3.Fire consumes hundreds of dwellings in a Manila shantytown, leaving about 1200 families homeless. Residents grabbed buckets and scrambled to water, hoping to dousethe flames.
8.All across the country homeowners dust off their Weber grills, open packs of hot dogs for the children and trays of chicken, steak, or ribs for the adults, douse lumps of charcoal in evil-smelling flammable liquids, and proceed to carbonise the meat, pollute the air, and irritate their stomachs.
9.A parade of 20 tople female porn stars on motorbikes brought the centre of Auckland to a standstill as crowds craned their necks for a glim e in the noon of Aug 23.
