 German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
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 03.09.2010 18:12  0 views  0 comments
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. Read more »
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Koranic teachers arrested over child begging
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03.09.2010 17:04 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft
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03.09.2010 17:02 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Tourist treat - famous toilets
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03.09.2010 16:59 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.
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Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer
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02.09.2010 20:24 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French
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02.09.2010 20:23 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study. Read more »
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Man bites police over a pet peeve
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02.09.2010 20:20 0 views 0 comments
 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.
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Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition
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01.09.2010 19:30 0 views 0 comments
 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.
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Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing
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01.09.2010 19:29 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen
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01.09.2010 19:28 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers
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31.08.2010 19:49 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young
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31.08.2010 19:48 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study. Read more »
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Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser
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31.08.2010 19:48 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction
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30.08.2010 18:55 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.
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Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy
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30.08.2010 18:52 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy. Read more »
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Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag
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30.08.2010 18:52 0 views 0 comments
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. Read more »
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Politician raffles breast implants
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27.08.2010 18:58 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign.
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Permission to laugh at election -- for now
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27.08.2010 17:38 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Brazil's election is a laughing matter again, at least for now.
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Britain being "overrun" by street signs
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26.08.2010 22:29 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns' English character.
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"Ordain women," London bus ads will urge Pope
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26.08.2010 18:54 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London's famous red buses during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the ordination of women priests.
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