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Man Jailed For Eating Rare Tiger
A man has been convicted of catching, killing and eating what may have been the last wild Indochinese tiger in China. Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla in the southwestern Yunnan Province, got a 12-year sentence and was fined a total of 580,000 including compensation to the state for economic losses. He had denied the charges.
Tokyo Exhibition Welcomes Next Gen Robots
Robotic receptionist, actroids and pin-pong players were the talk of the day when companies got together at the International Robot Exhibition recently. Held at the Tokyo Big Sight towards the end of November, this 3 day event saw a number of weird and wonderful robots on display at various stalls. Saya This humanoid-shaped robot was developed by the Kobayashi Laboratory at Tokyo University of Science.
Husband Beat 3 Times a Week by Kung Fu Wife
Marriage is a difficult union oftentimes marked by verbal fights and make-up sex. For a Chinese photographer known as Mr.
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