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at 10:09 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Brief but brilliant flash in night sky witnessed across vast stretch of Prairies

SASKATOON - It was an incredible sight for anyone lucky enough to catch a fleeting glimpse Tuesday night of a very bright light that streaked across the sky above Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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at 13:31 on February 20, 2012, EST.

Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award after protest from US film academy

WARSAW, Poland - Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars.

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at 15:03 on February 18, 2012, EST.

Free emu if you can capture it! Big bird escapes from US farm, on lam 5 weeks, visits school

SOUTH HERO, Vt. - An elusive emu on the lam in Vermont has been amusing residents in communities on Lake Champlain.

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at 15:41 on February 17, 2012, EST.

Stray dog foils prison break by inmates who tried tunneling to freedom in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - A stray dog is getting credit for thwarting a prison break in Paraguay.

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at 11:17 on February 16, 2012, EST.

Kosovo redoes TV ad promoting itself after the original proves embarrassing

The advertisement was designed to promote foreign investment in Kosovo, but it didn't quite work out that way.

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at 08:29 on February 16, 2012, EST.

Danish police quiz the region's robbers in effort to stem surge in burglaries

COPENHAGEN - What to do when burglaries get out of hand?

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at 10:58 on February 15, 2012, EST.

Bulldog adopts 6 wild boar piglets in German animal sanctuary

BERLIN - Forget the three little pigs hiding from the big bad wolf. These six little pigs have found a new friend in a maternal French bulldog named Baby.

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at 20:29 on February 13, 2012, EST.

Dad accidentally plays porn instead of 'The Smurfs' at child's birthday party

TREMONTON, Utah - Police aren't filing charges against a father who briefly played a pornographic video instead of "The Smurfs" at his child's birthday party.

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at 19:52 on February 09, 2012, EST.

Pakistani man wages unusual battle with police over 40-foot whale shark

KARACHI, Pakistan - Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

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