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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/only-in-belarus-man-bleeds-to-death-after-beaver-bite/story-fnd12peo-1226618764035 http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/04/12/1226618/766450-beaver.jpgThe spooky music from Jaws is playing while you look at this picture... and for good reason. Pic: AFP WHILE you were sleeping a Belarusian man has met a grisly fate at the hands of a large, semi-aquatic rodent. The deceased was a 60-year-old fisherman who ran into an aggressive Eurasian Beaver as he embarked on a fishing trip. The man tried to approach the beaver in order to photograph it, but according to Britain's The Telegraph, the animal attacked him, biting him …
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QUIET suburban streets are being turned into boozy battle zones as police struggle with the power of social media and the guile of party planners. View the full article
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An unknown number of culprits stole 5.5 tonnes of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread from a parked trailer in the central German town of Bad Hersfeld over the weekend, according to police. The gooey loot is worth around $20,710. A local news report said that thieves had previously stolen a truckload of Red Bull energy drinks from the same location several weeks ago. Around $40,000 worth of coffee was taken in a previous hit. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305791/Five-tonnes-Nutella-stolen-German-thieves.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Relatives of Schapelle Corby are suing an author and publisher for defamation over a book about the convicted drug smuggler's father. View the full article
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A mother could be free from jail within a year for drinking and crashing a car with three teens in the boot. View the full article
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MELBOURNE and Geelong revellers are the most drunk in the country, a study of Australia's entertainment districts has found. View the full article
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Ecstasy users should not be charged by police, former federal health minister Neal Blewett says. View the full article
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A top health administration expert wants needle-exchange programs in prisons, pharmaceutical heroin for addicts and more supervised injecting rooms. View the full article
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And yous can't play football either ya pricks!
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance society? View the full article
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Now there's word from Australia that "up to 15 workers at the Agnew gold mine in the Goldfields have been sacked and banned for life from every Barminco [company] project in the world after performing the Harlem Shake dance craze on site." The West Australian adds that "a dismissal letter shows Barminco considered the stunt a safety issue and a breach of its 'core values of safety, integrity and excellence.' "
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from http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/8331505/Police-blunder-unmasks-secret-files 21/2/2013 A police blunder in a major drugs investigation has revealed the identity of confidential informants and undercover officers and their secret intelligence-gathering techniques. A Southland Times investigation has discovered that the serious breach occurred after police handed over heavily censored electronic documents to those charged in the investigation. But, as one of the defendants quickly discovered, the blacked-out sections of the documents can easily be restored to view, revealing the highly sensitive material. lmao.
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VULNERABLE children have revealed a secret life of prostitution, hard drugs including heroin and violence while living in residential care. View the full article
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TREE branches, leaf litter and dog droppings have all been part of an escalating legal war between once-friendly next-door neighbours in a semi-rural Brisbane suburb. View the full article
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Woman faces child cruelty and bestiality charges, but court hears she's also a victim. View the full article
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