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Leave calling the league to animal instinct

In 2008, Paul the Octopus was hatched from an egg at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, England, before being moved to a tank at Oberhausen, in Germany.

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Don’t be chicken about €2,275 prosthetic leg op

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McKnight: Bieber misbehaving 'to drum up interest'

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Lads, it's just a phone

world

Germany introduces eight fortune-telling octopuses

world

Paul the octopus to be honoured in Germany

World Cup oracle Paul the Octopus dies

Paul the octopus, which won unlikely worldwide fame correctly predicting a host of World Cup matches, has died, his owners said today.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2010

Germany’s octopus oracle Paul predicts Spanish World Cup glory

EYES around the world were on Germany’s octopus oracle Paul yesterday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.

Sat, 10 Jul, 2010

Spain to win World Cup, says Paul the octopus

Octopus oracle Paul today predicted Spain will beat Holland to win the World Cup.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2010

Germans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus

SOME Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their soccer team’s World Cup matches – including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2010

Octopus oracle gets set for final prediction

It's a big day tomorrow for Paul the Octopus.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2010

Octopus predicts German win over England

An octopus “oracle” – born in England, but raised in Germany – has predicted a German win over England in Sunday’s World Cup game, it was revealed today.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2010

Rihanna back on stage after injured-rib interruption

Rihanna is recovering from an injured rib.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2010

Houston pulls plug on Berlin gig

Pop superstar Whitney Houston has axed her July 2 outdoor concert in Berlin, blaming the bad weather for her decision.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

HMV to pull out of Germany

HMV is pulling the plug on its German business after disappointing sales at its three pilot stores.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2003