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Billy Mays, known for hawking cleaning products, found dead at Florida home

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:33:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - TAMPA, Fla. - Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.

Daily sex makes for healthier sperm

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.

King of Pop Michael Jackson is dead: report

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:33:00 GMT

Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times said. He was 50.

Kiwi airline bares all for safety

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT

AFP - WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video -- showing cabin crew in the nude.

Man had boss killed to save job?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.

Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros, girl found alive

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Reuters - MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros as it approached in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said.

President's Choice steaks, other meats, recalled due to possible E. coli

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:55:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - Canada's food inspection agency has issued a warning not to eat a wide selection of President's Choice fresh beef products because they might contain E. coli.

US man working 3 jobs to support family wins $39 million lottery

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:28:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - SANTA CRUZ, California - A man who works three jobs to support his family - including one as a limousine driver - has won a $39 million jackpot in California's SuperLotto Plus.

British pensioner batters burglar with right hook: reports

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:34:00 GMT

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - A British pensioner and former boxing champion beat up a knife-wielding burglar who broke into his home, leaving him battered and bruised, newspapers said Wednesday.

Police identify 65-year-old man as victim in plane crash near Waterloo airport

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:04:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - KITCHENER, Ont. - Police say a 65-year-old pilot was killed Monday morning after he crashed his small plane near the Region of Waterloo International Airport.

Population of rats going to 'explode'

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:58:13 GMT

The Toronto Sun - Oh rats!

'Transformers' sequel could become worst-reviewed $400 million blockbuster ever

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:13:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - After just five days, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the "Transformers" sequel would be by far the worst-reviewed movie ever to make the $400 million club.

NKoreans denounce sanctions at rally in capital, as regime vows to enlarge atomic arsenal

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea - Tens of thousands of North Koreans shouted slogans to denounce international sanctions at a rally in central Pyongyang on Thursday, as the communist country vowed to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of a U.S. attack.

Too much time online strains Irish marriages: counsellors

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:10:00 GMT

AFP - DUBLIN (AFP) - Too much time spent on the Internet is causing increasing friction between couples in Ireland, a marriage counselling service said Friday.

UK comedy actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:49:00 GMT

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Mollie Sugden, best-known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the television comedy series "Are You Being Served?," has died at the age of 86.

Canadian Texting Championships: OMG, txt champ wins 25G

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:28:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Teen texters and tech-savvy young adults were all thumbs Monday as they nimbly fired off messages while competing to become the Canadian texting champion.

AP Source: Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack; grief for King of Pop around world

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:10:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life.

Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros Islands in bad weather

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:22:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - MORONI, Comoros - A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it came in for a landing during howling winds on the island country of Comoros. Yemeni officials said a teenage girl survived.

Indian court rules gay sex legal

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:00 GMT

AFP - NEW DELHI (AFP) - A top Indian court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that decriminalised gay sex between consenting adults by declaring a colonial-era ban on homosexuality unconstitutional.