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Offbeat news: Jan 4 - 10

From the cat doing a weather forecast, to the young lovers eloping to Africa, we bring you a pick of the best offbeat news from around the world this week.

  • Gulf News Web Report
  • Published: 12:18 January 10, 2009
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  • Germany's leading meteorologist got a surprise this week when a live weather forecast was interrupted - by a cat. Joerg Kachelmann had just started his two-minute forecast after the news when the cat appeared. Without missing a beat, he scooped Lupin up and finished his forecast while the cat pointed a paw at the weather map.
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