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Swiss say stray Venezuela golf balls violate Vienna Convention
CARACAS - A dispute has been tee'd off between Switzerland's ambassador to Venezuela and a neighboring elite golf club, after a banner appeared at the diplomat's residence warning that golf balls injuring or killing anyone inside would violate the Vienna Convention.
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Want a Brazilian wax? The Olympics are ready for you
RIO DE JANEIRO - Hair today, gone tomorrow could be the motto for some athletes at next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a 'Brazilian bikini wax', the notoriously meticulous hair removal favored by beach-going locals, one perk on offer.
Fans catch buses at 'goal' stops in Copa America city
RANCAGUA, Chile - Catching a bus has taken on a whole new meaning in the Chilean Copa America venue city of Rancagua where bus stops have been made into soccer goals with benches and artificial turf.
Wild boar injures father and son in Berlin garden
BERLIN - A wild boar seriously injured an elderly man and his son after getting trapped their garden in Berlin, police and media said.
U.S. woman abandons attempt to cross Pacific Ocean solo in rowboat
- An American woman has ended her attempt to become the first female to cross the Pacific Ocean by herself in a rowboat after running into rough weather and a piece of steering equipment failed off the coast of Japan, her team said on Sunday.
Man survives 500 to 1,000 stings by swarming Arizona bees
PHOENIX - A man is lucky to be alive after having been stung between 500 and 1,000 times by tens of thousands of swarming bees near Kingman in northwestern Arizona on Friday, authorities said.
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