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Widower in drag uses wifes ID for gym
HONG KONG: A man who wore womens clothing to use his dead wifes gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court,a report said on Tuesday. Lau Siu-wah,51,was charged after he allegedly used his wifes identification card to exercise in the female-only section of the gym at the citys Sheraton hotel,The Standard daily reported. But the mans looks aroused suspicion and police were called,the report said,adding that Lau was quickly arrested.
Internet could run out of web addresses next year
London: The world could well run out of Internet addresses next year,unless urgent action is taken to switch to a new generation of net addresses,the European Commission has warned. According to the commission,businesses urgently need to upgrade to Internet protocol version six or IPv6,a new version of the Internets addressing protocol,which will increase the number of available addresses. But,not many companies are ready to migrate to the new platform.
UAE to have women muftis by next year
DUBAI: UAE is set to appoint the worlds first state-sanctioned female muftis next year after the countrys head of Islamic Affairs announced plans to recruit and train them. Six Emirati women will be considered for the training programme,said Dr Ahmed al Haddad,the head of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department The move follows a fatwa issued by Grand Mufti Dr al Haddad in February that sanctioned womens role as muftis.
Obese German dies after refusing x-ray at zoo
BERLIN: A German man weighing 230 kg has died after refusing to go to the zoo for an x-ray because he was too heavy for machines designed for humans,daily Bild reported on Tuesday. Complaining he was feeling ill and losing consciousness,the Lessmann 51 went to a clinic in Eppendorf,Germany,which referred him to a zoo for an x-ray. His pride wounded,he refused to go and died 13 days afterwards,the paper said. The cause of death was unclear.
