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Belgian girl admits lying about tattoos
A Belgian teen who claimed she had fallen asleep while being tattooed and woke up to find her face covered in stars has confessed to lying.
June 23, 2009, 2:20 pm -
Paris launches smile campaign to woo tourists
PARIS (Reuters) - Faced with a fall in tourist numbers due to the financial crisis and a reputation for unfriendliness, the Paris tourist board has made a simple request of the city's residents: smile.
July 15, 2009, 4:47 am -
In love? It's not enough to keep a marriage, study finds
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Living happily ever after needn't only be for fairy tales.
July 15, 2009, 4:45 am -
Phone firm's West Bank wall gag fails to amuse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A television advert for an Israeli mobile phone firm showing soldiers playing soccer over the West Bank barrier has sparked cries of bad taste and prompted Arab lawmakers Sunday to demand it be taken off air.
July 14, 2009, 5:28 am -
Parisians! Smile for the tourists, please
PARIS (Reuters) - Faced with a fall in tourist numbers due to the financial crisis and a reputation for unfriendliness, the Paris tourist board has made a simple request to the city's residents: smile.
July 14, 2009, 2:20 am -
Israel phone firm's West Bank wall gag fails to amuse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A television advert for an Israeli cellphone firm showing soldiers playing football over the West Bank barrier has sparked cries of bad taste and prompted Arab lawmakers on Sunday to demand it be taken off air.
July 13, 2009, 9:03 am -
Palin mask top pick for Halloween
Here's the hottest Halloween costume of the year - a mask of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
October 13, 2008, 10:00 am
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