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• Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts Reuters - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.

• No wine from "burglar" boyfriend for light sleeper Reuters - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago

  BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said on Thursday.

• Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school Reuters - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago

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  Court rejects appeal in French restaurant saga AFP - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

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  Japan's 98th airport opens with only one flight AFP - Thu Mar 11, 12:09 PM

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo Thursday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far.

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• Canadian Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
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• Cyprus holds two for theft of ex-leader's corpse
  Reuters - Wed Mar 10, 9:09 AM
• Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills
  AFP - Wed Mar 10, 3:37 AM
• Purloined parrot recovered; Alberta birdnapper, bird safely behind bars
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• Russian traffic cop arrested after 'eating bribe'
  AFP - Tue Mar 9, 2:04 PM
• German fails to prove atom-smasher will end world
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• Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says
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• Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy
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• Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants
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• Schools superintendent in rural Montana accidentally fires black powder gun during class
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• Forget about brandy and bourbon, ghosts are this year's must-have spirit
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• Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem
  Reuters - Mon Mar 8, 1:28 PM
• U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries
  Reuters - Mon Mar 8, 1:24 PM
• Cold War artifact: Underground English nuclear bunker sold on eBay for $30,000
  The Canadian Press - Mon Mar 8, 11:36 AM

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