26 May 2004

Moscow zoo rents out animals for guest appearancesCash-strapped bosses at Moscow Zoo are renting out animals for the day in a bid to boost funds. It hopes by allowing animals to make guest appearances more people will be encouraged to visit. For a fee of 1,000 roubles (about £20), the zoo will organise a house

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26 May 2004

UK Couple find abusive note from postmanAn elderly couple were left shocked and disgusted after opening a thank you note to find an abusive note inside it from their postman. The note read: “Dear Customer, we had to open this letter to check for money or credit cards, there were none so you can have

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26 May 2004

Venus ‘could support life’ US scientists say there could be life on Venus. According to a report in the journal Astrobiology, the existence of life on the planet’s oven-hot surface is unimaginable. But microbes could survive and reproduce, experts say, floating in the thick, cloudy atmosphere, protected by a sunscreen of sulphur compounds, reports BBC

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26 May 2004

This Wonderful LifeClick to watch video “This short film was presented at the Electronic Theater at Siggraph this year in San Diego. A troubled young woman finds an unexpected surprise in this highly emotional and beautiful tale. This short film features some of the most advanced and complex facial expressions I have ever seen Truly

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26 May 2004

Bsti links to Bluebaby

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25 May 2004

Tutu won’t react to MugabeArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will not be reacting to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s charge that he is “evil”, Tutu’s office said on Monday. Tutu, a past winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has criticised Mugabe’s government for human rights and democratic abuses, and has decribed him as a “caricature of an

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25 May 2004

Global Fund may withdraw Aids fundsThe Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria threatens to withhold nearly a billion rand from South Africa. The funds had been available since 2002, but were being held up in Pretoria.

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24 May 2004

Invisible “Air Guitar” On Sale on e-Bay – 7 BidsOwner pictured holding the Air Guitar. “YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ORIGINAL AIR GUITAR FROM THE 80’S…” “AS YOU CAN SEE THIS ONE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND SHOULD GIVE THE OWNER MANY MORE YEARS OF PLAYING AT DRUNKEN ORGIES, FRAT PARTIES, AND ANY FAT

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24 May 2004

Just for the Ladyboys of Bangkok fans… Peter Funch is a photographer with a gorgeous website. He includes a gallery of the Ladyboys. Just select “02 HESHE” from the menu.

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23 May 2004

The incredible true story of the young Masai woman who was the first girl from her rural community to seek a university degree in the US, and her mothers journey to witness her graduation. Anna Ntaiya, a dryly pragmatic woman, said she was going to the United States for three reasons: to see the daughter

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