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'Fake fingerprint' Chinese woman fools Japan controls

Biometrics checks using finger prints can be fooled, one only has to have the money for skin surgery to some US$15,000 to fool immigration is a worth while price to pay. " A Chinese woman managed to...

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created by Babel-Fish | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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rskura

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Family 'ran fake £1 coin factory'

I have always thought that coin forgery was not worth while doing, but evidently not and at a guess others are making their own money. Coins are in fact easier to forge than paper money. I expect it was the weight...

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created by Babel-Fish | 3 wks ago
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BigT

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Yahoo's "Values" [UPDATED]

Yahoo has a page that covers everything, except contacting them or seeking managerial responsibility. Yet, this faceless corporate entity has the audacity to pretend to be everything they stand...

created by dysamoria | 2 years ago | updated 10 wks ago
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Babel-Fish

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Fake Dutch 'moon rock' revealed

" A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say. It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees...

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created by Babel-Fish | 17 wks ago
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New embarrassment for Berlusconi as latest 'sex tapes' are aired

" The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, faced further – and even more excruciating – embarrassment today when the weekly news magazine L'Espresso posted a recording on its website apparently made...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 22 wks ago
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kmemav8r

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Teenager wings it with a fake airline

" A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 23 wks ago
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International Space Station as Star of Bethlehem over Mexican sky

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International Space Station: Star of Bethlehem over Mexican sky

As people enjoy the view of this modern Star of Bethlem Astronaut Daniel M. Tani will be grieving for the recent loss of his mother aboard the International Space Staion more than 200 miles away."Russian...

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created by patgarcia | 2 years ago | updated 24 wks ago
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Non-bullet injuries on Ranbir's body: Post mortem reports

archita

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What did i do to die?

" "Excited Ranbir Singh, an 24yrs old MBA, dresses up for his first day of work at a new office in Dehradun with Kotak Mahindra, with best wishes and blessings from family starts his journey from meerut on his bike...

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opinion by archita | 25 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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China producing fake drugs with “made in India” tags

“Nigeria says a large consignment of fake anti-malarial generic drugs seized recently carried “Made in India” tag but was produced in China,” according to a report carried in the Indian national daily ‘The Times of India.' Indian Ambassador to...

opinion by Vincent Van Ross | 28 wks ago
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René

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Contested Berlin Bust of Nefertiti a Fake?

I find this claim somewhat oppotunistic. A Swiss art historian announces the release of a new book in which he claims that the bust of Nefertiti is actually a fake. Doesn't have that much proof in my opinion. But...

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opinion by René | 33 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago
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mudricky

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Fake letter bombs sent to Scottish political addresses

A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) has sent a fake letter bomb to a number of political addresses including the Scottish First minister, Alex Salmond. The SNLA are a group who's mains aim's...

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created by mudricky | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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flickr troublemaker virtually admits to being the cause of my second accout deletion

dysamoria

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GUTTED by flickr

What happens when a social networking community based on photography and art is run by anti-social people? They self destruct, driving away the real artists expressing themselves, and encouraging lowest common...

opinion by dysamoria | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Blast destroys Connex ticket machine

"The attack is the latest in a string of problems for rail operator Connex, which has been under commuter fire for heat and maintenance-related train delays and cancellations."Here's another reason why the State Government needs to get their farking act together, remove the...

opinion by adrock2xander | 48 wks ago
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Could I have Madeoff by Faking Authenticity?

In a year where banks showed that what once looked like solid profits was in many cases a mirage, could I have madeoff by faking authenticity. OK these two words side by side sound like strange bedfellows. I got started on the topic after reading the Outside Edge column If...

created by leconcierge | 51 wks ago
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Maireid Sullivan

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NYT publishes fake letter on Kennedy's senate bid

Awkward. " The New York Times has said a letter purporting to be from the mayor of Paris that attacked Caroline Kennedy's bid for a Senate seat was a fake. The letter, which was signed with the name of Bertrand...

created by mike_yvr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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