The world in the year 2029:

* Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be legally
exported but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking in the
US.

* France pleads for global help after being overtaken by Jamaica.

* Baby conceived naturally... scientists stumped.

* Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.

* Last remaining Fundamentalist Muslim dies in the American Territory of
the Middle East (formerly known as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and
Lebanon).

* Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10
more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.

* Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh
largest country in the world, Mexifornia, formally known as
California.

* George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

* Postal service raises price of letter stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail
delivery to Wednesdays only.

* 85-year, $75.8 billion study reveals findings: Diet and Exercise are
the keys to weight loss.

* Average weight of Americans drops to 125kg.

* US Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil
rights.

* Florida voters still don't know how to use a voting machine.

* Average height of basketball and netball players now 2.90m.

* New US, British and Australian laws require that all nail clippers,
screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered
by January 2036.

* US Congress and parliaments in two other countries authorise direct
deposit of formerly illegal political contributions to campaign
accounts.

* Lowest tax rate set at 75 percent in Australia, US, Canada and
European countries, including the UK that still maintains it's not
part of Europe.