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  • Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. pawnbrokers are taking liquid assets - literally.

    February 23, 2012, 10:36 am

  • Street artists join the war on Manila smog

    MANILA (Reuters) - Their canvas is a stretch of dingy concrete wall along Manila's main highway, where millions of vehicles stream past every day, belching exhaust that helps to create a noxious, unhealthy smog.

    February 23, 2012, 6:56 am

  • Rio Tinto finds biggest Australia rough pink diamond

    LONDON (Reuters) - Mining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond, Australia's biggest rough pink diamond weighing 12.76 carats at its Argyle mine.

    February 23, 2012, 6:11 am

  • Crickets, millions of them (video)

    A Wagga business was taken over by millions of crickets. The pesky bugs crawled all through Alco Batteries. But didn't seem to fancy hanging out at any other businesses on Pearson Street.

    February 22, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • Caught on film - lightning bolt almost kills men (video)

    Two workers travelling through Urunga on the NSW north coast narrowly escaped almost certain death after a lightning bolt struck right next to their vehicle. The passenger was filming the storm and managed to capture nature in all its fury.

    February 22, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • One local man's amazing Arctic adventure (video)

    Dubbo's Peter Muller has returned from one of the toughest ultra marathon races in the world, the Yukon Arctic. The 63 year-old pulled a sled more than 130 kilometres and battled temperatures as low as minus 39 degrees.. before frostbite set in.

    February 22, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad

    MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of last week's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.

    February 22, 2012, 2:51 pm

  • Rio seeks relief from revellers' relieving themselves

    RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An oil-led economic boom, hosting of the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a plunge in violent crime are making Rio de Janeiro, called Cidade Maravilhosa, feel like the "Marvellous City" for the first time in decades.

    February 22, 2012, 8:54 am

  • British Columbia leader tweets on taxes before budget

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Just hours ahead of the British Columbia budget on Tuesday, the Canadian province's leader took the unusual step of using Twitter to rule out any tax hikes in the annual economic blueprint.

    February 22, 2012, 6:30 am

  • Be careful what you text if you're heading for divorce

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Couples who may be heading for a nasty break-up should be careful about texting because it could end up as evidence against them in divorce court.

    February 22, 2012, 3:16 am

  • Trapper shares his tricks (video)

    A Tumbarumba man who's revolutionised wild dog control in our region is sharing his secrets with farmers right around Australia. Mark Goldspink has stopped wild dogs from killing stock around Tumba for eight years straight.

    February 21, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • Hero dog raises fire alarm (video)

    An alert dog helped to stop a suspicious boat fire in Albury spreading to homes. The cabin cruiser exploded into flames in the middle of the night - while parked in the owner's driveway.

    February 21, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October

    DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar is proposing to hold the 2020 Olympics in October to avoid the Gulf Arab state's searing summer heat, maintaining that the proposed October dates would "ensure ideal conditions for athletes and spectators."

    February 21, 2012, 8:37 am

  • Cliff fall survivor: "I'd do it again" (video)

    A teenage boy who fell 40 metres down a cliff, and survived, says he'd climb it again. Michael Muller says it was God who saved him.

    February 20, 2012, 10:00 pm

  • I don't like football, says Australian club owner

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fans often question whether wealthy club owners have a real passion for their teams but the followers of ailing A-league outfit Gold Coast United were left in no doubt at the weekend when Clive Palmer said he did not even like the sport.

    February 20, 2012, 1:15 pm

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