Issue: May 22, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, May 23, 2013   



Walk on the lighter side of life
Many among us have grown up knowing characters like Old Master Q and Cowboy through the comics.

Mongolia has bone to pick over dino sale
Even in these times of economic uncertainty, people in high places are fighting over scraps and bones.

An idea that's right in your face
Here's an app likely to make people duck out of pictures when a bright-eyed somebody turns a phone's camera on a group at a social event.

Life's a bitch when bankers feel the pinch
Fat-cat investment bankers in London are getting a taste of the real world - just like the average working stiff.

Chen has his day in the sun
Blind mainland activist Chen Guangcheng finally got to do what he has always wanted to do - enjoy his freedom and play with his family in a park, right.

Cheers and a consolation hug
The score is now 1-1 for Angela Merkel and David Cameron - on the football field at least.

'Herstoric' win for sex-change beauty
Transgender Jenna Talackova got her wish and went to the ball, but her fairy- tale run didn't quite end like her Cinderella dream.

HSBC cash machine pays out double
Hundreds of people cashed in after an HSBC ATM machine began paying out double - and the bank said they can keep the unexpected windfall.

Early birds in flap over ring of fire
A rare annular solar eclipse will be seen this morning from parts of Hong Kong - but you'll have to get up early.



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