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Tesla's electric sports car aiming at Europe market
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Earth-friendly thrill-seekers in Europe can get into the driver's seat of their own Tesla Roadster, provided they have a trunkful of cash to buy an electric sports car that zips from zero to 100 kph (60 mph) in less than four seconds.
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Small trader with big heart works to help children
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Yoo Yang-Seon has made it her life's work to give today's children the education and opportunities she was denied by her father who had a very different idea about a woman's education.
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China trains guides as tourists flock to mountains
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 As mountain climbing booms in China, the first group of guides trained by an expert Frenchman will soon graduate -- part of a government drive to boost safety standards.
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Raul Castro's daughter spearheads anti-homophobia drive
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 President Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, is organizing Cuba's second anti-homophobia festival this week to boost public awareness of the country's long-marginalized gay community, this time with the approval of her dad's government.
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French minister wants exit breathalyser tests in cafes, bars
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Breathalyser tests for people leaving bars and cafes across France could be mandatory from this summer under a plan to be put Monday before President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said Sunday.
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Nude Vienna photo-shoot falls just short of Euro 2008 target
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Over 1,800 men and women posed nude for US photographer Spencer Tunick Sunday in Vienna's Ernst Happel stadium, less than a month before it hosts the European football championship final.
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Zimbabwe teachers on frontline of violence
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 With a trembling voice and seeking frequent reassurances her identity will be kept secret, the female Zimbabwean teacher recalls the moment she realised that her name was on a wanted list.
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Move to ban 'deviant' sect puts Indonesian tolerance in question
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 A push by hardline Islamists for Indonesia to ban a "deviant" Muslim sect has ignited a battle for the soul of the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
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Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors.
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Road is less traveled in US as gas prices skyrocket
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (EST)
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 Americans are driving less for the first time in nearly 30 years as they face up to skyrocketing fuel prices, putting a dent in lifestyles in a country where the car has long reigned as king.
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