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CHEB, Czech Republic, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Police in Cheb, Czech Republic, said they were investigating the disappearance of a four-ton iron bridge from a rail line.
Ladislav Boehm, a police spokeswoman, said the bridge, from a unused rail line between Cheb and the town of Stary Hroznatov, was stolen at the end of 2007 or in early 2008, Czech news agency CTK reported Thursday.
Boehm said damage to the rail line is estimated at about $1,100. She said the iron was likely sold to a scrap metal shop.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, with Kate Upton gracing the cover, appeared on U.S. newsstands, as well as SI.com/Swimsuit Tuesday.
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UMEA, Sweden, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
A 29-year-old Swedish man faces multiple charges for pretending he was kidnapped to extort money from his parents, police said.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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