VIENNA (Reuters) - The body of a 76-year-old woman found dead in her Vienna flat was left there for nine days because a doctor who registered the death forgot to notify a removal service, officials said on Tuesday.
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MAIDEN, N.C. — A man who bought a smoker Tuesday at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.

Maiden police said the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches above the knee.
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BEIJING - Nothing says “I love you” like a photo frame made from panda poop.

The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base has come up with a dung-for-profit scheme that turns droppings from the endangered species into odor-free souvenirs ranging from bookmarks to Olympic-themed statues of the animals, state media and base officials said Monday.
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A man charged with improperly disposing of a corpse claims he chopped up his friend’s body, stuffed the parts in a metal drum and rolled it into a river in a panic after the friend died of a drug overdose, police said.
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Chopped cardboard, softened with an industrial chemical and flavored with fatty pork and powdered seasoning, is a main ingredient in batches of steamed buns sold in one Beijing neighborhood, state television said.
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TOKYO (AP) - June 14, 2007 - People in Japan are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with “Pepsi Ice Cucumber” - a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.
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CINCINNATI — Nicole Brown is looking for an ally in her fight to lose weight.

“I want to lose weight for a lifetime and be healthy for the future,” she said.
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