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A mock-up of a similar number plate prepared for use in Florida
US judge bans Christian car plate
A US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a licence plate with a Christian image and slogan.

Rick Astley Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone
A self-propagating program that infects the Apple iPhone is discovered spreading amongst handsets in Australia.

Sarkozy in front of the Berlin wall (Facebook) Sarkozy posts Berlin Wall photo
French President Nicolas Sarkozy posts a Facebook picture of himself at the Berlin Wall, saying he chipped away at it with a pickaxe.

Speedometer, BBC 'Road trains' get ready to roll
A sensor system that joins vehicles in 'platoons' so they travel close together is being researched with European cash.

Back ache Monday 'most common for sickness'
More than a third of sick leave is taken on Mondays, and January is the most common month for absenteeism, research suggests.

'Bumper year' for UK water voles
Water voles - one of the UK's fastest declining mammals - enjoyed a "bumper year" in 2009, a study says.

Hoaxer impersonates Brazil leader
A hoaxer pretending to be Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was interviewed by some Portuguese-language radio stations before being found out.

Woman passes 950th driving test
A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt.

China to auction Olympics condoms
Some 5,000 of the condoms distributed to Olympics athletes at the Beijing Games are to be auctioned off.

Three bald bears perplex experts
Bears in an eastern German zoo have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.

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America on the Waldseemuller map 1507 gag
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