First 50-eyed flatworm discovered (BBC)

New species of worm
Has fifty-fifty vision.
Eye-opening stuff.

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PM's online foray gets mixed reviews (SBS)

Skype date with the boss?
PM reaches out online,
Viewers click dislike.

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The Dark Knight Rises wins praise from critics (BBC)

Last chapter wins praise,
Critics fill screens with applause,
As Dark Knight departs.

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TV habits 'can predict kids' waist size and fitness' (BBC)

Square eyes and round waists,
Kids' appetite for TV
Indicates health risks.

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Angelina Jolie 'bans Rihanna from playlist' (music-news.com)

Mummy Ange steps in,
Riri too much the rude boy,
Raunchy lyrics banned.

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Cat video film festival to celebrate web's furriest virals (BBC)

Cat festival planned,
Who will be the headline star?
Keyboard Cat, of course.

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Parents charged in UAE after hidden baby found in carry-on (CNN)

X-ray screen surprise,
Over the liquids limit,
Baby found in bag!

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes settle divorce (ABC)

Superstar couple
Settle their risky business,
Can Dawson play now?

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Wimbledon 2012: Jonathan Marray and Freddie Neilsen claim Wimbledon men's doubles title (Daily Record)

Marray and Neilson,
A seventy six year wait,
Brit Wimbledon win!

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Gun brandished during live Jordanian TV debate (BBC)

Debate becomes duel,
Guest uses Wild West tactics,
To make himself heard.

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Wimbledon 2012: Serena Williams wins fifth singles title (BBC)

Just too much power,
Wimble-done and won again,
Serena Grand Slam.

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A Hard Day's Night by numbers (SBS)

Beatles chords unlocked,
Maths is ticket to ride by
Fourier transform.

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Justin Bieber graduates high school (music-news.com)

Teen star graduates,
Not a girl, not yet a man,
Bieber growing up.

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Superb Spain make history by thrashing Italy to win Euro 2012 (BBC)

A 4 - nil thumping,
Spanish outclass Italy,
Euro champions!

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Spain beat Portugal on penalties (BBC)

Fabregas hero,
Euro sees more penalties,
Dramatic Spain win.

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Last Pinta giant tortoise Lonesome George dies (BBC)

Lonesome George departs,
To join the rest of his kind,
Leaving Earth with none.

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Outback drag queens create wave of acceptance (ABC)

Glitz, glamour and dust,
Time to accept a new Queen,
Priscilla is back!

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Father of Modern Computing, Nazi Code Breaker, Homosexual (NYT)

Turing remembered
On his 100th birthday.
Genius cut short.

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Weather Forecast New York (wunderground.com)

Tomorrows forecast,
Morning chance of storms then clear,
Breezy New York day.

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Lady Gaga: My brain is a jellyfish (music-news.com)

With head of jelly,
Poles can't break her poker face,
She was born this way.

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Melbourne's mini meerkats to meet the public (SMH)

Five times the cuteness,
Meerkittens make their debut,
Those kids love to pose.

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Poor ticket sales cancel The Voice UK Live tour (BBC)

Pop not popular,
The Voice fails to strike a chord,
Tickets go begging.

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Overweight people a threat to food security (SBS)

A weighty problem
For sustainability,
Slim chance against fat.

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Neverseconds: Martha Payne, the unsquashable school meal crusader, aged nine (The Telegraph)

Post twitter frenzy,
Martha back on the menu,
Council ban reversed.

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School dinner blogger banned (BBC)

School girl blogger banned,
Council deems her photos too
Unappetizing.

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Westlife singer Shane Filan is declared bankrupt (BBC)

Not unbreakable,
Westlife property biz fails,
Who will raise him up?

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No Doubt christen new album (music-news.com)

No doubt 'Push and Shove'
Their way back into the biz,
Comeback album named.

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Dingo DID take baby Azaria (Daily Mail)

Decision is reached.
Thirty-year case put to rest.
The dingo did it.

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Orang-utans Skype each other on iPad (SBS)

New tricks for old ape,
As habitats are destroyed,
Zoos get tech-savvy.

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Controversial bioethicist tops Queen's honours (ABC)

Bioethicist,
"Most dangerous man on earth,"
Honoured by the Queen.

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Billy Corgan promises wrestling reality show (music-news.com)

An unlikely match,
A singing pumpkin wrestles,
That's smashing TV.

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Venus makes rare trek across Sun (BBC)

Show for sky-watchers,
Venus treks across the sun,
A rare spectacle.

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Thousands without power in stormy Sydney (SBS)

Wild weather lashes,
Thousands are left powerless,
Sydney storms hit hard.

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Desperate Housewives actress dies (BBC)

Housewife sadly dies,
Nosy neighbour is no more,
Farewell McCluskey.

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Concerns schools failing to recognise deadly allergies (ABC)

Satay takes teen boy,
Parents urge schools understand,
Allergies can kill!

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Diamond Jubilee: Queen starts celebrations at the Derby (BBC)

Gun salutes echo,
Queen crosses the Derby line,
Jubilee kicks off!

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Let's hope Joanna is wrong or we're never getting out of here (Belfast Telegraph)

No fear for Lumley,
For when this Ab Fab life ends,
She'll reincarnate!

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Gay superheroes under fire from US pressure group (Guardian)

Villainous moms say
Heroes must stay in closet.
Marvel makes a stand.

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Miami's "growling cannibal" named (BBC)

Miami Nightmare.
Zombie killer stalks the streets,
Eating folk alive.

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Cockatoo jail birds escape Sydney's Taronga Zoo (ABC)

Zoo cocks on the fly,
Afraid of the sea eagles,
Captive birds escape.

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Marvel X-Man has comics' first gay wedding (Guardian)

Marvel cast gathers,
For landmark celebration,
As gay hero weds.

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Eurovision Song Contest won by Sweden's Loreen (BBC)

A new Euro queen,
With Swedish Euphoria,
The Hump left behind.

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Austria's Michael Haneke takes home second Palme d'Or (CNN)

A film about love,
And octogenarians,
Wins Cannes' craved Palme d'Or.

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Aussie Buchanan wins first BMX world title (SBS)

BMX bandit,
Buchanan wins world title,
Racing to London.

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Kylie Minogue movie 'tipped to win Cannes' (BBC)

Festival folk just
Can't get her out of their heads.
Kylie's film's a hit!

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Top 10 list of new species (SMH)

A sneezing monkey,
A SpongeBob SquarePants mushroom,
Top 10 newbies named!

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Skydiver jumps without chute (BBC)

Proof that man can fly,
Skydiver takes leap of faith,
And glides to safety.

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Bus passenger who stabbed, beheaded and ate parts of fellow traveller 'thought he was attacking an alien' (London Evening Standard)

A Schizophrenic,
Who killed and ate 'alien',
Now shows some remorse.

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Hippo Birdy Hai-news!

Champagne is flowing,
Hai-news celebrates 1 year,
More haikus to come!

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Robin Gibb: Music stars pay tribute to Bee Gees singer (BBC)

Music Tragedy,
More than simply Night Fever,
Cancer kills Bee Gee.

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Mark Zuckerberg weds long-time girlfriend (ABC)

A Facebook event,
The boss presents his new wife
With status update.

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Jackie Chan announces "last action role" (BBC)

The Karate Kid,
Hangs up his Fists Of Fury,
With last action role.

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Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63 (CNN)

She sang, "I Feel Love,"
And everyone danced along.
Goodbye, Disco Queen.

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Thieves take £11,000 of sex toys (BBC)

Thieves show their lewd side,
As rampant rabbits vanish,
In erotic theft.

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Lady Gaga Indonesia concert denied permit by police (BBC)

Pop concert scandal,
A Jakarta Bad Romance,
'Vulgar' Gaga hushed.

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Happy Birthday, A Clockwork Orange (Guardian)

A Clockwork Orange
Celebrates fifty years of
Notoriety.

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Heatwaves, bushfires predicted to hammer NSW (ABC)

Oz to feel the heat,
Carbon fuelled flames will burn a
frightful inferno!

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Orbit Tower unveiled at London's Olympic Park (CNN)

London's new eyesore,
Sculpture hopes to rival Eye,
The Orbit erect.

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Prince Charles presents weather (BBC)

"The forecast is bright,
I hope your week's a delight,
I'm Prince Charles, good night."

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New bra has ice, wind chimes (SBS)

Ice, wind, & mint bra,
Japanese innovation,
Cool girls show their cups.

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Clinton Cards goes into administration (BBC)

Hi Mister Clinton,
Do you have a card that says
"Sorry you've gone bust"?

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Russian jet with 44 aboard missing in Indonesia (ABC)

Hey you, hey you there,
Have you seen my Russian jet?
Yeah, I've lost it, mate.

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Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dies at 83 (BBC)

The wise old author,
Who knew where the wild things are,
Dies aged eighty-three.

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Short Black: Former boy-band star Dobson to open Guerilla in our midst (SMH)

5ive slam dunk Sydney,
If ya gettin' down, baby,
Go dine underground.

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Peru issues public health alert over pelican and dolphin deaths (Guardian)

Pelicans found dead.
Dolphins wash up on the shore.
Beach becomes graveyard.

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David Attenborough's 60-year career celebrated in BBC series (Guardian)

Wildlife legend shines,
As his sixty-year career,
Is praised in new show.

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James Blunt killed off in internet hoax (music-news.com)

You can see his face
Alive in a crowded place,
Blunt death just a hoax.

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Alex Ferguson refuses to give up on title after United defeat Swansea 2-0 (Metro)

A United win,
Title race not over yet,
Climax approaches.

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Bigger and brighter "super moon" graces the night sky (BBC)

What's that in the sky?
Is it a bird or a plane?
No, it's Super Moon!

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Bodies hung from bridge as 23 more die in Mexico drug war (Guardian)

Mexico drug war,
Bodies found hanging from bridge,
Decapitated.

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Beastie Boys star Adam Yauch dies aged 47 (BBC)

The Beastie Boy who
Fought for our right to party,
Loses fight for life.

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Iconic artwork "The Scream" sold for $120m (BBC)

A screaming success.
Art icon sells for millions.
A new record's set.

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US releases bin Laden documents (ABC)

One year without him,
Bin Laden letters released,
Was all as it seemed?

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Marvel Avengers Assemble tops UK box office chart (BBC)

Triumph for Marvel,
As thousands crowd cinemas.
Heroes gain applause.

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David Beckham Turns 37 Today (Huffington Post)

Now celebrity,
Becks celebrated right foot
Turns 37.

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Blanchett voices character on Family Guy (SMH)

Cate back on TV
As Stewie's evil girlfriend,
New family girl.

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A brighter day for most (BBC)

Rain and wind subside,
Sunshine finally breaks through,
Spring, at last, is here.

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Farmer refuses to sell rude-shaped plant (Metro)

Farmer shocked to find
His veg is "pleased to see him."
Kinky good-luck charm.

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Former LPO conductor suffers stage fall in Paris (BBC)

Strings and brass are hushed,
In a bizarre crescendo,
As conductor slips.

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Regina Spektor unveils new song 'Small Town Moon' (NME)

On the radio,
New song, album, gigs to come;
Spektor's 'Small Town Moon'.

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For sale: 60 of Britain's iconic red phone boxes (yahoo)

Red phone box for sale,
BT sells British icons,
Make your own Tardis!

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KFC must pay $8.3m to poisoned girl in Australia (BBC)

Dodgy chicken wrap,
Leads to million-pound lawsuit,
The Colonel ain't pleased.

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Muppets to return in film sequel (BBC)

The Muppets are back!
But without Jason Segal.
Kermit's on his own.

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US man's fossil find stumps experts (SBS)

'Godzillus' fossil,
Uncovered in the US,
What on earth is it?

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In pictures: Cutty Sark ship-shape once more (BBC)

Ship gutted by flames,
The Cutty Sark in Greenwich,
Finally restored.

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Jacksons want a hologram version of Michael for tour (music-news.com

I'm starting with the
Hologram in the mirror,
A Jackson thriller.

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The King's Speech play to close in West End (BBC)

The king falls silent,
Film's success unmatched by stage,
Speech abruptly ends.

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Chicken without an egg born in Sri Lanka (Metro)

Chicken or the egg?
In Sri Lanka not the egg,
But chicken comes first.

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Gotye tops US music chart (ABC)

Aussie tops Billboard,
A first since Savage Garden,
Gotye on top.

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Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists (Aljazeera)

Oil still devastates,
Blind shrimp are catch of the day,
Thanks a lot BP.

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"I found 11 films showing my wife in indecent scenes with her lover": Egyptian man's shock as wife pops up in porn film online (Mirror)

Porn-virgin husband,
Surfs the web for dirty films,
Finds his dirty wife.

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Jack White streams debut solo album 'Blunderbuss' online (NME)

Jack White's 'Blunderbuss',
From The White Stripes to Itunes,
Solo debut streams.

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Tube workers vote to strike over pay row (BBC)

Hello passengers,
There will be major delays
Until they pay us.

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Jessie J 'Being Monitored By Doctors' Amidst Health Fears (mtv.co.uk)

Nobody's perfect,
It's not about the money,
But Jessie J's health.

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Auroras Seen on Uranus For First Time (National Geographic)

In a stroke of luck
Hubble snaps auroral storms,
Uranus lights up.

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Titanic 3D crowns UK box office chart (BBC)

UK number 1,
Titanic is flying, Jack!
Her heart will go on.

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Chisel fans left cold after cat bites Moss (ABC)

Rock star cat attack,
Moss 'sorry to be pussy',
Chisel fans left cold.

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Half a million Mac computers infected with malware (BBC)

Macs hacked by virus,
Is yours a rotten apple?
Thousands are at risk.

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Tourists return to post-war Bosnia (SBS)

Food, wine, and culture,
Tourists back in Bosnia,
A long slow return.

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Dannii Minogue, Kris Smith split (ABC)

Announced on twitter,
Please don't judge the Ex-factor,
Dannii and Kris split.

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