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Offbeat: ‘First class’ travel thief

A Frenchman who sold on the Internet objects stolen from first class flights has been arrested in the airport on the French Indian Ocean island
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Offbeat: Red and blue Santas in Liverpool

An estimated 8,000 Santa Clauses charged through the streets of the English city of Liverpool on Sunday, though many wore unusual blue costumes rather than ...
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This Day in History

The Great Halifax ExplosionOn this day in 1917, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs in the harbor of Halifax in the ...
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1 - CZECH REPUBLIC: Most – Greenpeace activists are seen as they occupy an excavator in the CSA coal mine during a Greenpeace protest against ...
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Flesh-eating banana fears hit Mozambique Rumours of flesh-eating bananas in Mozambique have sparked a plummet in the sale of the fruit, prompting the health minister ...
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This Day in History: ‘Bermuda Triangle’ mystery revisited

On this day in 1945, a mysterious disappearance an US aircraft squadron helps cement the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, an area of the Atlantic ...
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Offbeat: Want to own part of the Empire State Building?

Investors worldwide could soon be able to own a piece of New York City’s most famous landmark, the legendary Empire State Building.According to documents made ...
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This Day in History: Antarctica, military-free continent

On 1st December, 1959, twelve nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctica Treaty, which bans military activity and weapons testing ...
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This Day in History

Finland resists Soviets attackOn 30 November 1939, the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircraft. Helsinki was bombed, and 61 ...
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Offbeat: Cheesy request for Dutch astronaut

Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers will have a special treat waiting for him in orbit when he arrives in space next month: five kilogrammes of Amsterdam’s ...
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