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Are Swedes having less sex? The government wants to know

Saturday, 30 July 2016, 09:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Swedish government is launching a major study of the sex lives of the country's citizens after reports that lovemaking is on the wane. Public Health Minister Gabriel Wikstrom notes that the...

Ryanair dedicates aircraft to Cristiano Ronaldo

Thursday, 28 July 2016, 10:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Irish airline Ryanair has paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo by having an aircraft dedicated to him. As an act of thanks for his contributions to the Portuguese game, Ronaldo had the airport...

Man, 62, playing 'Pokemon Go' at night gets stuck in mud pit

Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Authorities say a 62-year-old man playing "Pokemon Go" at night in the woods behind his New York home became stuck in waist-deep mud and had to be rescued. Police say the man was playing the game...

Gunman gets shot by Pokemon Go player he tried to rob

Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 06:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A gunman and his underage driver tried to rob a group of people playing the popularPokemon Go game, triggering a shootout after one of the players pulled out his own weapon at a Las Vegas park...

Prince William says Prince George got too many birthday gifts

Sunday, 24 July 2016, 17:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Prince William thinks his son got too many presents on his third birthday. William declined Sunday to say what gifts Prince George received when he turned 3 two days ago. He was asked during...

How 'Pokemon Go' went from prank to world phenomenon

Saturday, 23 July 2016, 08:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The origin of "Pokemon Go" is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players track and capture in the surprise hit game. Its hybrid DNA flows from a digital mapping pioneer's...

Pope Francis tells nuns not to get hooked on Facebook

Friday, 22 July 2016, 16:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

Pope Francis has urged contemplative nuns to employ 'careful discernment' in their use of social media and digital communication, such as Facebook and Twitter, in his Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei...

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