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/ 30 April 2007

Goat story that just won’t die

Goats tend to get scant coverage in the mainstream media. But one unfortunate creature has bucked the trend, garnering lasting infamy in cyberspace in the process. In February 2006, BBC News Online’s "trusted" Sudanese stringer filed a story with the following headline: "Sudan man forced to ‘marry’ goat".