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WE'VE EXPERIENCED our first Viagra-related death in Norway. A Norwegian man aged 65 died after using the medication. The man died suddenly of heart failure and hadn't been using any other medication.
He had received Viagra from his general practitioner, and is believed to have followed the safety instructions. Apparently approximately 20 out of 1 million Viagra-free acts of intercourse end in death anyway.
So the health department maintains that "Viagra enables a man to do something that he has not done for a long time. That is why we have to consider all the circumstances in a case like this, before we make a parallel between the death and [the taking of] Viagra."
The Straits Times
Singapore
A WEBSITE set up by the government to encourage Malaysians to express love for their country has been used by critics to insult national leaders. Those who wrote in used fictitious names. The website was meant to allow Malaysians to express love for the country. However, a large percentage of those who expressed feelings used vulgar words. When asked how much longer the website would be maintained a minister quipped: "Until they have finished cursing."
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