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This is a collection of various news feeds that I like to read on a regular basis. Placed them all here on one page for ease of use. The rss feeds on this page are updated automatically every hour by there various suppliers (mostly Yahoo and Google) so is well worth bookmarking if you like to read about current News and Technology. Many of the news items published here are less than one hour old. Enjoy…

Odd But True…

  • Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar - ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...
  • Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC -

    Visitor photographs a painting of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma at an exhibition in JohannesburgJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption. The African National Congress wants the Goodman Gallery to remove a painting of Zuma called "The Spear", which depicts the president with his genitals exposed, and another work that has a "For Sale" sign superimposed over the party logo. The picture of Zuma is a facsimile of a famous poster of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. ...


  • Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who tried to smuggle heroin into the United States concealed in his rectum was caught by U.S. officials - with the help of a drug-sniffer dog named Malone - as he walked across the border from Mexico. Paulo Alfredo Macias, 35, was being held in the El Paso County Jail without bond after being caught on Monday at the Paso Del Norte pedestrian crossing with nearly 5 ounces of heroin, officials said. ...
  • Canadian police waiting for alleged thief to ‘pass’ swallowed diamond - All things must pass. At least that's the plan in place for police in Ontario who are waiting for a man to extricate a $20,000 diamond from his body, after he allegedly swallowed the stolen gem last week. The Canada Press reports that Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52, is being held by police after allegedly swapping [...]
  • Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum -

    A package of heroin weighing just under five ounces is seen in this U.S. Customs and Border Protection handout photoAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who tried to smuggle heroin into the United States concealed in his rectum was caught by U.S. officials - with the help of a drug-sniffer dog named Malone - as he walked across the border from Mexico. Paulo Alfredo Macias, 35, was being held in the El Paso County Jail without bond after being caught on Monday at the Paso Del Norte pedestrian crossing with nearly 5 ounces of heroin, officials said. ...


  • Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the "Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition" on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers. ...
  • Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break—on child support - And you thought Octomom had her hands full—a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children is asking the courts for a break on child support. Desmond Hatchett, 33, of Knoxville has children with 11 different women, reports WREG-TV. The state already takes half his paycheck and divides it up, which doesn't amount to much when [...]
  • Man with record-breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips - Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world's longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan had received attention long before entering the world record books. According to the London Telegraph, his famous facial hair was featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy" and he has made cameos in [...]
  • Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar -

    Dog sits on a sun chair at a beach for dogs on the Tiber river in RomeROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...


  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again -

    Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at the American Society of International Law's 106th meeting in Washington,WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with a machete, recently was the victim of a burglary at his residence in Washington, a court spokeswoman said on Thursday. Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said no one was home at the time of the burglary, which was discovered May 4 by a housekeeper. The Washington, D.C., police were investigating, she said. Breyer and his wife, Joanna, have a townhouse in Washington's upscale Georgetown neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Times. ...


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    Australian And World News…

  • Parents feel agony of needle and damage done - Brisbane Times -

    Brisbane Times

    Parents feel agony of needle and damage done
    Brisbane Times
    Judy and Ray Smith lost their only son Daniel to a heroin overdose. The Smiths are urging families to dig deep, as overcoming drug addiction demands family support. Photo: Kate Geraghty JUDY Smith knew nothing about heroin until it had her only child, ...
    Saving Daniel: a couple's desperate bid to keep their only child aliveWestern Advocate

    all 54 news articles »
  • Galaxy poll points to hard times for ALP in Queensland - The Australian -

    NEWS.com.au

    Galaxy poll points to hard times for ALP in Queensland
    The Australian
    PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has acknowledged Labor has a lot of work to do in Queensland. A new Galaxy poll, published in the Courier-Mail today, showed the party's primary vote in Queensland had dropped to just 23 per cent, a slump of more than 10 ...
    Labor could lose every Qld seat: pollBrisbane Times
    MP travel entitlements the same - GillardNEWS.com.au
    Hard work for ALP in Queensland: PMSBS
    BigPond News -Courier Mail -Perth Now
    all 81 news articles »
  • Underage driver killed in fiery crash - The Age -

    BigPond News

    Underage driver killed in fiery crash
    The Age
    A 15-year-old unlicensed driver has died in a fiery car crash in Melbourne's north-east overnight. The teenage boy was thrown from the Mitsubishi wagon when it crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Hurstbridge, just before 10pm on Friday.
    15-year-old dead after car hits tree in MelbourneNEWS.com.au
    15y o dead after car hits tree in MelbBigPond News
    Unlicensed teen killed in fiery crashABC Online
    Herald Sun
    all 20 news articles »
  • FT millions cause division - ABC Online -

    FT millions cause division
    ABC Online
    There is disagreement within Tasmania's power-sharing government about millions allocated to Forestry Tasmanian in the state budget. The Premier Lara Giddings said the $100 million allocation over four years was contingency money to help the company ...
    Forestry wedge widensTasmania Mercury
    Pain lingers in Tasmanian BudgetNEWS.com.au
    Forestry money outrages TasmaniansNinemsn
    Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)
    all 20 news articles »
  • Re-emergence of China is desirable, Carr - BigPond News -

    BigPond News

    Re-emergence of China is desirable, Carr
    BigPond News
    Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Beijing's rising power is desirable, and Australia's strengthening ties with Japan and the United States are not aimed at containing China. Senator Carr visited China this week, where talks were reportedly dominated by ...
    Foreign Minister urges China to be frank about militaryThe Australian
    Gang of three's feud held back relations with ChinaBrisbane Times
    Carr says rising China 'desirable'Courier Mail
    NEWS.com.au
    all 54 news articles »
  • Smartphones could be next on the agenda for cashed-up Facebook - The Age -

    Moneycontrol.com

    Smartphones could be next on the agenda for cashed-up Facebook
    The Age
    It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut in years. (May 18) With Facebook now sitting on $US16 ...
    Facebook rings opening bell from headquarters on IPO dayWashington Post
    Facebook shareholders are wedded to the whims of Mark ZuckerbergLos Angeles Times
    Social media stocks knocked as Facebook debutsMoneycontrol.com
    Reuters -New York Times
    all 14,202 news articles »
  • Teens escape from Alice Springs jail - TVNZ -

    Teens escape from Alice Springs jail
    TVNZ
    Seven teens are on the run from the law after staging a night-time jail break from the Alice Springs Juvenile Detention Centre. It's believed the detainees, aged between 14 and 17, entered a ceiling space to access a rear storeroom that led outside.
    Seven youths escape detention centreNTNews.com.au
    Bid to move teens to jail over alleged rapesABC Online
    Police charge man for alleged murder of womanYahoo!7 News

    all 12 news articles »
  • Credibility key to Peter Slipper sexual harassment case - Perth Now -

    Brisbane Times

    Credibility key to Peter Slipper sexual harassment case
    Perth Now
    QUESTION OF CREDIBILITY: James Ashby, left, has alleged Peter Slipper sexually harassed him. Picture: The Courier-Mail Source: The Courier-Mail JAMES Ashby's credibility will be at the heart of the case as his sexual harassment allegations against his ...
    Peter Slipper accuser James Ashby turns up the heat on Bob Carr and Barnaby JoyceThe Daily Telegraph
    Court hears of Slipper's distress over sex claimsABC Online
    Bid for 'people's verdict' on SlipperHerald Sun
    The Australian
    all 49 news articles »
  • Brisbane couple charged with baby's murder - Ninemsn -

    Brisbane couple charged with baby's murder
    Ninemsn
    A Brisbane couple have been charged with the murder of a baby girl who was found dead in a washing machine earlier this year. The infant, believed to have been just minutes old when she died, was discovered on January 26 at a home in Alpine St, ...
    Washing machine baby death: couple chargedBrisbane Times
    Pair charged with newborn baby's murderABC Online
    Two arrested over baby death in washing machine at Bald Hills on Australia DayCourier Mail
    NEWS.com.au
    all 31 news articles »
  • Drugs: it's time to talk - Brisbane Times -

    Brisbane Times

    Drugs: it's time to talk
    Brisbane Times
    The war on drugs has raged for decades with organised crime the only winner. Catherine Armitage reports. Retired Salvation Army officer Brian Watters was startled to see Mick Palmer's name on the recent Australia21 think tank report which declared the ...
    Crims push drug trade to new highHerald Sun
    Drug gangs 'increasingly sophisticated'The Australian
    Cannabis dominates drug seizure statsABC Online
    Courier Mail -The Daily Telegraph
    all 305 news articles »
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    Entertainment News And Gossip…

  • Hagar: Not surprised at Van Halen tour woes -

    Monsignor William Hodge of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Atlantic City N.J., left, thanks rocker Sammy Hagar for a $10,000 donation to his church's food pantry on May 18, 2012. The former Van Halen singer told The Associated Press he's not surprised the Van Halen tour appears to be crumbling, with dozens of dates postponed. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Right now, Sammy Hagar is awfully glad he's not in Van Halen anymore.


  • Larry King says talk show to resume this summer -

    Hoda Kotb, left, Larry King and Kathie Lee Gifford attend the Friars Club Roast of Betty White in New York, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Larry King said Thursday that his talk show will resume this summer on the new digital network Ora.TV, earlier than he or the network had anticipated.


  • Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded -

    FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, Donna Summer performs at the conclusion of the Nobel Peace concert in Oslo, Norway. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girl,” has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63. (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)the Queen of Disco.


  • PHOTOS: Last Dance, Donna Summer's life -

    FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, Donna Summer performs at the conclusion of the Nobel Peace concert in Oslo, Norway. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girl,” has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63. (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)Twirling her leopard-print dress on stage in the '70s, proudly holding many of her music awards and performing in recent years on "American Idol", Donna Summer was the ultimate disco queen


  • Prosecutors charge man with stalking Mila Kunis -

    FILE - In this Tuesday April 24, 2012 file photo, Mila Kunis, a cast member in the upcoming film Prosecutors have charged a man with stalking Mila Kunis and violating a restraining order that was issued after he broke into a vacant condo owned by the actress.


  • Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13 -

    FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, singer Loretta Lynn poses in the press room during the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that undermines the story told in Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


  • Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism -

    Actors Margarethe Tiesl, left and Peter Kazungu pose during a photo call for Paradise: Love at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" — and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie.


  • APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13 -

    FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, singer Loretta Lynn poses in the press room during the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that undermines the story told in Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


  • Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows - Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
  • 'American Idol' down to final 2 singers -

    This image provided by FOX-TV shows American Idol finalists Phillip Phillips, left and Jessica Sanchez taken May 17, 2012. The booming 20-year-old vocal powerhouse from Westlake, La., was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest, leaving bluesy 21-year-old crooner Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., and sassy 16-year-old budding diva Jessica Sanchez of San Diego, to compete for the show's record deal grand prize on next week's finale. (AP Photo/Michael Becker, FOX)"American Idol" finalist Joshua Ledet won't be belting it out on this season's final showdown.


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