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Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 06:44 AM PST
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Russian torchbearer's jacket catches fire  Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 06:44 AM PST In the latest mishap to befall the Olympic flame, a Russian torchbearer's clothing caught fire this week as he carried it through a Siberian city. A clip posted on YouTube by the Russian site Lifenews shows former Olympic bobsledder Pyotr Makarchuk parading the torch through a crowd in the city of Abakan when flames suddenly leap from the left shoulder and upper arm of his jacket. Escorts immediately put out the flames and Makarchuk was not injured, said Roman Osin, spokesman for the Russian Sochi 2014 torch relay, who witnessed the incident on Wednesday. Russia is conducting the longest torch relay before any Winter Games: a four-month, 65,000-km (40,000 mile) journey that will end at the opening ceremony in Sochi on February 7. Full Story	Top
Seeing double: Kim Jong Un lookalike turns heads in Hong Kong  Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 08:59 PM PST By Venus Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - A haircut and some makeup was all it took for a Hong Kong musician to transform himself into one of the world's most notorious dictators, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. After all, I'm a musician, so it's about the performance," said Howard, who declined to give his surname in order to keep his music and impersonation careers separate. He turned heads and drew giggles this week when he paraded down the streets of a popular shopping district in Hong Kong. He really looks like him," said Hong Kong resident Ada Ho. Full Story	Top
Turkeys avoid Thanksgiving fate with U.S. presidential pardon  Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 12:42 PM PST By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking a break from weighty matters of state and pitched battles with political foes, President Barack Obama exercised the lighter side of his authority Wednesday by sparing two magnificent turkeys the fate of becoming someone's Thanksgiving dinner. "This is not one of them." The pardoning event, an annual ritual, took place under the awning of the White House's North Portico as a small crowd squeezed together to escape a pelting rain, providing material for wags in Washington. Obama, who has said his ability to get elected to the White House despite his Kenyan family last name is a testament to America's tolerance and diversity, displayed a politician's appreciation for both the winner and loser of the contest. "He is sticking around and he's already busy raising money for his next campaign." Americans have been sending presidents turkeys for Thanksgiving since the 19th century, the White House said. Full Story	Top

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