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Walkpod

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What Olympics Is All About

BEIJING, Aug 10 - Russia and Georgia, waging a bloody conflict in Europe, called a truce at the Olympics when two of their competitors wrapped themselves in an emotionally charged medals podium embrace.

The incident happened after the final of the women's 10m air pistol shooting event in which Natalia Paderina, a soldier in the Russian army, took silver ahead of Georgia's Nino Salukvadze, who took bronze.

"This is a small victory for my people," said Salukvadze. "When it comes to sport, we will always remain friends and nothing will come between our friendship."

(from Yahoo Sports)

Global pedophile ring

Police nab 700 in global pedophile ring (AP)

AP - Police smashed a global Internet pedophile ring, rescuing 31 children and rounding up more than 700 suspects worldwide, authorities said Monday.

Floodwaters follow savage Australian storm

Floodwaters follow savage Australian storm (AFP)

AFP - Floodwaters engulfed homes and farms and swept through areas north of Sydney on Monday while disaster workers began a massive clean-up following deadly storms which battered Australia's east coast.

Jailed reporter joines Yahoo suit

Jailed Chinese reporter joins Yahoo suit (AP)

AP - A jailed Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets has joined a U.S. lawsuit claiming Yahoo Inc. helped the Chinese government convict dissidents, his mother said Sunday.

2.5 tons of cocaine! Wtf!

Venezuela seizes 2.5 tons of cocaine (AP)

AP - Venezuelan authorities seized 2.5 tons of cocaine bound for Africa and arrested nine suspects including four federal police officers and a U.S. citizen, the military said Sunday.

Naked cyclists

Naked cyclists ride their bikes through downtown Vancouver, ...

(Reuters) - Naked cyclists ride their bikes through downtown Vancouver, British Columbia during the World Naked Bike Ride Day June 9, 2007. About 50 cyclists rode through the streets trying to bring attention to pollution caused by cars. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA)

American buys slices of South America

American buys slices of South America (AP)

AP - The American multimillionaire who founded the North Face and Esprit clothing lines says he is trying to save the planet by buying bits of it. First Douglas Tompkins purchased a huge swath of southern Chile, and now he's hoping to save the northeast wetlands of neighboring Argentina.

HK winters to vanish in 50 years

Hong Kong winters may vanish in 50 years: weather expert (Reuters)

Reuters - Hong Kong's winters could vanish within 50 years, with the number of cold days declining virtually to zero due to global warming and urbanization, the head of the city's weather observatory warned on Friday.

Royal fox protest

British man eats dog in royal fox protest (CORRECTION) (AFP)

AFP - In a dispatch sent on May 29, Agence France Presse wrote that Yoko Ono, the widow of ex-Beatle John Lennon, was present on a radio show where a British artist and animal rights activist ate a corgi dog in protest after a group, including Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, allegedly killed a fox earlier this year.

How did a girl find this 2.93-k diamond while hiking?

Yahoo!

Cyclone Gonu

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Cyclone Gonu Blamed for 15 Deaths

(AP/Newsvine) Semi-trucks were trapped in flooded highways here Thursday after Cyclone Gonu battered Oman's coast on its path toward the world's most important crude oil tanker route. At least 15 storm-related deaths were reported.

But as the cyclone — a rarity in the Middle East — headed from Oman to the southeastern Iranian coast, it continued to lose steam, dropping off to tropical storm strength early Thursday, according to the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

North Korea fires short-range missiles

NKorea fires short-range missiles (AP)

AP - North Korea launched short-range missiles off its western coast Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, but it was still unclear how many had been fired.

Engineer Aeta

Aeta built bridge on little funds

CASTILLEJOS, Zambales, Philippines -- In these times of sky-high construction costs, can one build a concrete bridge that is 25 feet long, three meters wide and with approaches spanning a total of 100 meters, on just P860,000?

Teen finds 2.93-carat diamond along path

Teen finds 2.93-carat diamond along path (AP)

AP - Walking along a path taken by thousands of others at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Nicole Ruhter noticed something everyone else had missed — a tea-colored, 2.93-carat diamond.

Castro healthier

Castro looks healthier in TV interview (AP)

AP - A healthier looking Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television Tuesday, speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery and future in his first lengthy appearance since he fell ill and gave up power last summer.

Cyclone Gonu

This satellite image provided by NOAA and acquired Tuesday June ...

(AP) - This satellite image provided by NOAA and acquired Tuesday June 5, 2007 shows Cyclone Gonu over the Arabian Sea, threatening the Arabian Peninsula, on the left and Iran, above left. Cyclone Gonu was expected to skirt the region's biggest oil installations but could disrupt shipping in the Straits of Hormuz, causing a spike in prices, oil analysts said. (AP Photo/NOAA)