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Tue 21 May 2013

51 people dead as 1.6km wide US tornado hits

A MONSTROUS tornado up to 1.6 kilometres wide has roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing 51, flattening entire neighbourhoods.

Natural Disasters

Fri 17 May 2013

Chinese police seize millions of fake Durex condoms worth $7m

POLICE in China have busted an alleged counterfeiting ring after seizing more than 4.65 million fake condoms worth ¥47.7 million ($7.94m).

Offbeat
Steve Anderson

NZ parking inspector's car ticketed and towed for illegal park

AUCKLAND Transport has had to ticket one of its own vehicles after an employee parked illegally in a mobility space.

Offbeat
Morgan Tait

Pretty pink dolls or naked angry blonde...

BARBIE'S Dream House has opened in Berlin with some unofficial additions – police guards and topless protesters brandishing burning crosses.

Offbeat
Tony Paterson

End it like Beckham: David's hanging up his boots for good

FORMER England captain David Beckham has confirmed he will call it a day at 38 after turning down a contract extension at PSG.

Soccer
Simon Rice

Coca Cola recipe wars: Is this the real thing?

SAFELY guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts.

Offbeat
Steve Anderson

Thu 16 May 2013

World Press Photo winner cleared by 'forensic examination'

CAN a news photograph be enhanced without distorting the truth - and, if so, how much distortion is acceptable before the picture becomes a fake?

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News
Ian Burrell

Wed 15 May 2013

France to tax smartphones to 'protect' French culture

FRANCE plans to impose a small tax on smartphones, tablets and computers as a way of financing and protecting French cultural activity.

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Offbeat
John Lichfield

Technology set to locate lost ancient city of Ciudad Blanca

LEGEND has it that somewhere beneath the forest canopy lies the ancient city of Ciudad Blanca – and now archaeologists think they may have found it.

News
Tim Walker

Tue 14 May 2013

Eerie images show forgotten Paris apartment 70 years on

EERIE new images have emerged of a French apartment abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and left untouched in the seven decades since.

Offbeat
John Hall

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