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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

NEWS IN SHORT


A purring monkey, a vegetarian piranha and a flame-patterned lizard are among more than 400 new species of animals and plants that have been discovered in the past four years in the Amazon rainforest, conservationists say.

“So please let them live in peace, stop cutting the forest down!”

A breed of fish thought to be locally extinct for 12 years has been re-discovered in the Lake District. Britain's rarest freshwater fish, the vendace, which dates back to the Ice Age, was found in Bassenthwaite Lake.

“Where has it been?”

Now, research shows homosexual mating between male insects only happens because the mini beasts are in such a rush to reproduce. Scientists studying insects and spiders found 85% of males engaged in homosexual acts in a bid to find their perfect partners to reproduce...

“I won’t even ask how they know who are mails and who females?

China's pollution crisis has been highlighted once again by a thick blanket of smog which has this time settled over the northeastern city of Harbin, reducing visibility to just 10 metres in some cases.

“Sounds like hell. How awful. So what are they going to do about it?

The world is facing a “looming stroke epidemic” experts have warned after a global study revealed a huge leap in the numbers of younger people suffering from a condition previously associated with old age.

“So what’s causing this? Not moving so much, lazy people or our eating habits?

Two friends died within half-an-hour of each other after taking a drug nicknamed 'Doctor Death' at an all-night party, an inquest heard.

“This is so sad. For the parents.

Supermarket giant Tesco has apologised for using a 'motivational' poster of a man pretending to shoot himself in the head.

“How stupid and irresponsible of the store. Apparently, the shop was losing money. Well, I guess who ever decided to put this poster up, also is in charge of that particular branch. No wonder they are losing money.

And ending on a happy note.

Prince George's christening went perfectly, by all accounts, with a smiling baby and a mother who could barely contain her joy.

I wish a happy life for William, Katherine and George.

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