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Octuplets may cost California taxpayers

A big share of the financial burden of raising the 14 total children of a new mother of octuplets could fall on the shoulders of California's taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state that already has a billion-dollar deficit.....

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Tsvangirai to be Prime Minister

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai takes the prime minister's oath Wednesday as part of a power-sharing agreement with longtime President Robert Mugabe..... ...

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UK to impose new visa requirements on SA

Britain has taken new measures to protect itself against the changing tactics of violent Islamic extremists by requiring visas for South Africans and other foreign nationals........

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South Africans abroad can vote: High Court

South Africans abroad should be allowed to vote, the Pretoria High Court ruled on Monday..... ...

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Australian PM calls it Murder

Australian PM accuses arsonists responsible for the wildfires that have killed over 170 people of 'murder on a grand scale'........

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How to make the world a better place

You know you want to be charitable, but don't know where to start. Well here's a list of how you can help out......

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Mama Africa Dies

Tributes to 'South Africa's first lady of song,' singer Miriam Makeba who aged 76, passed away this Sunday....

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Long-awaited power-sharing deal for Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans are waiting to hear details of a power-sharing deal reached by the country's political rivals in a bid to end a bitter crisis after marathon talks that centred on how much authority President Robert Mugabe would cede..... ...

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Ayurvedic medicines may be poisonous

According to a study conducted in America, a fifth of all Indian herbal medicines contain potentially lethal substances........

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Oprah cries her eyelashes off!

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the Democratic National Convention in Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. She cried them off!...

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Children hardwired to share and share alike

A study has revealed that genes contribute to the willingness of children to share equally amongst their peers..... ...

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100 000 witches burned to death

The last witch executed in Europe, was granted a posthumous pardon more than 200 years after she was beheaded for a young girl's death........

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Mumps outbreak traced to anti-immunization zealots

An outbreak of mumps in westernmost Canada has been traced to a religious group opposed to vaccinations because they believe such are an affront to God........

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Birds favour â€˜better-lookingâ€™ chicks

According to research, a particular bird species favours bright-coloured offspring over modest-looking chicks....

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Divorce for eight year old girl?

A Saudi court will next month hear a plea for divorce from an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man in his fifties, the Arabic-language daily Al-Watan reported on Sunday....

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86 wives too many, 84 year old man is told

Nigeria's Islamic authority has told an 84-year-old man with 86 wives and 170 children that he must whittle his number of spouses down to four or face the death penalty ..........

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Latest ATM scam

Police have uncovered a new ATM theft scam involving tampering with the conveyor belt that moves cash through the machine during a transaction........

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