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Day of the locusts for German investor critic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Back in 2005, German politician Franz Muentefering likened unscrupulous financial investors to locusts that chewed up firms and moved on.
November 7, 2009, 12:23 am -
Driver suspected in Bank of France van heist
LYON, France (Reuters) - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat.
November 7, 2009, 4:29 am -
Malaysia irked by pregnant athlete's pull-out
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A 16-week pregnant athlete faces sanction from Malaysian sports authorities for pulling out of December's Southeast Asian Games, local media reported Friday.
November 7, 2009, 4:15 am -
Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed Thursday.
November 6, 2009, 8:11 am -
Health worker fired for hockey flu shots
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
November 6, 2009, 6:14 am -
Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision"
LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment."
November 6, 2009, 6:13 am -
Giant snake capture was a hoax?
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
November 6, 2009, 6:12 am -
Giant snake capture was a hoax - Florida agents
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-metre) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
November 6, 2009, 5:56 am -
Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision," says Warner
LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment."
November 6, 2009, 3:57 am -
FAT players get free burgers in sponsorship deal
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's top footballers will feast on free burgers as part of a three-year sponsorship deal with American fast food giant McDonald's worth almost $900,000 (543,000 pounds), the country's football president said Wednesday.
November 6, 2009, 3:55 am -
Welcome to the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park stadium
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United have angered fans with plans to rename their ground the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium until the end of the season.
November 5, 2009, 8:13 am -
"Give pees a chance" student may face jail
LONDON (Reuters) - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act."
November 5, 2009, 5:59 am -
Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day.
November 5, 2009, 5:56 am -
Moonshine turns horse race rowdy
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.
November 5, 2009, 1:42 am -
Rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
November 4, 2009, 7:02 am -
Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
November 4, 2009, 7:00 am -
Kazakhstan urges citizens to use planes over cars
ASTANA (Reuters) - The government of Kazakhstan, an ex-Soviet country the size of Western Europe with an average weekly wage of $114 (69.75 pounds), has urged its citizens to make more use of small planes to replace the "anachronism" of long car journeys.
November 4, 2009, 2:26 am -
Somali rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
November 4, 2009, 1:56 am -
Scared of flying? Press the iPanic button
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
November 3, 2009, 10:57 pm -
Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.
November 3, 2009, 10:34 am
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