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HSBC swings to victory at Hong Kong's hedge fund fight night

HONG KONG - Adam Gazal trained for six months to stand in the ring for six minutes of live boxing. He remembers the noise, and not much else, and said he'd like to try it again, though he realizes that the time in the gym took time away from home.

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Brazil car washer turns up alive at own wake

BRASILIA - A 41-year-old car washer from north-eastern Brazil shocked his family by turning up at his own wake after his family mistakenly identified a murdered local man at the morgue as him, local media reported on Tuesday.

24 Oct 2012

North Korea's Air Koryo opens online booking

SEOUL - The world's only one star airline, North Korea's Air Koryo, has finally joined the Internet age with an online booking service, offering flights to and from the isolated state to Beijing and Shenyang in China as well as Vladivostok in Russia.

24 Oct 2012

Did French prime minister accidentally reveal big Airbus order?

TOULOUSE, France - Airbus parent EADS , whose merger talks with BAE Systems leaked to the press in the summer, may find more of its business subject to accidental early disclosure - this time by the French prime minister.

Business, Aerospace & Defence 23 Oct 2012

Brothel, funeral home bail out Greek football clubs

ATHENS - A brothel and a funeral home have become the newest benefactors of two cash-strapped Greek football clubs struggling to survive the country's economic crisis.

23 Oct 2012

N.Y. court finds pole dancing revenue can be taxed

ALBANY, New York - Pole dancers might be athletic and artistic but their performances don't qualify for tax-exempt status under New York law, a state court ruled on Tuesday.

23 Oct 2012

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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