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London - Lloyd Scott has just spent 12 days at the bottom of Loch Ness, but he reported no sightings of the lake's legendary monster. On Thursday, Scott emerged at Lochend, near Inverness, after walking 42 kilometres along the loch bottom in an antique diving suit in what was billed as the world's first underwater marathon. Scott, 41, from Rainham, east of London, said it was a very hard journey. "It was very cold and very lonely." Oslo, Norway - Pope John Paul, who lobbied vigorously against the Iraq war, and former Czech President Vaclav Havel, who has long promoted human rights worldwide, were the most favoured candidates to win the Nobel Peace Prize as speculation swirled in the hours before Friday's announcement. The speculation comes as the frail, 83-year-old Pope marks his 25th anniversary as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to his popular stance against the U.S.-led war in Iraq, John Paul has also been outspoken in calling for an end to Israeli-Palestinian fighting. Beijing - China's first manned space flight might be bolder than previously reported. A day after state media said the capsule would make one 90-minute loop around Earth, a major state newspaper said Thursday that 14 orbits are planned during the trip, expected sometime this month. A successful flight would make China only the third country capable of manned space travel.
