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Lifelike dolls repel and attract

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Their chests rise and fall and youcan hear a tiny heartbeat, but these babies for sale over theInternet are not alive.
07 17 2008 2:15PM (...more)

Roll up! Roll up! for London's used newspaper house

LONDON (Reuters) - Karen Janody was so annoyed by themounds of free newspapers blowing around the streets of Londonshe decided to build a house with them to illustrate the degreeof waste.
03 1 2008 4:59AM (...more)

Sister act: athlete and nun team up for charity

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Endurance runner Lisa Smith Batchen likes going to extremes . She has run through Death Valley nine times and raced 150 miles (241 kilometres)
04 27 2010 9:36AM (...more)

Microbes galore in seas

OSLO (Reuters) – The ocean depths are home to myriad species of microbes, mostly hard to see but including spaghetti-like bacteria that form whitish mats the size of Greece on the floor of the Pacific, scientists said on Sunday.
04 27 2010 9:36AM (...more)

Man rams car into parked plane in Nigeria

CALABAR, Nigeria (Reuters) – A man who claimed to have been sent by Jesus to punish sinners rammed his car into a parked plane at an airport in southeastern Nigeria , an aviation spokesman said Thursday. No one was hurt in the incident Wednesday and the spokesman said 04 26 2010 7:46PM (...more)

Chocolate may be good medicine for liver patients

LONDON (Reuters) – Cocoa-rich dark chocolate could be prescribed for people with liver cirrhosis in future, following the latest research to show potential health benefits of chocolate. Spanish researchers said Thursday
04 24 2010 12:18AM (...more)

Was LSD an influence on Doctor Who?

LONDON (Reuters) – The regenerations of Time Lord Doctor Who were modelled on the "horrifying" side effects of drug-induced trips, according to archived documents published by the BBC. Doctor Who,
04 23 2010 4:04AM (...more)

Lewd tale of cross-dressing gods at Geneva opera

GENEVA (Reuters) – A new production in Geneva of one of the earliest operas, La Calisto , camps up the lewd tale of cross-dressing gods while remaining faithful to the authentic sound of early
04 23 2010 12:31AM (...more)

Hauntingly English superhero Candleman is born

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Up until now Britain has lacked it's own credible superhero and those looking for feats of supernatural prowess tended to turn to the United States, but Candleman may be about to change that. Theo
04 22 2010 8:24PM (...more)

Soccer grannies train for glory as World Cup approaches

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – As the World Cup approaches, South Africa's soccer grannies are working to fulfil their own dream -- competing for glory in America. The 35 women, aged from 50 to 84, play for a team called Vakhegula Vakhegula or Grannies, Grannies in the Xitsonga
04 22 2010 4:53PM (...more)