more than $13,500 on Friday to people who bet that Al Gore would be arrested. Trouble was, the company neglected to specify which one.
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