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Dinosaur named after Dire Straits singer
LONDON, England -- Masiakasaurus knopfleri is a new species of dinosaur named by scientists who were listening to the music of Dire Straits at the time of the discovery.
"As a result of that we decided what better way to honor Knopfler than to name a dinosaur after him. If it weren't for his music we might not have found the animal in the first place," one of the scientists told Reuters in a telephone interview.
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Taleban warns Afghans about Titanic hair cuts
KABUL, Afghanistan -- It's taken years, but "Titanic" fever has finally swept through Afghanistan.
The movie has inspired many young men to get the same hair cut as its star, Leonardo DiCaprio. The religious police who enforce bans on western ways have reportedly arrested more than 30 people according to one barber.
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Woman confesses to killing husband with a single punch
CAIRO, Egypt -- A 43-year-old woman confessed to police that while quarrelling with her husband, she knocked him down dead with a single punch.
She initially tried to cover up the incident, pretending he had died of natural causes. Police ordered the body exhumed to investigate.
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