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North Korea Airs First Beer Commercial
North Korea has aired its first TV commercial of a locally-brewed beer and the advert was monitored in Seoul, South Korea on Friday.

Contest Offers $1 Million In Prizes To Fastest Keyboard Typists
A company that supplies color-coded keyboards has launched a nationwide speed typing contest offering $1 million worth of prizes to the fastest typists in the U.S.

PETA Wants Rights To Michael Jackson Song To Help Save Lab Rats
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently announced that they are seeking the rights to Michael Jackson's 1972 hit song "Ben" about a boy and his pet rat. They would like to use the song to raise attention on the plight of rats used in laboratory experiments.

World's Biggest Communications Satellite Launched From French Guiana
An Ariane 5 rocket Wednesday afternoon put into orbit a commercial telecommunications satellite touted as being the world's biggest.

Microsoft's Bing Gains On Google, But MJ's Death Reveals Its Weaknesses
Microsoft's 'Bing' search engine continues to gain market share against the worldwide industry leader, Google. However, the recent death of pop superstar Michael Jackson has made some Bing users wary of leaving Google for good.

Johnny Depp Can't Bear To Look At Himself In The Mirror
Johnny Depp can't look at himself in the mirror. The "Public Enemies" star - widely considered to be one of Hollywood's hottest men - avoids examining his appearance and even hates seeing his movies.

Ryan Reynolds Wore Cellophane Underwear In His Latest Film "The Proposal"
Ryan Reynolds wore cellophane underwear in his latest movie. The 32-year-old actor - who plays PA Andrew Paxton in "The Proposal," about an assistant whose boss forces him to marry her to ensure she isn't deported - had no problem donning the transparent garment as he thinks he looked good in it.

Amy Winehouse Banned From Swimming In St. Lucia For Fears She Will Drown Drunk
Amy Winehouse has been banned from swimming amid fears she will drown. The troubled singer's excessive drinking has caused concern for those close to her and now worried staff at the St Lucia resort where she is staying have warned her to stay away from the pool.

Sarah Jessica Parker Disapproves Of Her "Sex And The City" Character's Behavior
Sarah Jessica Parker disapproves of her "Sex and the City" character. The actress didn't agree with the raunchy antics her alter-ego and her friends got up to.

Britain To Take Over Government Of Turks And Caicos To Replace 'Corrupt' Officials
Britain plans to take over the government of its autonomous overseas territory of Turks & Caicos in October to replace the allegedly corrupt leaders and politicians of the Caribbean islands.



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