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	Boy Escapes Alligator by Poking it in the Eye
After punching an alligator in the eye, an American boy managed to escape from the animal, though most of his arm was bitten off.
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	BBC Fined for Cheating Over TV Phone-ins
The independent regulator and competition authority for the communication industries in the UK, Ofcom penalized the BBC with a record-high fine of ₤400,000 ($791,535) because the corporation faked winners and misled the television audience in several shows.
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	Total Solar Eclipse Starts August 1st 2008
The phenomenon of total solar eclipse will occur on August 1st, 2008 at 6:09 pm China time on the territory close to the windswept high grasslands located northeast of a small village called Yiwu.
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	Russian Mini-Submarines Failed to Set World Record
It was reported that Russian scientists did not settle a new world record for the deepest dive in fresh water. The two mini-submarines failed to reach the bottom of Lake Baikal.
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	Thief Disguised as the Joker Arrested for Stealing
A man, dressed as the Joker, was arrested in Michigan for trying to steal posters, as well as some other items related to the movie "Batman: The Dark Night".
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	Beijing is Ready for Sex Tests for Olympic Athletes
According to state media, Olympic specialists at Beijing set up a sex identification laboratory in order to check female Olympic athletes who are suspected to be males.
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	Police Officer Downgraded after Referring to BMWs as "Black Man's Wheels"
Police officials said that a senior police officer was downgraded after saying that a BMW model car is "black man's wheels"
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	11 Japanese Arrested for Selling Child Pornography
Tokyo police managed to arrest 11 people, who were suspected of selling pornography. According to a police official, over 133,000 DVDs with pornographic content were confiscated, some of the disks containing child pornography
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	Air Force Missile Launch Officers Fell Asleep on Watch
Three crew members of Air Force fell asleep, when holding classified launch code devices
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	Child Molesting Grandfather Will Likely Die in Jail
A grand father from Melbourne will most likely die in prison, being accused of 50 years of sexual abuse on his daughters, grandsons, nieces and nephews.
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	Over 3.2 Millions Experiments on Animals Performed Last Year
According to statistics, over 3.2 million experiments had been carried out by British scientists on dogs, cats, monkeys and other animals in 2007.
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	In Rage Teen Killed a Pedophile
After years of being the victim of a convicted pedophile, a teenager treaded heavily, stabbed and strangled his abuser.
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	Woman Accused of Cutting Unborn Baby from Mother's Womb
A woman, who was dubbed "serial womb raider", has been arrested, after she cut a newborn baby from a mother and then claimed that she was the one to give birth to the baby.
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	Cheap Chargers - How Expensive Can That Be?
The UK is concerned of the fact that hundreds of thousands of chargers for mobile phones, games consoles, MP3 players and other mobile devices did not pass a proper safety test before being sold.
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	World's Oldest Blogger Wrote Her Last Post at the Age of 108
A woman from Australia, who became very famous as the oldest blogger in the world, passed away at the age of 108.
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