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News of the weird

Tuesday 03 March 1998 01:02 GMT
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Give a dog a bad name: A court in Tanzania yesterday sentenced a dog to death because its owner called it "Immigration". The name is considered an insult to the department of immigration.

Fishy story: Russian fishermen are reported to have been buying Chinese- made Barbie dolls because their golden hair makes excellent bait.

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