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Briton is recognised as world's first officially genderless person

A British expat who claims to have no gender is thought to have become the first person to be officially recognised as neither male or female.

By Heidi Blake
Published: 9:15AM GMT 15 Mar 2010

After becoming unhappy as a woman, May-Welby decided to become a “neuter”. The 48-year-old is now officially recognised as a person of no specific gender.

May-Welby emigrated to Australia at the age of seven after being born in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Pak Cricket Board bans Younis, Yousuf from international cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the national team indefinitely and imposed a one-year ban on Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved for behavior they say contributed to Pakistan’s poor performance on its recent tour of Australia.

The PCB on Wednesday implemented the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to evaluate Pakistan’s dismal performance against Australia in December and January.

“Younis and Yousuf both cannot represent Pakistan in any international games, but they can play in domestic cricket and compete in county cricket,” PCB legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi told the Associated Press.

Switzerland’s troubling record of suicide
Here’s one record the Swiss may not be so enthusiastic about holding: more suicides are committed here using guns per capita than anywhere else in Europe.
The issues of gun suicide and Switzerland’s high rate of weapon ownership came under the spotlight again in January. The police chief overseeing security at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos turned his service revolver against himself a day before the event began.

His case is hardly unique. From 1996 to 2005, 3,410 suicides, or between 24 and 28 per cent of all those in Switzerland, were committed using firearms.

The iPad Wi-Fi model range will be available in the US starting April 3 with an SRP of US$499 for 16GB, US$599 for 32GB, and US$699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi+3G model range will become available towards the end of April with an SRP of US$629 for 16GB, US$729 for 32GB and US$829 for 64GB.

Both iPad models will be available starting late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The device will become available in other countries later in the year. Local pricing has yet to be announced.

source::: PRNewswire

Glad to see England winning for a change..wohooo

England beat India 3-2 to maintain their 100% record from four matches and reach the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.

James Tindall scored after 16 minutes to put England 1-0 up at half-time.

Ashley Jackson's scorching shot from the edge of the area doubled their lead before Nick Catlin grabbed the third.

The hosts fought back well with goals from Gurwinder Singh Chandi and Rajpal Singh, but England, who play Spain on Monday before Thursday's semi, held on.