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Report: Sprinter Pistorius had ‘freak’ gun accident in restaurant
Oscar Pistorius nearly shot a friend at an upmarket restaurant recently when the pistol he was looking at accidentally went off, local media reported on Monday. The incident occurred less than a month before the star athlete was charged with murder after his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead…
Bloodied cricket bat ‘found’ at Pistorius home
South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, following the Valentine’s Day killing of his model girlfriend. The star Olympian and Paralympian athlete was charged on Friday with the murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp who was shot…
New York City marks 5 years of handing out free condoms
New York City this week marked the fifth anniversary of a groundbreaking free condom program that has distributed tens of millions free rubbers, under the racy slogan “NYC Condoms — Get Some!” NYC brand Condoms, launched on Valentine’s Day 2007 by the city’s health department, were the first to be…
Colbert: Hope you sacrificed a goat for Valentine’s Day
On Thursday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert enthused about the pleasures of a traditional Lupercalia — the holiday upon which St. Valentine’s Day was originally based — including drinking skins of wine, sacrificing goats and whipping women to make them more fertile. Colbert began the show…
Filipino company specializes in sending online Valentine’s Day messages to loved ones abroad
Romantic Filipinos abroad have found a way to bridge the gap with loved ones at home on Valentine’s Day — via an online serenade service. Jane Soco, managing director of Harana.ph, said Thursday the company’s professional singers would lift the spirits of those left behind as their partners toil in…
Conservative Indonesian Muslims say Valentine’s Day promotes teen ‘sex parties’
Islamic conservatives in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-populated nation, voiced opposition to Thursday’s Valentine’s Day celebrations, saying they promote teen “sex parties” and premarital sex. After the deputy mayor in the conservative city of Depok on Jakarta’s outskirts urged parents to stop their children from celebrating, local religious leaders voiced…
India leads day of ‘One Billion Rising’ for women
Indians were at the forefront of global protests on Thursday in the One Billion Rising campaign for women’s rights, galvanised by the recent fatal gang rape that shocked the country. Flashmobs, marches, singing and dances were planned in about 200 countries as part of the campaign’s day of action, timed…
Unsold Valentine’s Day gifts rot in war-torn Damascus
Red roses, tulips, heart-shaped toys and teddy bears cram the stands of Rawda Flowers in an upscale district of Damascus, but with war raging few people have indulged in gifts for Valentine’s Day. “My business is almost dead. Most of my old clients, who once came to buy bouquets for…
Japanese women shower men with V-Day chocolate, while men give nothing in return
Japanese women packed out stores on Wednesday to buy Valentine’s Day chocolates for all the men in their lives — partners, friends and bosses — while the men sat back with nothing expected in return. The traffic in Japan is all one-way on February 14, with men free to sit…
Link farm, traveling
I’m traveling around Kansas for 3 days, doing various speaking gigs; if you’re in Kansas and can come to one of them, here’s the schedule. As you can imagine, blogging will be light. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t content for you to read/listen to. Podcasts: Reality Cast this week…
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