News for 03 August 2010

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03 August 2010 [14:25]

Two-legged lamb born in China

Tender-hearted sheep farmer Cui Jinxiu has saved this extraordinary lamb from the chop after he was born with just two legs.
03 August 2010 [12:31]

NASA: "solar tsunami" to hit Earth

The earth could be hit by a wave of violent space weather as early as Tuesday after a massive explosion on the sun, scientists have warned.
03 August 2010 [10:36]

Taiwanese woman sets a world record for killings in 1 month

A Taiwanese woman has set a world record for mosquito catchers, winning a £1,900 cash prize for killing 4 million of the insects in a month.
03 August 2010 [10:17]

Paul the Octopus "to record Elvis tribute album"

World Cup phenomenon Paul the Octopus is set for a new career – as an Elvis impersonator.

Politics

Business

03 August 2010 [14:55]

Prices not increased on secondary housing market in Baku's districts

The volume of deals on the secondary housing market in Baku in June slightly reduced by 0.3 percent in May, the Public Organization "Property market participants" said.
03 August 2010 [12:03]

Bulgaria keen to launch building Nabucco gas pipeline section

Nabucco gas pipeline project is worth ˆ7.9 billion. Construction of gas pipeline is planned to be launched in 2011, the first supplies - in 2014. Maximal capacity of the pipeline will hit 31 billion cubic meters per year.

Society

03 August 2010 [17:28]

Baku to help Russia fight wildfires

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