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| UK lotto winner hid 3.5m quid ticket in his trousers Home Posted: A Lotto millionaire wore the same trousers to bed for four consecutive days to protect his jackpot-winning ticket.
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| Fury over racy images of women posing with dogs for charity calendar Home Posted: A charity calendar has upset animal lovers and vets alike after it featured racy images of scantily-clad women in bizarre poses with dogs that they say suggested bestiality. The 2011 Puppy Love calendar is intended to raise money for an animal rescue charity in Wicklow, Ireland. While some of the poses are quite tasteful, others appear to have been taken entirely for their shock value. The photographs have caused quite a stir, especially when for the month of March 22-year-old Polish model Agata Dembiecka is shown holding a small dog at her naked breast. Animal lovers and vets have poured scorn on the 'distasteful' photograph, which is the brainchild of Dublin-based male photographer Karol Liver. Pet shops are boycotting the project and 12 of its backers have pulled out in disgust. "We wanted to raise money for the animal shelter as it is non-state funded. We had no idea the Irish public would be so judgmental," the Daily Mail quoted one of its creators Adelheid Walsh, originally from Norway, as saying. "Why should we be sorry for this calendar? We've done nothing wrong and we can't say we shouldn't have done it because we would do it all again. "We have a soft spot for animals and so does the model Agata. She is actually a member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). She loves animals," Walsh stated. Only 1,000 were produced, but the controversy has hit sales, forcing the models and photographers behind Puppy Love to take to the streets of Temple Bar in Dublin for a 'pub crawl' to try to sell the 10 euro calendars to revellers. TV vet Peter Wedderburn, from Bray, County Wicklow, labelled the calendar "distasteful", and said that the picture of the puppy may be about nurturing animals but it's entirely wrong. "It could lead to accusations of cruelty, and many people will be concerned for the welfare of the puppy," he said. "I think it's distasteful to show photos of dogs suckling on a woman. I'm concerned about it just as much as I would be concerned about dogs being dressed up in wedding outfits just to take photos. "The puppy would not suffer any long-term consequences but it's a moral issue. Fully dressed people are the best way to raise awareness," he stated. Despite the backlash, ASH has come out in support of the calendar, with spokeswoman Helena Le Mahieu saying the cause is more important. "It's a beautiful calendar and the picture is very tasteful. People should get over the minor details like this and get behind this calendar," she added.
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| Many dead in Nigerian bomb attacks Posted: A series of new bomb attacks, including on the market in the Nigerian capital of Abuja where New Year is usually celebrated, claimed a number of lives Friday evening. The BBC reported at least 11 dead, citing military officials. Nigerian television reported about 30 deaths. The other target of the bombing was a church.At least 80 people died Christmas Eve in an attack on Christians in the central town of Jos. On Wednesday, Islamists were suspected in the killing of five people in Nigeria's north, in Maiduguri in the state of Borno. Over the past year, repeated clashes between Muslims and Christians - who each make up about half the population - have claimed hundreds of lives
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| Church bombing in Egypt claims seven lives Posted: The number of dead in a bombing outside a church in the northern city of Alexandria ranged up to seven, according to official estimates. The attack Friday evening targeted Coptic Christians who were attending the New Year's Eve mass at the church. While security sources earlier said that 10 people had been Twenty-four people were injured, including eight Muslims who were bystanders in the street, officials said. Security forces cordoned off the area and were searching for those behind the attack, the governor of Alexandria Adel Labib told state TV. Witnesses said that a car that was parked outside the church exploded shortly after midnight and that ambulances were moving the victims to nearby hospitals. A group of angry Christians threw stones at a close-by mosque in Alexandria before police dispersed them, witnesses said. The attack was one of several attacks on Christians around the world as the year came to an end. The Islamic State of Iraq, a group affiliated with Al Qaeda, has recently threatened Christians throughout the Middle East, saying that they are legitimate targets. The militant group called for the "release" of two Egyptian women, which they said had converted to Islam and were now being forcibly held by the Coptic church in Egypt. The militant group had first issued their warning to Christians worldwide when they claimed responsibility for a bloody hostage-taking in October at a Baghdad church which left at least 60 people dead. The group said it would attack Christians and demanded that pressure be put on the Egyptian Coptic Church to "release" the women. Egypt intensified security around churches across the country after the Iraq attack in October. Christians account for roughly 10 percent of Egypt's population, according to official figures. While violence between the country's Christian and Muslim populations is rare, tensions have been high since last January's shooting when gunmen opened fire on parishioners leaving a church in the south of the country. The attack left eight Christians and one Muslim policeman guarding the church dead. In November, clashes took place when Christians protested against a decision by the authorities to halt construction of a church in a Cairo suburb. Violence left one Christian dead and several injured, while dozens were arrested.
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| Posted: Sydney leads the way, as usual, as the world rings in a New Year Multicoloured starbusts and gigantic sparklers lit the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour in a dazzling fireworks show witnessed by 1.5 million enthusiastic spectators who camped out all day to ring in the new year. In Australia Sydney touted its claim to be the New Year's Eve capital of the world with a spectacular display over the iconic Harbour Bridge using 7 tonnes of fireworks, its largest since 2000. "Stunning, beautiful," said Cinthya Romo (32), a Sydney-based interpreter from Chile who watched the 12-minute fireworks show from the Opera House. At the Opera Bar Beach House, hundreds of people paid up to $500 for the view and a party with a beach theme. In New Zealand A few hours earlier, New Zealand and many South Pacific island nations were first to see in new year. New Zealanders sang and danced their way into 2011, with firework displays and sold-out concerts entertaining revelers. In the biggest city, Auckland, explosions of red, gold and white burst over the Sky Tower while tens of thousands shouted, danced and sang in the streets below. In Christchurch, thousands of partiers shrugged off a minor 3.3 earthquake that struck just before 10 pm and celebrated in Cathedral Square. The city has rumbled with thousands of aftershocks from a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that damaged buildings across the city on September 4. In Japan As the clock ticked closer to 2011, cities across Asia readied for midnight events ranging from traditional prayers in Japan to a massive pyrotechnic display in the shape of a dragon in Taiwan. Europeans were looking forward to celebrations that could help them forget their economic worries. In New York Nearly a million revelers were expected to cram into the streets around Times Square to watch the traditional midnight ball drop. The 20-inch snowstorm that blanketed the city will be just a memory thanks to work crews and warmer temperatures. At midnight on Thursday with just 24 hours to go hundreds of people milled around Times Square as crews finished preparing TV sets for New Year's Eve broadcasts and vendors sold hats and noisemakers.
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| 8-yr-old dies after being boiled alive in hotpool Posted: In a horrific incident, an eight-year-old boy has died after being boiled alive in a geothermal hotpool in New Zealand, local media reports said. The boy, who suffered severe scalding to his body when he fell into the hotpool at Kuirau Park in Rotorua, a popular tourist destination on North Island, while on a family outing on December 26, died from burns at the Middlemore Hospital in Auckland yesterday, a hospital spokesman was quoted as saying. Witnesses claimed to have seen the boy screaming in agony as the skin on his hands peeled off, after he fell into the 100C pool. He was airlifted by helicopter to the intensive care unit at the Middlemore Hospital. The hospital spokesman said the boy's family were with him when he died. He said that the victim's family had a Pacific Island background and did not speak English. Rotorua District Council parks and recreation manager Garry Page said that an inspection had found no problems with the pool's fences and authorities were appealing for witnesses to establish how the accident occurred. "Our hot pools are well fenced off and people just can't stumble into them. Apparently this boy had actually climbed up on to the fence and jumped into the pool," he was quoted as saying
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| Facebook beats Google as most visited in 2010 Posted: Facebook passed Google as the most visited website in the US in 2010, according to a survey by the web tracking firm Experian Hitwise.
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