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“I could not believe that the mother of a seriously ill 19-year-old girl would simply load her off at the hospital and disappear. From the tone of the letter the mum had sent it was clear that she cared very deeply for her child”

London, May 11: The Austrian doctor whose actions led to the capture of Josef Fritzl says his suspicions were raised within seconds of meeting the devil dad. via Daily India

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“This very special ephemeral installation that we are inviting you to be part of is devised to capture and combine the spirit of sports, the grand sweeping waves of stadium architecture and the abstract relation of the human form to modern structures”

Reuters Sunday, May 11, 2008; 9:51 AM VIENNA - Hundreds of Austrians stripped naked on Sunday for photographer Spencer Tunick at the stadium that will host the Euro 2008 soccer final. via The Washington Post

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“There weren't any doubts about his integrity”

Austria is grappling with the worst criminal case in its history, after a woman emerged two weeks ago from an underground cell where she was held captive by her father for 24 years, giving birth to seven ... via News24.com

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“Let's see if it turns on and explodes”

During a Friday night preview of the Roboexotica event in San Francisco, which will take place on Saturday, Simone Davalos' cocktail robot 'El Espanol Boracho' applies its special elixir to a Spanish Coffee. via CNET News.com

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“As soon as he liked a particular girl and ordered a glass of champagne for her, he started acting like a schoolmaster”

London, May 8: If haunting his own daughter was not enough for sex beast Josef Fritzl, he also terrorized prostitutes by asking them to pretend to be dead before having kinky sex with them. via Daily India

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“The data presented from these two hospitals further corroborates previously reported data on the effectiveness of OPTTX in 58 wet AMD patients”

Visual Acuity Reported to Remain Stable or Improve in 86% at Six Months TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - Novadaq Technologies Inc. via Canada NewsWire

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Joseph Fritzl says he knew Elizabeth did not want him to do what he was doing to her - having sex with her - but it was "like an addiction". We added that he wanted to have children with her. via MediLexicon

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The Zurich Opera says acclaimed conductor Franz Welser-Moest will not take the rostrum for two scheduled billings of a vampire-inspired staging of "Die Fledermaus" at the Zurich Opera. via WHIO-AM Dayton

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“The bulls are in control and there's a lot of momentum driving the oil price up”

VIENNA, Austria Oil prices held steady Thursday after jumping to a record near $124 a barrel in the previous session, as investors captivated by upward momentum seemed to ignore indications of growing U.S. ... via WJLA-TV Arlington

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Amateur video has emerged that was shot while a woman was being held prisoner by her own father for 24 years. via Reuters

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