Thailand Laughing Contest Ends With Five-Minute Guffaws
A Thai fair hosted Ripley's Believe It or Not crowned Kawachart Thongchure a 54 year old housewife winner after a nine minute laughter spree. Fifteen finalists from sixty four entrants competed as spectators wondered about potential physical strain and the prize of 280 dollars went to the cheerful mother of four.
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Thailand
Ripley’s
Jerry Reed
Santa Cruz
Calif
Kawachart Thongchure
British agriculture minister reveals he is gay
Britain's agriculture minister Nicholas Brown, 48, disclosed his homosexuality after a tabloid offered to buy the story of his relationship with an ex-lover. Brown said he regretted making it public, while Prime Minister Tony Blair and Labour Party colleagues voiced support. The report notes ongoing controversy over sexuality among Cabinet members.
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Agriculture
Nicholas Brown
Brown
News of the World
Tony Blair
Labor Party
Germany recalls terror looks to future in Kristallnacht reflection
Bonn observes the 60th anniversary of Kristallnacht with debate on Germany’s Nazi past. Chancellor Schroeder, the first postwar leader without WWII memories, urges a balance between remembrance and normalcy while Berlin hosts main ceremonies and Dresden breaks ground for a new synagogue.
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Austria
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Roman Herzog
Ignatz Bubis
Dresden
AP Proto
Japan Ramps Up Cattle Cloning Amid Industry Woes
Japanese researchers and farmers push cloning to revive the cattle sector as government funds expand. Calves ES1 and ES2 test new breed ideas while lab work reaches rural centers. Government grants total about 2.2 million this year with more expected next year.
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Tsukuba
Japan
Makoto Tabata
Ministry of Agriculture
United States
Foote
Ministry
Tokyo
Bangladesh court orders death for 15 coup leaders
Dhaka district judge Kazi Golam Rasul sentenced 15 former military commanders to death for the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding prime minister. Four defendants were acquitted for insufficient evidence. The verdict triggered celebrations as Hasina vowed justice will fortify democracy.
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Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman
Rahman
Kazi Golam Rasul
Hasina
Rasul
Pakistan
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