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Vuvuzela prohibited in South Africa

Authorities in South Africa are considering a ban on vuvuzela. Noisy musical instruments choke everything else in football stadiums and has provoked protests from TV stations covering the World Cup.

Heat traps the Balkans

In Bulgaria today are not registered temperature records with the exception of Elhovo, where lunch was measured 35 degrees Celsius. In Sofia, the temperature was 32. Far below a record high of 33. 6 degrees.

Vuvuzela remain

Organizers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa said vuvuzela will be banned at football games, although complaints submitted Monday. The news comes as the Chairman of the Organising Committee Danny Jordan pointed out that the stadium could become free zones vuvuzela.

FIFA trying to send TV signals to North Korea

FIFA attempts to remove the last barrier television, providing a picture of the DPRK 2010 World Cup - the only country at present, whose citizens can not legally watch the championship matches, reports kafene.

French minister spends more than a whole team

Rama Yade, he served as minister of sport in France, spent one night in South Africa more than members of the French national football team, the AP reported. The Agency stated that she criticized the athletes for their lavish stay there.

In Pakistan remained "American Ninja"

American detained in a mountainous area in northern Pakistan, where, as told by Osama bin Laden sought to kill him, will undergo psychiatric tests, said the Pakistani police said on Tuesday.

The past April - the warmest month

The past April was the warmest April on the planet, since weather statistics are kept. This was announced by national government for the oceans and climate in the U.S..

Grandmother of 89 years posing nude for calendar

Elke-Marie Stutskel Lotz, inspired by the British film calendar Female journalistic texts and adult models, decided to make a calendar of nude adult women. Stucco-Lotz for the second time on the project Kalenderladies. In this project so far involved 36 women aged from 46 to 89 years.

"Street View" - the new Big Brother

"Street view" knows everything, even what you do not want to trust him. In Germany, there arose a serious grudge against the storage of personal data from the U.S. Internet giant Google, said "Deutsche Welle".

The home of Jimi Hendrix in London open to visitors

House, which once lived legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in London, will be opened on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the death of the musician, media reported. The apartment, which in the 18th century lived and composer Georg Friedrich Handel, will be open for visitors between 15 and 26 September this year.

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