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Olympic Games: Italian editor fired for 'chubby trio' headline

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 08:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

The editor of Italian sports newspaper QS Quotidiano Sportivo was dismissed on Tuesday for running a headline calling Italy's female archers the "chubby trio" after the team narrowly missed bronze in...

Porn star risks death sentence by going to Iran for nose job

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 08:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Apparently unaware she could face a death sentence, a British porn actress says she flew to Iran to undergo a nose job and later wrote online about it, immediately sparking a social media outcry...

What do Beyonce and Ibrahimovic have in common about Malta?

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 09:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Malta may not instantly register in the mind as an international aviation hub. But singers Beyonce and Mariah Carey, actor Hugh Jackman and wrestler The Rock beg to differ. Writing on Bloomberg,...

English bar blocks cell phones, tries to get patrons talking

Monday, 1 August 2016, 11:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A new English cocktail bar offers something truly old-fashioned on its menu: the chance to talk to real people instead of staring down your cell phone. The Gin Tub in Brighton has won...

Five-year-old dies after being struck by lightning

Monday, 1 August 2016, 06:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Authorities say a 5-year-old boy on vacation with his family died after being struck by lightning on a North Carolina beach. According to WTVD-TV, authorities say the family was on the beach...

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