Bi-Racial Couple Has Bi-Racial Twins

A German woman has given birth to twins with different colored skin – a one in a million occurrence, medical experts said.

Florence Addo-Gerth, 35, gave birth to the two boys, Ryan and Leo, on Friday, July 11th, according to London’s Daily Mail.

The mother is originally from Ghana, while the father, Stephan Gerth, is from Germany.

The two infants, who caused quite a commotion at the hospital in Lichtenberg, Germany, where they were born, have already started to demonstrate different personalities as well.

Light-skinned Ryan is “spirited,” while Leo is “laidback.”

The proud papa said he was surprised by the children’s different skin colors, but he is just happy that they’re healthy.

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Disney’s first black princess leads to race row

Originally called The Frog Princess, its heroine was to be a chambermaid called Maddy working for a spoilt white debutante in 1920s New Orleans.

But it sparked a backlash from critics who claimed it reinforced prejudice and demeaned black people.

As a result the title of the musical, which has yet to be released, was changed to The Princess and The Frog and the princess will now be called Tiana.

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Holy Texts

Pope Benedict will text message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience.

The Pope will text daily messages of inspiration and hope during the six-day Sydney event while digital prayer walls will be erected at event sites and the church will set up a Catholic social networking Web site akin to a Catholic Facebook.

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