In perhaps the most frightening display of caribou collapse to date, 323 unsuspecting reindeer were fatally struck by lightning on the mountain plateau of Hardangervidda in Oslo, Norway, last month. Norwegian officials surmised a freak storm … [Read more...]
Starbucks – The Expresso Fights Back
A big barristic brouhaha is brewing in Italy, Europe’s spiritual home of coffee. The American company Starbucks is set to go boldly where no US based coffee chain has gone before. Next year they intend to open stores in Italy. Starbucks … [Read more...]
Family Court Sheep Fiasco
In what may be the first case of its kind, a separated couple have asked the Family Court in Australia to help divide their flock - of sheep. Members of the Bar Association had sheepish looks about them when asked to comment on the case. The … [Read more...]
France Discharges Rotten Egg Smell onto England
Ever since William the Conqueror became king of England in 1066, France and England have had a rather pungent loathing of each other. However, while often diluted, such malodour has exploded into putrid abhorrence after a major French gas leak … [Read more...]
Scottish Dialect Vanishes On Black Isle
Life blooms and withers, making way for breath anew. And so it is in a far northern Scottish town on the tip of the country's Black Isle, where a Scottish dialect once full of vigor has waned and vanished. In the fishing village of Cromarty, 280 … [Read more...]
Man Mauled by Tiger After Monorail Cage Jump
Gliding over 16 hectares of wildlife at the Bronx Zoo, the aptly named Wild Asia Monorail was the scene of maniacal enthusiasm last Friday. As one passenger leapt over a five metre fence into a tiger den, only to be mauled by tiger resident … [Read more...]
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