Brits rate kiwi English accent most attractive, prestigious outside UKOctober 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - In a new survey, the kiwi accent has been rated the most attractive and prestigious form of English outside the UK. Britons responded to an online survey rating the prestige and social attractiveness of 34 different accents of English.
New Zealand's kiwi discovered in centre of Milky WaySeptember 28th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A photographer in New Zealand has captured on camera the outline of his country's national icon, the kiwi, in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. According to a report in www.stuff.co.nz, photographer Fraser Gunn snapped the image of the 'kiwi', which is 26,000 light years away.
Kiwi couple to wed in the nude!September 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealanders Cherie Taylor and Shane Carson are set to make their marriage memorable as they prepare to exchange wedding vows in the nude. Hororata bride Taylor, 21 and her husband-to-be Carson, 25, are among five couples chosen by radio station 'The Edge' to compete in 'Nudie Nuptials' for the top prize.
Chinese couple married for 3 months sign 6-month trial separation agreement!September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese couple, who has been married for less than three months, has signed an agreement for a six-month trial separation to figure out what they wanted from their lives. The woman, surnamed Zhang, 26, a resident of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, said that she met Shi online last November and they got married in April this year, reports the China Daily.
Kiwi women are the most assertive worldwideAugust 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A new study had found Kiwi women to be the most assertive across the world. A study conducted by the national Families Commission has found that New Zealand women are among the most jealous and possessive in the world.
Levi Johnston says he may pose nude if given the "right" priceAugust 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Levi Johnston, ex-boyfriend of Sarah Palin's daughter, has said that he may pose nude if he's paid well for it. Johnston said: "It depends on the money, man," reports Us magazine.
Chinese man marries lover after 4yr-phone call relationship!August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A groom in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, left wedding guests shocked when he disclosed that he had been wooing his ladylove over the phone for the past four years.he bridegroom also showed a 70-m-phone bill to his guests at the marriage ceremony. The couple got married last Thursday and had never met each other, before the women agreed to the marriage, reports China daily.
Cashed-up New Zealand Asian pair still on the runJune 17th, 2009 WELLINGTON - The infamous cashed-up Asian-origin couple, who escaped from New Zealand, continue to prove elusive for Kiwi police. Kiwi police say "cultural differences" are challenging their efforts to find failed petrol station owner Leo Gao and his girlfriend.
Chinese nude bathing house reopens 7yrs after its closureJune 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seven years after it was shut down, a nude bathing house in China's Sichuan province has reopened. The bathing house, situated in the Yuping Mountain Scenic Spot, had to be closed following a social outcry.
Australia's Next Top Model contestant embroiled in nude photo scandalJune 7th, 2009 SYDNEY - A contestant in Australia's Next Top Model has been hit by a nude photos scandal. Lola Van Vorst has admitted to posing naked for an ex-boyfriend as news emerges that the images will be published by Famous magazine tomorrow.
Meet the couple that married 50 years after getting engagedMay 29th, 2009 LONDON - When John Searle and Maggie Crook got engaged as childhood sweethearts at the age of 18, they would've never thought that it would take them half a century to finally tie the knot. The couple have married more than 50 years after splitting up as teenagers.
Asian couple accused of Kiwi bank loan blunder have splitMay 26th, 2009 WELLINGTON - The brazen Kiwi couple who are at the centre of an embarrassing multimillion-dollar bank loan blunder appear to have parted ways in Asia, New Zealand police said Tuesday. Leo Gao, 29, and his girlfriend Kara Yang, 30, fled New Zealand three weeks ago after New Zealand dollar 10 million was accidentally deposited in Gao's Westpac bank account.
Asian couple accused of New Zealand bank fraud may now be in Hong KongMay 22nd, 2009 WELLINGTON - Police of New Zealand's Rotorua area, who are investigating a Westpac bank fraud, have said that the Asian couple involved, may have moved from China to neighbouring Hong Kong. The Dominion Post quoted Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey of Rotorua CIB as saying that the police and Westpac were investigating the "inappropriate operation" of a Rotorua business account where money had been withdrawn.
Nude Canadian couple caught having sex in back of garbage truck!April 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A young naked Canadian couple was caught having sex in the back of a garbage truck. Police officers caught them following reports of people walking suspiciously behind a business in an area of British Columbia last week.
Swiss voters ban nude hiking in AlpsApril 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Votes in the Swiss Alps have passed legislation banning naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their region. The government recommended the ban after citizens objected to seeing the nude walkers, wearing nothing more than boots.
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