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Polish village prays for Madonna to visit
WARSAW (Reuters) - Pop diva Madonna may have upset some Catholic Poles by timing her debut Polish concert to coincide with a big religious holiday on Saturday, but she is sure of a warm welcome if she visits the tiny village of Rumin.
August 15, 2009, 5:18 am -
Russian fighter jets sold off for $5
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators are probing the illegal sale of four fuselages of MiG-31 interceptor fighter jets that were sold off for as little as $5 (2.98 pounds), although worth $3.7 million each, RIA news agency said on Thursday.
August 7, 2009, 5:54 am -
Free radios to perk up "untouchables"
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day's work and improve their awareness, officials said Wednesday.
August 6, 2009, 4:10 am -
Former China coach Haan fined for flashing the cash
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chongqing's Dutch coach Arie Haan has been banned from the sidelines for three Chinese Super League (CSL) matches after complaining about a penalty decision by offering the fourth official a wad of cash last weekend.
August 6, 2009, 2:14 am -
Pricetag to raise a child in the U.S. -- $291,570
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A middle-income family can expect to spend $291,570 (172,210 pounds) including inflation to raise a child born in 2008 to adulthood, the government estimated on Tuesday, up slightly from the estimate made a year ago.
August 5, 2009, 9:58 am -
Coach driver gives Ponting shares in football club
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will take time out from his preparations for this week's fourth Ashes test on Tuesday to visit minor league football club Altrincham after becoming a shareholder.
August 5, 2009, 4:32 am -
Protesters back woman in trousers case
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Police used teargas to disperse protesters rallying in support of a Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public Tuesday, a case that has become a public test of Sudan's indecency laws.
August 5, 2009, 3:46 am -
Coach driver gifts Ponting shares in football club
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will take time out from his preparations for this week's fourth Ashes test on Tuesday to visit minor league English football club Altrincham after becoming a shareholder.
August 5, 2009, 3:26 am -
Football-style pay, but could bankers sell shirts?
LONDON (Reuters) - Comparing bankers' salaries to footballers' pay, as Barclays' CEO did, is a "schoolboy error," a top investor watchdog said, as banks score too many own goals and couldn't sell shirts branded with star bankers' names.
August 5, 2009, 12:39 am -
Fans urged to drink whisky to ward off swine flu
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said on Monday.
August 4, 2009, 8:15 pm -
China doctor reveals 100 rules for would-be spacemen
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities.
August 4, 2009, 5:01 am -
Russia's Putin dons wet suit, tags Beluga whale
KHABAROVSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt who last year shot a tiger, Friday demonstrated his softer side by donning a wet suit and tagging a whale.
August 1, 2009, 5:51 am -
Those cadavers are mine, lawsuit alleges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owner of a popular collection of "high quality" cadavers has sued the manager of an exhibition at New York's South Street Seaport, seeking to prevent it from taking control of the bodies.
August 1, 2009, 5:49 am -
Spurs probe Twitter rant on striker Bent's page
LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club's chairman on Darren Bent's Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said Friday.
August 1, 2009, 5:30 am -
Underweight team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.
August 1, 2009, 3:38 am -
Kiss warning issued for rock festival due to flu
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fans attending one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals in Germany were asked on Thursday to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza.
August 1, 2009, 3:37 am -
Albanian gays welcome PM's same-sex marriage plan
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's homosexuals won more than they had hoped for after the government said it planned to allow same-sex marriages despite opposition from religious leaders and politicians.
August 1, 2009, 3:35 am -
Spurs probe Twitter rant on Bent's page
LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club's chairman on Darren Bent's Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said on Friday.
August 1, 2009, 3:31 am -
Embassy meal for nutritional malady turns stomachs
BERLIN (Reuters) - Teenagers with a rare nutritional disorder invited to a special lunch at the Swedish embassy in Berlin ended up being sick when they were given food they couldn't eat, authorities said on Thursday.
July 31, 2009, 3:12 am -
German SPD drops minister who took limo to Spain
BERLIN (Reuters) - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's Social Democratic candidate for chancellor, dropped Health Minister Ulla Schmidt from his campaign team Wednesday after she provoked a furore by taking an official car to Spain.
July 30, 2009, 6:35 am
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