Eva Mendes
California: Actress Eva Mendes poses as she arrives for the ‘CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute’ show at the Kodak Theatre. reuters
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Ancient Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitors
Girls clad in maids’ outfits are not traditionally associated with Buddhism, but that has not stopped monks at a centuries-old temple using Japanese pop culture to woo visitors. The Ryohoji temple, built in the late 16th century in a Tokyo suburb, erected a colourful manga-inspired sign at its entrance... 
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Brute Force
Caracas: A group of actresses perform during a presentation for the press during the Argentine show ‘Fuerza Bruta’ (Brute Force). afp
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Smiling on Facebook costs woman her insurance
Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in bikini at the beach. Nathalie Blanchard, 29, took long-term sick leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, more than...
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Scientists hail Hobbie-J as ‘cleverest rat’
Scientists say they have created the world’s cleverest rat, called Hobbie-J, by modifying a single gene in a technique they believe could also be used to boost human brainpower. Hobbie-J, named after a Chinese cartoon character, can remember objects for three times longer than other rats and is better...
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Baby girl named after car
A Dorset couple have named their new baby daughter Kia - after she had to be delivered on the back seat of a Kia people carrier. Tony Richardson and Samantha Smyth were heading to Poole Hospital in Sam’s mum’s Kia when they realised they were not going to make it. Baby Kia was born at 4:30am in the...
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