Moken nomads leave behind their 'sea gypsy' life for a modern existence

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Moken nomads leave behind their 'sea gypsy' life for a modern existence

Brought to the world's attention by the 2004 tsunami, the seafaring tribe is struggling to reconcile tradition and modernityNgui takes one last breath and disappears with a tiny splash. Tunnelling through the turquoise waves, he dives past brightly coloured fish and coral, until he reaches the sandy bottom of the seabed, 20 metres deep, where he begins scouring for tonight's dinner.

published date:Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:59:56 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/09/13/moken-nomads-leave-behind-their-sea-gypsy-life-for-a-modern-existence/

Why do Poles eat more veg than the rest of us?

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Why do Poles eat more veg than the rest of us?

Because there's a lot more to Polish cuisine than you might have thoughtPoland is not a country often associated with vegetables. When I stayed with a Polish family last year, the food the Baniaks cooked was delicious – think homemade dumplings, potato pancakes, and chicken soup – but it was a bit light on greens.

published date:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:00:11 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/01/16/why-do-poles-eat-more-veg-than-the-rest-of-us/

Next year you'll mostly be eating white strawberries: Pineberries set to be the taste of 2012 as demand for tropical fruit surges

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Next year you'll mostly be eating white strawberries: Pineberries set to be the taste of 2012 as demand for tropical fruit surges

The pineberry, a white strawberry with a distinctive tropical flavour reminiscent of pineapple, hit the shops last year but is set to dominate fruit sales this summer.

published date:Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:07:33 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2011/12/27/next-year-youll-mostly-be-eating-white-strawberries-pineberries-set-to-be-the-taste-of-2012-as-demand-for-tropical-fruit-surges/

Brazil 2014's inflatable armadillo mascot stabbed by vandals again

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Brazil 2014's inflatable armadillo mascot stabbed by vandals again

• Giant armadillo targeted by vandals twice in one week• Seven-metre high inflatable was located in BrasíliaAn inflatable model of Brazil's 2014 World Cup mascot, a smiling three-banded armadillo, has been removed after being stabbed by vandals – the second such incident in less than a week. The seven-metre high inflatable armadillo was removed from its spot in Brasília after a group of youths attacked it, according to Brazilian media.

published date:Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:19:02 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/10/brazil-2014s-inflatable-armadillo-mascot-stabbed-by-vandals-again/

Syria crisis: residents flee Aleppo as fighting engulfs the nation's second city

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Syria crisis: residents flee Aleppo as fighting engulfs the nation's second city

HUNDREDS of families fled the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday as clashes broke out between rebel fighters and army units loyal to President Bashar-al Assad.

published date:Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:53:10 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/07/21/syria-crisis-residents-flee-aleppo-as-fighting-engulfs-the-nations-second-city/

Not in Education, Employment or Training: Europe's lost NEET generation detailed

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Not in Education, Employment or Training: Europe's lost NEET generation detailed

Europe's lost generation of young people cost billions - find out where they are and how the numbers have grown• Interactive map• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian€153,013,053,902. That is the cost to the European Union of the 13,941,264 young people who are not in education, employment or training.

published date:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:35:00 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/22/not-in-education-employment-or-training-europes-lost-neet-generation-detailed/

Sole survivor of plane crash that killed 154 people speaks 25 years on

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Sole survivor of plane crash that killed 154 people speaks 25 years on

The only survivor of a plane crash which killed 154 people - who was aged just four at the time - has spoken for the first time about her experience.

published date:Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:45:56 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/08/16/sole-survivor-of-plane-crash-that-killed-154-people-speaks-25-years-on/

Bruce Roth trial: Housemaster who 'molested boys in their beds' had singing career and toured with DJ Fat Boy Slim

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Bruce Roth trial: Housemaster who 'molested boys in their beds' had singing career and toured with DJ Fat Boy Slim

Bruce Roth, a maths teacher at £30,000-a-year Wellington College, Berks, is accused of sneaking into boys' dormitories in the middle of the night and molesting them as they lay in bed.

published date:Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:04:48 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/07/12/bruce-roth-trial-housemaster-who-molested-boys-in-their-beds-had-singing-career-and-toured-with-dj-fat-boy-slim/

Editorial: Murder in Benghazi

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Editorial: Murder in Benghazi

The United States should stay engaged with Libya despite the killing of Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans.

published date:Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:54:25 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/09/13/editorial-murder-in-benghazi/

The arms-to-Iraq court case that became serious miscarriage of justice

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The arms-to-Iraq court case that became serious miscarriage of justice

It has taken James Edmiston 25 years, through divorce and bankruptcy, to win compensation after being wrongly charged with alleged illegal exports to IraqOn Friday 18 February 1983, a shipment of 200 Sterling sub-machine guns was seized by Customs at the deep water docks in Greenwich, south-east London. The guns were labelled as bound for Jordan, but Customs officers suspected they were a sanctions-busting consignment destined for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

published date:Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:00:32 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/15/the-arms-to-iraq-court-case-that-became-serious-miscarriage-of-justice/

14 headless bodies found in Mexican city

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14 headless bodies found in Mexican city

Fourteen headless bodies were found stuffed inside a van and nine more hanging from a bridge in a brutal day of gang violence in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo.

published date:Fri, 04 May 2012 21:31:55 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/05/04/14-headless-bodies-found-in-mexican-city/

From the archive, 31 August 1981: Christians rock to U2 at Greenbelt Festival

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From the archive, 31 August 1981: Christians rock to U2 at Greenbelt Festival

Faith based event grew from 2,000 people sitting on sodden grass seven years ago to the international audience flooding in to watch U2 playMore than 10,000 people formed Britain's largest congregation in a Bedfordshire field yesterday for a communion service at the first rock festival to include a bishop and a family of goats. "I have never had such a large congregation to speak to in all my life," said the Right Reverend John Taylor, Bishop of St Albans.

published date:Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:30:00 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/08/31/from-the-archive-31-august-1981-christians-rock-to-u2-at-greenbelt-festival/

Amanda Todd's suicide and social media's sexualisation of youth culture | Naomi Wolf

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Amanda Todd's suicide and social media's sexualisation of youth culture | Naomi Wolf

As the sad story of the bullied Canadian teenager shows, girls are especially vulnerable to imagery sold by the porn industryAmanda Todd, a teenager who lived in the Vancouver area, died earlier this month by her own hand. Shortly before she killed herself, she made a YouTube video describing the bullying she had suffered both in school and after school that had driven her to abuse drugs and alcohol, and self-harm –and which would, ultimately, result in her suicide.

published date:Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:27:23 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/27/amanda-todds-suicide-and-social-medias-sexualisation-of-youth-culture-naomi-wolf/

A mistress's guide to Christmas

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A mistress's guide to Christmas

It’s hard to have sympathy with any woman who sleeps with a married man. But at this family-oriented time of year when their lovers return to their wives and children it can be a cold and lonely Christmas for a mistress.

published date:Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:02:00 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2011/12/22/a-mistresss-guide-to-christmas/

Australia's PM Gillard lambasts 'misogynist' opponent - video

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Australia's PM Gillard lambasts 'misogynist' opponent - video

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard attacks the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, calling him a misogynist and a hypocrite

published date:Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:49:46 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/09/australias-pm-gillard-lambasts-misogynist-opponent-video/

Veolia wildlife photographer of the year 2012 commended images - in pictures

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Veolia wildlife photographer of the year 2012 commended images - in pictures

A selection of the highly commended images from the Veolia Environnement wildlife photographer of the year competition that will go on display at the Natural History Museum

published date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:01:00 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/08/28/veolia-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2012-commended-images-in-pictures/

George Robinson: Major Tory donor forced to repay £2million after investing in tax-dodge scheme

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George Robinson: Major Tory donor forced to repay £2million after investing in tax-dodge scheme

A judge said a Guernsey-based trust set up by hedge fund boss George Robinson (pictured), one of the City’s highest-paid financiers, was ‘cosmetic’ and told him and three colleagues to pay the taxman £13 million.

published date:Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:58:27 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/07/22/george-robinson-major-tory-donor-forced-to-repay-2million-after-investing-in-tax-dodge-scheme/

These push-button policies may sound bold. Far from it | Zoe Williams

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These push-button policies may sound bold. Far from it | Zoe Williams

Bizarre and unworkable announcements are a feature of the conference season. But they're surefire sign of insecurityChris Grayling as justice secretary bothers me far less than he would in almost any other department.

published date:Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:30:01 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/10/these-push-button-policies-may-sound-bold-far-from-it-zoe-williams/

Jay, Rio and Cole Dasilva: Footballing brothers aged just 12 and 13 signed by Chelsea

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Jay, Rio and Cole Dasilva: Footballing brothers aged just 12 and 13 signed by Chelsea

Twins Rio and Cole Dasilva and their older brother Jay are unlike any other footballing family - as all three have been snapped up by Premier League Chelsea in a unique transfer deal.

published date:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:59:48 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/01/19/jay-rio-and-cole-dasilva-footballing-brothers-aged-just-12-and-13-signed-by-chelsea/

Arnaldo Putzu obituary

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Arnaldo Putzu obituary

Italian artist at the forefront of popular illustration in the 1960s and 70sThe Italian artist Arnaldo Putzu, who has died aged 85, was one of the most distinctive illustrators of his generation, painting film posters – from Italian realist cinema to the Carry On series – and book and magazine covers. While his long career started and finished in Italy, his work in Britain encapsulated the whole look of popular illustration in the 1960s and 70s.

published date:Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:48:18 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/09/21/arnaldo-putzu-obituary/

GM food: we can no longer afford to ignore its advantages

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GM food: we can no longer afford to ignore its advantages

To alleviate some of the worst dangers from the looming food crisis, we must tap into the rich potential of genetic modificationGiven the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing strains being placed on water, energy and food supplies, it would be wrong to hope there could be a single solution to the storms that lie ahead. As the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir John Beddington, once put it in an Observer interview: "There will be no silver bullet.

published date:Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:02:05 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/10/13/gm-food-we-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore-its-advantages/

Richard Hammond: I'm having a mid-life crisis in reverse

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Richard Hammond: I'm having a mid-life crisis in reverse

HITTING middle age can send men a little wild – they’ll splash out on a flash car, buy a leather jacket and attempt the hairdo of their long, lost youth.

published date:Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:03:00 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2011/12/22/richard-hammond-im-having-a-mid-life-crisis-in-reverse/

For sale: John Lennon's dream island where King of the Hippies reigned

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For sale: John Lennon's dream island where King of the Hippies reigned

Islands off the west coast of Ireland are coming on the market amid the recessionWhen the boat engine dies, the silence is absolute. The water is still and clear down to the little towers of amber weed on a seabed that slopes up gently to the beach of Dorninish.

published date:Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:14:57 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/09/22/for-sale-john-lennons-dream-island-where-king-of-the-hippies-reigned/

Ian Woolston death: Diver dies after losing air supply 150ft underwater while exploring German U-boat

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Ian Woolston death: Diver dies after losing air supply 150ft underwater while exploring German U-boat

Ian Woolston, (pictured) from Halifax, West Yorkshire, may have suffered a fatal case of the bends as he was sent to the surface to avoid drowning.

published date:Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:10:11 GMT

http://www.top99news.com/2012/08/21/ian-woolston-death-diver-dies-after-losing-air-supply-150ft-underwater-while-exploring-german-u-boat/

Are these America's worst parents? Disturbing photos show babies being fed beer, toddlers posing with rifles and one poor boy dressed as a giant condom

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Are these America's worst parents? Disturbing photos show babies being fed beer, toddlers posing with rifles and one poor boy dressed as a giant condom

Some say you should need a license to have children, and this collection of disturbing photographs gives weight to the idea.

published date:Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:50:03 GMT

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