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Quirky World: Toilet humour? Anti-pee wall paint sprays back

USA: San Francisco has painted nine walls with a repellent material that makes pee spray back off them in a bid to tackle public urination.

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Man looking at phone misses humpback whale swimming right by him

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Man looking at phone misses humpback whale swimming right by him

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Gulf well yet to be plugged for good

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Gulf of Mexico oil well 'not yet plugged'

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BP engineers begin final push to plug Gulf well

Oil giant bids to plug gulf well

BP engineers today hope to begin a plan to permanently halt oil gushing from a blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2010

New cap placed on leaking oil well

BP robots have attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak, raising hopes that the flow of crude polluting the water can be stopped for the first time in nearly three months.

Tue, 13 Jul, 2010

US launches criminal probe into BP oil disaster

US FEDERAL authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the BP oil spill disaster.

Wed, 02 Jun, 2010

California dodges major damage in 6.5 quake

Residents in Northern California began cleaning up after the area dodged a catastrophe, escaping a 6.5-magnitude earthquake with little more than bumps, cuts and broken glass.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2010

Six-touchdowns Favre has Jets flying high again

BRETT FAVRE has returned to his record-setting ways with the New York Jets as Washington rocked old rivals Dallas in the NFL.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2008