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...IRAN The U.N.'s nuclear weapons watchdog confirmed that inspectors found particles of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear power plant south of Tehran. Iran claimed the weapons-grade samples originated from equipment imported onto the Natanz site, and says it will discuss letting the U.N. conduct snap inspections. Souvenir Hunters THE U.K. Thieves posing as tourists made off with a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece worth around $50 million. The work, Madonna of the Yarnwinder, hung in the stairway of Scotland's Drumlanrig Castle. Insurers put up a $160,000 reward for the recovery of the work. Deep Disaster RUSSIA...
...tizzy about it all, so I’m happy to leave the site to meet Devin, an American I met on the night train, for dinner. Over a beer we joke about the nuns, the souvenir shops selling Jesus holograms, the obvious lack of nightlife. But despite our levity, we decide to go back and watch the candlelight procession in front of the church, where we hear “Hail Mary” in French, English, Spanish, Italian and German, and see pilgrims marching with candles held high...
...signboards depicting bikini-clad supermodel Heidi Klum have been stolen in Germany by souvenir hunters. Ad agency JC Decaux is handing out free versions so fans will stop the Klum-tomania...
...adult-entertainment czar his dad is prosecuting. "Wonderfalls," like CBS's "Joan of Arcadia," is about a young woman receiving mysterious messages, except that instead of having God talk to her, she chats with inanimate objects - the eagle on the back of a quarter, the tchotchkes in the souvenir shop she works in. It doesn't quite have God's star quality, but it also seems to have more of a fresh look and sense of humor...
...country, recording the results in these passports. While it's far from clear how Thailand plans to enforce the system, Deputy Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Thawat Suntharajarn told the Nation newspaper that the passports will have an unexpected benefit: "After use the passport will become like a souvenir from Thailand...