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Drunk man survives fall from 15th floor

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Gloria C Mackenzie, an 84-year-old woman from Zephyrhills, Florida, her son Scott, right, and a person identified by Lottery officials as

84-year-old wins record US lottery jackpot
June 6 2013 at 07:20

An 84-year-old woman has claimed a record Powerball jackpot and opted to take a lump-sum payment of $371m.

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105 and still on the road
June 5 2013 at 15:55

New Zealand's oldest driver is still on the road, motoring around at the grand old age of 105. He received his first licence in 1925, aged 17-years-old after learning to drive in a French car that had a lever instead of a ... Watch video
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World’s oldest driver isn’t moving over
June 5 2013 at 11:15

You could call Bob Edwards the most experienced driver in the world... He got his licence at 17 and still drives at the age of 105.

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Saudi prince’s R190m graduation bash
June 4 2013 at 18:48

A Saudi prince spent €15 million (R190 million) for three days of fun at Disneyland near Paris to celebrate his degree.

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Farewell to Germany's longest word
June 4 2013 at 15:57

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwa-chungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz has 63 letters and would span more than four Scrabble boards, but is no more after a change in EU law.

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From feline courier to jailbird
June 4 2013 at 11:56

Russian prison guards have apprehended a furry courier whose stash included cellphones and chargers.

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File photo: An Australian national has been arrested in Serbia for biting off part of a waiter's finger in an argument, police said.

Biting off more than he can chew
June 2 2013 at 14:35

Young man attacks waiter after he asks him to put bottle of alcohol away.

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Bland wants to join Dull and Boring
May 30 2013 at 17:12

Bland Shire wants to cash in on its name by hooking up with Dull in Scotland and the American town of Boring.

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‘French kiss’ enters dictionary
May 30 2013 at 15:51

After centuries of lacking a French word for the sloppy Gallic export “to French kiss,” a verb has finally been given its rightful place in the French dictionary.

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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Gillard dodges another sandwich
May 30 2013 at 13:55

“They must have thought I was hungry,” says Australian PM Julia Gillard after a salami lunch was flung at her.

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Men won’t be foiled by this wrap

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Drunk man survives fall from 15th floor

YouTube/ABC News

Crash leaves Oz woman with French accent

84-year-old wins record US lottery jackpot June 6 2013 at 07:20

105 and still on the road June 5 2013 at 15:55

World’s oldest driver isn’t moving over June 5 2013 at 11:15

Saudi prince’s R190m graduation bash June 4 2013 at 18:48

Farewell to Germany's longest word June 4 2013 at 15:57

From feline courier to jailbird June 4 2013 at 11:56

Biting off more than he can chew June 2 2013 at 14:35

Bland wants to join Dull and Boring May 30 2013 at 17:12

‘French kiss’ enters dictionary May 30 2013 at 15:51

Gillard dodges another sandwich May 30 2013 at 13:55

84-year-old wins record US lottery jackpot
June 6 2013 at 07:20

105 and still on the road
June 5 2013 at 15:55

World’s oldest driver isn’t moving over
June 5 2013 at 11:15

Saudi prince’s R190m graduation bash
June 4 2013 at 18:48

Farewell to Germany's longest word
June 4 2013 at 15:57

From feline courier to jailbird
June 4 2013 at 11:56

Biting off more than he can chew
June 2 2013 at 14:35

Bland wants to join Dull and Boring
May 30 2013 at 17:12

‘French kiss’ enters dictionary
May 30 2013 at 15:51

Gillard dodges another sandwich
May 30 2013 at 13:55