Loveless and lonely but not loan-less: divorce loan

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japan-divorce-loan.jpg Sued by your ex? Divorced and need a loan? There is a banking service for everything at the right interest rate. If couples who want to get married find themselves in a financial quandary, they can get a loan to help them to line their marital nest. But what happens if the couple falls out after a few years and wants to end their marriage? Well, in Japan, they can get a financial loan to settle their debts. Aptly named “Re’, meaning a loan to help the divorcee restart a new life, it covers the cost of compensation and legal payouts at a lower interest rate than credit cards. The service is available because there is a market need in light of the growing divorce rates in many countries. There were two divorce cases for every 1000 people in 2006 in Japan.

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First Sex Fair in Sultry Africa

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A sex fair in puritan Africa? The country with one of the highest AIDS statistics in the world is finally awakening to its sexuality? South Africans rush to view and learn about sex toys, pole dancing and pornographic video in the first ever sex fair held in this country. Lacy lingerie, kinky handcuffs, fragrant condoms, and striptease bars, which were not so prominent in the past make their way into the South Africans culture. At the same time, the people are exposed to knowledge about sexual diseases, HIV, prostitutes, and sexual abuse.
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Watched the judicial fixing scandal video to know how the Malaysia judiciary system works?

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dsc07230bw5.jpg The Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim exposed a video showing a senior lawyer VK Lingam talking to the Malaysia Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairus Abdul Halim and the content of the conversation involved a conspiracy to influence the appointment of senior judges and pervert the cause of justice. The video was exposed by the most controversial and charismatic figure in Malaysian politics, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in a press conference. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim commented that this video managed to prove that his appeals against his sodomy and abuse of power convictions were tainted and that he was denied a proper and fair trial.

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Man also cleaned his teeth in 63,400 years ago

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teeth.jpg Dentals might find this interesting! Two molar teeth were unearthed in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid recently. What is so special about the two teeth? Guess what, the two molar teeth have about 63,400 years old and these two teeth show that Neanderthal predecessors of human may have cleaned their teeth thousands years ago!

The Paleontology Professor Juan Luis Asuargo revealed to reporters that these two teeth have “grooves formed by the passage of a pointed object, which confirms the use of a small stick for cleaning the mouth”.

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Googling for Steve Fossett

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world_steve_fossett_210.jpg British billionaire Richard Branson is raising the alarm to search for his friend, missing adventurer, Steve Fossett. In obvious concern, Branson claimed that Fossett had disappeared over the vast Nevada desert in a small plane but had not activated his emergency tracking beacon. Branson is worried that Fossett could be injured. Boss of the Virgin Empire and one of the richest men in the world, Branson goes all out to track down his missing friend. He is utilizing technology to track down his friend via the satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google. Branson, who has attempted numerous dangerous stints himself understand the loneliness and fear of being alone in no man’s land when you’re injured.

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Sizzling Thaksin-Lydia Affair

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lydia.jpg He has already fallen out of power and is in exile. He was ousted as Prime Minister of his country by the military, a coup supported by the king and the people. Can a sexual scandal hurt his reputation and credibility any further? Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire politician of Thailand is rumored to have had a sexual relationship and encounters with sexy and popular Thai singer Saranrat Wisutthithada, better known as Lydia. But the sultry and hot singer has denied such claims.

She admitted that she knew Thaksin and called him ‘dad’ because of his moral support.

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Needles in Body

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The saying ‘looking for a needle in a haystack’ acquires new meaning when a woman in China was discovered with 26 needles embedded in her body. The needles were believed to have been inserted by her grandmother and grandfather who were upset that she was not a boy. In the country with the biggest population in the world, Chinese couples were only allowed one child each. Perhaps the grandparents hoped the girl would die from the insertion of foreign objects into her body but she survived to give birth to her own child. The grandparents are now dead.

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