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Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay'
An Australian school was under fire Thursday after erasing the word "gay" from iconic song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" to stop children tittering.

SAS says to host first mile-high gay wedding
Scandinavian airline SAS said Wednesday it plans to host the first-ever in-flight gay wedding in December, and is searching for a suitable couple to walk down the airplane aisle.

Retiree gives out euro coins to celebrate retirement
A German man celebrated his first day of retirement by handing out one-euro coins to passers-by in the quiet town of Aschaffenburg, near Frankfurt, police said Wednesday.

Russians urged to smoke, drink more
Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens on Wednesday, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.

Dead German finally flown home -- as ashes
The bizarre story of a German woman arrested trying to fly her dead husband home from England on easyJet in April has had a happy ending of sorts, a newspaper report said Wednesday.

Kangaroo cuddle 'saves' Australian baby
An Australian couple Wednesday spoke of how they believe the skin-to-skin "kangaroo" cuddle they gave their newborn baby saved the infant's life after their doctor had given him up for dead.

Taiwan unveils birth-boosting slogan
Taiwan's government on Wednesday unveiled a new slogan aimed at encouraging couples to have more babies, in its latest bid to boost the island's dwindling birth rate which is among the world's lowest.

NZ hotel move 'the world's slowest pub crawl'
New Zealand hosted a pub crawl with a difference on Wednesday, as a landmark hostelry was painstakingly moved 40 metres (130 feet) up an Auckland hill to make way for a road tunnel.
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