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July 26, 2006
Topics pollution, law, sarah, afp, secretary, heart, drivers, health, face, help, city and car
Hong Kong motorists could face fines for leaving their engines idling. A new law is being considered to help reduce the city's pollution problem. The legislation was announced as air quality monitors recorded "very high" pollution over the city for the second day in a row. That particular category carries with it an automatic health warning to patients with respiratory and heart problems.
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July 24, 2006
A day in the life of a biker is being auctioned off by the Comanchero Motorcycle Club. The Daily Telegraph reported on Monday that the club advertised the chance to spend eight hours with three or four Comancheros on their Harley Davidsons in Sydney via Internet auction site eBay.
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June 22, 2006
Topics dirty, jewelry, teeth, tools, sarah, diamond, palm, blue, mouth, gold, sun, beach, florida, office, woman and police
Police in Florida are all smiles after arresting a woman for unlawfully selling and fitting customers with gold teeth caps in a dirty back room. Customers have been coming to the Blue Diamond Jewelry shop for a month to get "grills," or jewelry for their mouth. Often, customers got more than they paid for when they developed severe infections following the unlicensed procedures.
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June 14, 2006
Topics beaches, pollution, sarah, scotland, shower, brazil, birds, french, japan, japanese, reuters, money, world and beach
Scottish authorities on Wednesday complained some of the world's trash, coming from several countries including far off Brazil and Japan is piling up on a Scottish beach. Marine ranger Sarah Money told Reuters, "Despite being so remote, St Kilda is not immune to the problems of plastic marine debris pollution. " St Kilda harbors over a million marine birds and is a world heritage site.
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June 9, 2006
Topics football, play, flags, sarah, lesbian, stage, single, london, space, game, world, car and man
"The Hackney" is the first all-lesbian women's football team in London and possibly the whole of UK. Alfie Ferguson, mentor, Hackney women's football told CNN-IBN, "Football was going through a transitional stage where an environment was needed where lesbians could play where they wouldn't get abused. We will provide the space for them to play and take their football forward. "
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