Archive for April, 2007

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Snoop Dogg escapes jail

Friday, April 13th, 2007

American rapper Snoop Dogg has pleaded no contest to gun and drug charges, escaping a possible prison sentence.He was arrested in October 2006 after police found a gun and cannabis in his car.Appearing in a Californian Court, Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Broadus, was given five years probation and 800 hours of community service.Last month [...]

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Kylie Minogue

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Kylie Minogue opened the first H&M shop in Shanghai.
photos © H&M

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Tarzan’s Chimpanzee Cheeta Celebrates 75th Birthday

Friday, April 13th, 2007

© Splash News
Cheeta the chimpanzee, the animal star of 12 Tarzan films, celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday. The famous animal star, who appeared in the 30s and 40s jungle blockbusters, is the world’s oldest chimpanzee. The usual lifespan is about 50.
He marked the occasion at the primate sanctuary Creative Habitats and Enrichment for Endangered and [...]

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Panda, Tortoise kid, cloned wolf, Hippopotamus, Chimpanzee, chameleon, bear, Tapira, pig, Chihuahua, Flamingoe

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

© Tibor Olah / AP Small chameleon. Budapest zoo.
© Franka Burns / AP German superstar Knut bear.
© Martin Meissner / AP Hippopotamus in the Gelsenkirchen zoo. Germany
© Laurie Skrivan / APFlamingoes transportation. St. Louis zoo.
© Tom Gilbert / AP Chimpanzee family in Tulsa zoo, Oklahoma.
© Michael Dwyer / AP Chihuahua to ride in [...]

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Crocodile takes vet’s arm off

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, April 11 (CNA) A Kaohsiung municipal zoo veterinarian had his left forearm bitten off by a crocodile Wednesday, but surgeons are operating to reattach the limb, retrieved after a policeman shot dead the crocodile, according to various sources.A Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital surgeon said the medical team is optimistic about the operation [...]

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Larry King, Shakira, Paris Hilton, Heidi Klum, Jenna Jameson, Iggy Pop, Hillary Swank, Larry Flint, Elizabeth II, Quentin Tarantino

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

© CityFiles Shakira in Lisbon on 4 April.
© Michael Caulfield Larry King celebrates 50 years on radio and television stations.
Larry King with Jane Fona, Phil McGraw, Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher, Suzanne Somers and others.© Anita Bugge Mark Wahlberg. A press conference to launch the movie “The Shooter” in Berlin on 3 April.
© Todd Williamson Paris [...]

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Animal Love

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

© http://www.flickr.com/photos/fanz/134271077/

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Suicide belt packed with explosives and shrapnel

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, Bomberpilot Jacket, suicide vest) is a vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers. Explosive belts are usually packed with ball bearings, nails, screws, bolts, and other objects that serve as shrapnel to maximize the number of casualties in the explosion.

See more how [...]

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Volcano at Reunion

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

La Reunion is a small island wedged between Madagascar and Mauritius. It is one of twenty-six regions of France and President Jacques Chirac is the head of state. The volcano is about 530,000 years old and has erupted an estimated 170 times since the mid 17th century.The red hot lava cut roads in half, damaged [...]

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The Good Friday

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

© Danilo Schiavella, Scanpix / AP Photo Pope Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of St. Peter at the Vatican.
© Danilo Schiavella, Scanpix / AP Photo Paschal Vespers at the Cathedral of St. Peter at the Vatican.
© Charles Platiau, Scanpix / Reuters Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Andre Van-trua.
© Sandro Campardo, Scanpix / EPA © Sandro Campardo, [...]

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