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Thursday August 28th 2008
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Hot seats could fry away fatherhood

MEN who enjoy heated car seats should beware, for they may also be frying away their chances of fatherhood, research finds. AFP

Old woman heads down baggage chute

AN elderly woman misunderstood instructions while checking in at Sweden's main airport and was whisked down a baggage chute after she placed herself instead of her luggage on the belt. AFP

Robbers in a hurry steal cakes, not cash

TWO armed gunmen will be just laughing (not) when they realise they risked their lives for a bag of cakes, not half a million dollars. AFP

No, really, it's Hari Puttar, not Harry Potter

THE Hollywood studio behind the hit Harry Potter movies is suing the makers of a Bollywood children's film Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors. AAP

Stripping bag-snatcher finally nabbed

POLICE in Japan have caught a serial handbag snatcher dubbed "the chameleon" after eluding arrest for years by stripping off as he fled. AFP

Grease is the word

Fuelled only by used cooking fat, eight teams completed a 2500-mile car rally from London to Athens on Wednesday in a bid to promote awareness of cheap and environmentally-friendly bio-fuels. Reuters

UFO hunters head Down Under for evidence

AMERICAN documentary makers are set to descend on the Northern Territory to investigate a spate of UFO sightings. Northern Territory News

Stray dog saves abandoned newborn

A NEWBORN baby abandoned by her 14-yaer-old mother has been found safe with a stray dog and her brood of puppies near the city of La Plata in Argentina. NEWS.com.au

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