Archive for September 1st, 2010
Slow crawl towards the final result
IT’S 11 days since the election, so it’s fair to ask: “Are we nearly there yet?” The answer is yes and no. The Australian Electoral Commission considers only one seat still “close” – Corangamite in Victoria. Labor’s Darren Cheeseman has a lead of more than 700 votes with fewer than 6000 to count, prompting him [...]
Man ‘too fat’ to re-enter his country
A BRITISH man refused entry into the UK because he put on 31.8 kilograms (70 pounds) was considering taking legal action against border officials. Border control authorities barred Derrick Agyeman, 37, from returning to the UK after he spent a weekend with friends in Amsterdam. They said he was not the same person as in [...]
US doctor dies while stuck in chimney
A DOCTOR involved in an “on-again, off-again” relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend’s home by sliding down the chimney, police said on Tuesday. Her decomposing body was found there three days later. Dr Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, first tried to get into the house with a shovel, then climbed a ladder to [...]
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