Martin Laine
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The headline is not as far-fetched as it may sound. Belief in witchcraft is pervasive in this southeast African nation - extending even to the government – resulting in witch hunts victimizing women, the elderly, and even children.
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Nestled in among all the usual Valentine’s Day promotions, Ikea stores in Perth and Adelaide, Australia, made the unusual offer of a free crib to any mother who gives birth on November 14, 2013, exactly 9 months from Valentine’s Day.
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Long before humans discovered magnetic north and invented the compass, Pacific sockeye salmon were using the Earth’s magnetic fields to guide them back to their home rivers.
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Humans have long used the stars to help find their way, and so have migrating birds – but dung beetles? Apparently so, according to new research.
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After a month in KGB custody, a Belrusian journalist and real estate agent have been freed on bail, after agreeing not to leave the country.
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A state department spokesman said last week the U.S. is “deeply concerned” about tensions between Sweden and Belarus over a free-speech teddy bear drop last month, and “stands with Sweden” in working for human rights in the former Soviet Republic.
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Belarus has now ordered all Swedish diplomats out of the country, a week after expelling the Swedish ambassador for having contact with opposition groups.
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As long as it was frozen, forbidding, and relatively valueless, disputes over the Arctic were akin to bickering over who owned the frost in the freezer.
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Ask anyone what they know about DNA, and they’re likely to tell you it’s used to catch criminals. Some might say it’s the collection of genes that makes each one of us a unique individual. Some might even mention the iconic double-helix structure of
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Belarus officials have arrested at least one other person in connection with the July 4 free-speech teddy-bear drop, still insisting it was a hoax. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the stunt called the country’s president “an armed clown."
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Like a scene from a horror movie, thousands of honey bees descended on downtown Stockholm on Friday the 13th, creating panic among people in the area. Some experts are blaming the incident on unskilled beekeepers.
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Belarus authorities took a dim view of a July 4 publicity stunt when 1,000 teddy bears with free speech slogans were air-dropped in the countryside near Minsk. A journalist who posted photos of the bears has been arrested and held for the past three days.
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Whether it’s as a patron of the Red Squirrel Trust or discussing rainforest conservation with the Pope, Britain’s Prince Charles has established himself as a high-profile supporter of conservation and environmental causes.
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Apparently the mere mention of history’s most notorious tyrants is enough to throw the United Nations’ diplomatic corps into a tizzy. A girls chorus was barred from singing a peace song after it came to the attention of concert organizers.
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Skopje, Macedonia – When the new statue “Macedonian Equestrian Revolutionary” was unveiled recently, an outcry among some residents erupted almost immediately when they noted the anonymous rider’s similarity to a controversial historical figure.
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Just when everyone thought it was gone for good, the iconic Swedish automobile brand Saab will be reincarnated as an all-electric car.
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Finnish game developer Rovio – creators of the wildly successful Angry Birds - has acquired the rights to the game “Casey’s Contraptions” with plans to launch a re-worked version under a different title this summer.
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Swedish and UK conservationists are squaring off over a plan to reintroduce an extinct species of bumblebee into England using queen bees from Sweden.
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Imagine waking up first thing in the morning, looking out your window and seeing an open coffin complete with a body, out in the street below you.
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Sweden’s furniture giant Ikea is expanding its reach still farther with a line of home electronics built into their furniture. A home entertainment system will go on sale in five countries this summer, then extended to the rest of the world next year.
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