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Robotic hamsters are the new craze

Zhu Zhu Pets are this year's bona fide must-have toy, following in the footsteps of past crazes for Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids.

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Religious teacher jailed for sex with boy

A religious education teacher who had sex with one of her 15-year-old students after seducing him on Facebook has been jailed.

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Demand rising for cheap wine

More wine could be consumed globally this year, thanks to crisis-fueled demand for cheaper or discounted tipples, particularly in the US.

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Brazil's 'mini-skirt' student to star in carnival

Brazilians will be seeing a whole lot more of the student whose shortdress got her booted from college - she will march in the nation's flesh-baring carnival parades.

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Bishops covered up sexual abuse of children

Roman Catholic Church leaders sheltered child-abusing priests from the law and fellow clerics turned a blind eye, according to results of a probe ordered by Ireland's government.

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Man stuck upside-down in cave dies

A man stuck upside-down in a cave for more than a day died early Thursday, despite the efforts of dozens of rescuers, authorities said.

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Sex conmen won't be punished

An ancient South Korean law that punished men for conning women to have sex with them by promising marriage has been revoked.

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Blowpipe cow theft gang busted

A gang that stole cows in their Proton cars has been busted after police arrested four suspects

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