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    Islandwide raids to nab illegal migrants

    The Investigation Unit of the Immigration and Emigration Department has launched islanwide raids to apprehend foreigners who had overstayed their visa. Accordingly, the Unit has arrested 17 foreigners during last week whose visas had lapsed. These arrests include five South Asians who had been...
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    Swarnavahini online

    some of u already may know this, but one of my pals gave me a site to watch swarnavahini online. Shud be great for those who are livin abroad. http://www.nilwalasat.com/
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    The Royal Fart :D

    It would seem that someone within the ranks passed wind whilst on the balcony - much to the amusement of all. Notice HM the Queen's face in the first two photos, then look at her final expression in picture three. How guilty does HRH the Duke of Edinburgh look?
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    New parking system for Colombo

    A new parking arrangement will come into effect for the vehicles parked in several streets in Colombo from today to reduce the difficulties caused in an emergency situation and to increase the security of the city. SSP Police Motor Traffic Department Y.G.R.M. Lafir said Sunday that the empty...
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    Rowling hints Harry Potter might die

    Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last installment of her boy wizard series, and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either. "I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books,"...
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    Eating for 56? Heavily pregnant shark surprises scientists

    The likely world-record hammerhead shark caught in May weighed 1,280 pounds because it was pregnant with 55 pups -- the most scientists have ever seen. Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory, where the shark was taken for a necropsy, said Thursday that 52 were nearly full-term and just a few days...
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    Microsoft's Office 2007 hits snag

    Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it would delay the release of its Office business software suite, citing "product performance" issues. In a statement released by the company's Waggener Edstrom public relations firm, Microsoft said it would now release the product to big business customers by the...
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    Did mammoths tell blond jokes?

    Wow! Talk about a blond bombshell. This illustration shows the hair color of two mammoths based on hair recovered from frozen mammoths. It turns out mammoths may have come in various hair colors, perhaps even red and blond, new research indicates. Researchers led by Holger Roempler of the...
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    Three-armed boy 'recovering well'

    Jie-jie, the three month old Chinese baby boy who had a third arm amputated last month, has returned home and should make a full recovery, the child's doctor has told the. Jie-jie is now at home with his parents Dr Chen Bochang said he believed the operation was necessary, even though both...
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    Briton becomes new mother at 62

    A 62-year-old child psychiatrist has become the oldest woman in Britain to have a baby. Patricia Rashbrook and her husband John Farrant, 60, of Lewes, East Sussex, described the 6lb 10oz baby, who has been nicknamed JJ, as "beautiful". Critics said it was selfish to have a baby at their...
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    'IPod rival' speculation dampened

    Microsoft has said reports that the company is planning an MP3 player to rival the iPod are based on "speculation and rumours". The software giant and games console firm said it did not "have anything to announce at this time". Unnamed music industry executives have told the New York Times...
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    Lankan scientist wins prestigious awards

    Dr. Dilantha Fernando, Professor of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, domiciled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is the recipient of the 2006 University of Manitoba Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. This award is given to one academic member of the whole university (from 1200 academic...
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    Loren poses for Pirelli calendar

    Italian actress Sophia Loren, 71, has become the oldest woman to pose for the celebrated Pirelli calendar. Sophia Loren is the oldest woman to appear in the calendar The Oscar-winning star is one of five actresses to appear on the calendar's 33rd edition, due out in November. Naomi Watts...
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    Pepsi fined over condom in bottle

    Soft drinks manufacturer Pepsi has been ordered to pay 20,000 rupees ($445) in damages to a man from Delhi who found a condom in a sealed bottle. The company, which was also ordered to pay 100,000 rupees ($2,225) to the Consumer Legal Aid Fund, said it planned to challenge the order. The...
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    Coca-Cola trade secrets 'stolen'

    US prosecutors have charged three people with stealing secrets from soft drinks company Coca-Cola and trying to sell them to its main rival PepsiCo. According to the claims, administration worker Joya Williams went through files and stuffed a new Coca-Cola product and documents into her...
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    Bikini celebrates its 60th Birthday :)

    It may be itsy bitsy, but there is no doubt the bikini has had a huge impact on popular culture, changing the world of fashion like few other garments. Ursula Andress said the secret of her success was the Dr No bikini. Photo: Corbis - The Bikini Book (Assouline) The bikini as we know it...
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    Daniel Craig, The next 007

    Watch the trailer http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/casinoroyale/site/ Actor Daniel Craig has been confirmed as the new James Bond. The English star of gangster film Layer Cake, who arrived at a press conference in London by speedboat, will play a tougher, grittier and darker 007. "It's...
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    Cheaper fuel for three wheelers

    New motor gasoline RON 87 was distributed to 25 three wheeler drivers for a test run by Railways, Transport, Petroleum, and Petroleum Resource Development Minister, A.H.M Fowzie at the Ministry premises yesterday. Addressing the media gathering Minister pointed out that the three wheeler...
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    Superman flies to top of US chart

    Superman Returns has flown to the top of the US and Canada box office chart after taking an estimated $52m (£28m) in three days over its opening weekend. Warner Bros said the film had also achieved the most successful five-day opening in the studio's history. It has taken $84m (£45m) since...
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    The timelime of AIDS

    The red Aids ribbon, introduced in 1991, is now universally recognised On 5 June 1981, the first case study detailing an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases among gay men alerted the world to Aids. Here are some of the key dates in the history of the illness since then. 1982 - Aids, Acquired...

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