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Posted  Monday, August 30  2010 at  15:58

Ferrari's new model has a superjinx

Drivers of a new Ferrari supercar have been left fearing they are jinxed after 10 of the vehicles crashed or caught fire within three months.

Though only a few hundred have been sold, six have been involved in accidents, three have caught fire and one was destroyed when a warehouse went up in flames.

Sumo wrestlers throw their weight behind new iPad

Sumo wrestlers generally have a hard time using mobile phones. Their fat fingers struggle to type e-mails and text messages on the cramped keys of a regular mobile phone.

However, salvation has come in the form of the iPad. The sport’s governing body has thrown its weight behind Apple’s hottest gadget largely because of its larger touchscreen keypad. Japan Sumo Association chief Hanaregoma said following a brief training session on the iPad: “It seems rather easy to use.

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Sending e-mails was very easy.” The 62-year-old former wrestler admitted that while he could read incoming text messages on his mobile phone, he did not know how to write replies and did not usually use a computer.

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In a hand-out photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team May 2, 2012 outgoing African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander Major General Fred Mugisha (left) prepares to hand over command to his successor, Ugandan Lt. General Andrew Gutti (right) at a ceremony at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Mugisha had commanded the AU force since early August 2011. Photo/AFP

AMISOM handover

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