Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:21:05 GMT
Reuters - The cause of a mystery eye ailment that struck about 50 visitors to a dairy pavilion at an agricultural show in Australia has been traced -- to cow urine.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:43:11 GMT
Reuters - A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business -- he opened a "milk filling station."
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:20:09 GMT
Reuters - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:29:23 GMT
Reuters - A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:47 GMT
Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:31:16 GMT
Reuters - Luxury car maker Jaguar has cut its sponsorship of star Australia swimmer Stephanie Rice, a triple Olympic gold medalist, after she sent a tweet using an anti-gay slur.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:12:19 GMT
Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:59:40 GMT
Reuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:02:55 GMT
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:04:19 GMT
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:20:20 GMT
Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:23:20 GMT
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:40 GMT
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:28:50 GMT
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:29:39 GMT
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:48:08 GMT
Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:48:38 GMT
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:49:14 GMT
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:27 GMT
Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.
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