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June 13, 2006
A tiny mouse created panic after it cut electric power to more than 40 percent of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The mouse managed to short circuit a 40-megawatt power plant south of the city.
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June 9, 2006
A man who was quarantined along with 59 other passengers who fell ill on an Australian cruise ship says he deserves a refund because he wasn't sick, just hung over. According to a report by the Associated Press, the ship "Pacific Sun" owned by P and O Cruises Australia docked in Sydney on Friday after an outbreak of gastroenteritis sickened dozens of passengers during a 10-night cruise along the Queensland state coast.
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June 1, 2006
Georgia, 24, a South Wales woman has set up websites to find dates for her mother Vicki, 54, and her sister Corrie, 27. Writing about her sisters qualities on website, she said: "I have set up this website because my sister is unlucky in love. She is a great person with a massive heart and she deserves better than who she can choose. "
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May 10, 2006
Topics girl, hospital, africa, sun, baby, plus, birth, toilet, london, head, boy, man and police
An 11-year-old girl from Africa gave birth to a baby boy at Hillingdon Hospital, in Uxbridge of Western London, The Sun reported. The girl had gone to the hospital complaining of stomach pains and went into labor as she sat on the toilet. The baby was kept at the hospital in a special care unit, and the girl was taken into the care of Hillingdon Borough Council, the report said.
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May 9, 2006
A man and his girlfriend climbed a suspension bridge near Frankfurt so they could watch the sunset, but passers-by mistook their actions for a double suicide attempt, police said Monday. A driver called the police after he saw the couple sitting on top of the bridge, and squad cares, fire engines and a police speedboat with divers hurried to the scene.
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