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Fungus hits Afghan opium poppiesA serious disease is affecting opium poppies in Afghanistan, Antonio Maria Costa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said.
Navy Get Cuts for Birthday PresentAs celebrations continue for its 100th anniversary, Canada's navy has announced what defence analysts say is a major reduction in the number of ships available for service.

Lead singer of Newfoundland folk-pop group soaks up the atmosphere in Cannes thanks to his pal Russell Crowe
Boy who survived Libyan plane crash united with relatives
Hopeful family members rushed to a Libyan hospital Thursday to reunite with the Dutch boy who was the only survivor of a plane crash that killed 103 people and doctors said the 9-year-old was out of danger after surgery on his shattered legs.

i know this story has already been post in French, so now here it is in English

C'est la folie ce soir � Montr�al apr�s l'�poustouflante victoire du Canadien. Les amateurs en liesse font la f�te au centre-ville, o� quelques m�faits ont �t� commis.
� 23h, la police avait arr�t� six personnes, dont une pour vol qualifi�. Les autres
60% of B.C. RCMP staff considered quittingAn RCMP staff survey suggests nearly 60 per cent of officers and staff in B.C. considered quitting the force last year because of frustrations in the workplace, lack of recognition, and unrealistic expectations
High school students flunk O CanadaWhen it comes to Canada's national anthem, only 67 per cent of Canadian high school students know the words � and even fewer can hum along, suggests a survey done by the University of Victoria.
Russia: Freed Pirates Probably Dead
A group of Somali pirates seized by Russian forces and then freed never made it to land and are probably dead, according to Russian authorities. The pirates, captured after the Russian navy freed a hijacked oil tanker last week, were released hundreds of

Some eight years after world leaders pledged to reverse an alarming decline in biodiversity by 2010, the losses keep mounting across the globe, according to a new United Nations report.

The fired Ontario SPCA employee at the centre of an ugly euthanasia debate says she followed ringworm treatment instructions to the letter, yet has been made the �scapegoat� in the deaths of hundreds of animals.
7 children hacked to death in China
Seven children have been hacked to death in an attack at a kindergarten in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency has reported, citing local officials.
Newton's apple tree bound for gravity-free orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. � Sir Isaac Newton's famous apple tree is about to leave gravity behind. Flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis next week will be a 4-inch (10-centimetre) sliver of the tree from which an apple fell nearly 350 years ago and inspired New
14th-century aqueduct found in Jerusalem
Archeologists said Tuesday they have uncovered a 14th-century aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem for almost 600 years along a route dating back to the time of Jesus -- but unlike most such finds, this time the experts knew exactly where to look.

VANCOUVER -- If General Motors Place served as the neutral venue for the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Chicago officials could start planning for a Stanley Cup parade down Michigan Avenue right now. It doesn't, but the Blackhawks will happily leave Va
Muhammad cartoonist 'head-butted' during lecture
A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted Tuesday as furious protesters interrupted his university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom.
Gordon Brown resigns as UK prime minister
Labour's Gordon Brown has resigned as UK prime minister after three years. Mr Brown officially tendered his resignation to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, with Conservative leader David Cameron set to succeed him.
Russian mine death toll rises to 52
The death toll from a Siberian coal mine disaster at the weekend rose to 52 on Tuesday and dozens of workers were still missing in a maze of tunnels threatened by flooding, emergency officials said.
Copy Machines, a Security Risk?
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the good, old-fashioned copy machine. But, as Armen Keteyian reports, advanced technology has opened a dangerous hole in data security.
US Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950
Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman's presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found.
Karachi airport stops man with circuits in shoes
(CNN) -- A man who was arrested at an airport in Pakistan with shoes that contained batteries, a circuit board and an on/off switch said Monday that he did not know the materials were in his shoes.
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