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New cafe caters to fatigued Finns

New cafe caters to fatigued Finns - 04/23/2009

HELSINKI - Fatigued Finns in the western city of Turku can now escape pressures at home or stress at work at a cafe catering to those who like to catnap. The brainchild of Turku's new 'nap' cafe...
Tokyo Disneyland launches Monsters, Inc. ride

Tokyo Disneyland launches Monsters, Inc. ride - 04/16/2009

TOKYO - Tokyo Disneyland Wednesday started up a new 100-million-dollar ride based on Walt Disney Pictures' computer animation blockbuster Monsters, Inc. produced by Pixar Animation Studios....
Madonna appeals rejection of Malawi adoption bid

Madonna appeals rejection of Malawi adoption bid - 04/04/2009

LILONGWE, Felix Mponda - Madonna on Friday filed a notice to appeal a failed bid to adopt a second child from Malawi, after the High Court warned that the case could open the door to trafficking in...
Canadian woman mistakes labor pains for kidney stone

Canadian woman mistakes labor pains for kidney stone - 01/09/2009

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian woman rushed to hospital on New Year's Eve for what she believed was a kidney stone gave birth to a baby boy instead, local media said Thursday. "This is some kidney...
Two German children, six and seven, elope for Africa

Two German children, six and seven, elope for Africa - 01/06/2009

BERLIN (AFP) - Two childhood sweethearts, aged six and seven, eloped from Hanover in northern Germany on New Year's Eve, determined to tie the knot under the African sun, police said Monday. The...

French minister Dati gives birth to baby girl - 01/02/2009

PARIS (AFP) - France's justice minister Rachida Dati gave birth to a baby girl in Paris late Friday, a government source said. The child, named Zohra and born two weeks premature, according to the...

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
LOS ANGELES- Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. Karen Faye, who worked for the self-styled King...