Four Re-brandings:

    9 June: Germany uses the World Cup Finals to re-brand as "anation at ease with itself". Laugh Academies and Smile Schoolsopen, and wai t res ses aretrained to say "Did you enjoyyour meal?", rather than "Well,are you full?"

    24 August : Pluto, longconsidered the ninth of thenine planets that orbit our sun,is downgraded to a "dwar fplanet".

    21 September: Sir RichardBranson announces he is toinvest the next 10 years ofprofits from his travel firmsinto developing renewableenergy technologies . TheGreen lobby points out thatthe money will only come ifhis carbon-spewing airlinesthrive.

    9 October: In Iraq, policeare issued with new uniforms,to stop death squadsmasquerading as members ofthe security forces.

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