 Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida
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 03.29.2010 11:23  0 views  0 comments
Tags: Boss, Reuters, Florida, Coach
Reuters - A Carnival cruise ship was held off the Florida coast for several hours on Sunday while authorities searched the vessel and arrested a drunk passenger on bomb hoax charges, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Read more »
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Man detained over poisoned dumplings
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03.29.2010 11:22 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Japan, Reuters, Chief
Reuters - China has detained a man suspected of poisoning frozen dumplings that were exported to Japan two years ago, sickening 10 people and causing tension between China and Japan. Read more »
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Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize
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03.26.2010 11:13 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes." Read more »
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Theme park highlights challenges facing dwarfs
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03.26.2010 11:12 0 views 0 comments
Tags: There, Reuters, Little, Chief
Reuters - Sitting in a valley in southwest China sits an unlikely and controversial theme park -- the Little People's Kingdom of dwarfs. Read more »
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Film breaks new ground on sex in India
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03.25.2010 15:35 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - A new Bollywood film has put the spotlight on changing sexual mores in small-town India, unsettling conservative filmgoers with spy cam footage and pushing the limits of the country's censorship board. Read more »
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Church issues prayers for confused UK voters
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03.25.2010 15:34 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, Tony, February, England, Parliament, London
 Reuters - The Church of England has published prayers to help confused and cynical voters ahead of Britain's upcoming election.
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Man gets 15 years for prison break-in
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03.24.2010 13:31 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to break back into the jail where he had been held following his conviction in a manslaughter case, local media reported on Wednesday. Read more »
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Airport worker warned in scanner ogling claim
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03.24.2010 13:31 0 views 0 comments
Tags: January, Reuters, Phil, England, Airport, Heathrow
 Reuters - A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said on Wednesday.
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Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial
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03.24.2010 13:30 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Could, Reuters, March, Club
 Reuters - The Victorian Gothic novel Dracula is associated with the dense forests of Transylvania rather than the Georgian squares of Dublin, but the great great nephew of its Irish born author thinks that is an oversight.
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Woman arrested for setting hitmen on her father
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03.23.2010 9:55 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - An Italian woman who hired two assassins to murder her overbearing father was arrested after the second hitman changed his mind and confessed to the police, authorities said Tuesday. Read more »
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Super-sizing the "Last Supper"
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03.23.2010 9:54 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, March, Goes, Land
 Reuters - We've been overeating our way through ever-larger portions over the past 1,000 years, a U.S. study revealed after studying more than 50 paintings of the Biblical Last Supper.
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Bill would lessen teen "sexting" charge
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03.23.2010 9:53 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Connecticut lawmakers are considering a way to keep young people off the state's sex offender registry if convicted of "sexting." Read more »
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Bee sting therapy causing a buzz
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03.22.2010 13:37 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, November, Indian
 Reuters - Being stung by a bee would have most people rushing to hospital, expect at one Beijing clinic where patients queue up to be pricked into good health.
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Ireland's drinks industry faces up to sober times
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03.22.2010 13:35 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, Monday, September
 Reuters - Ireland's famous pubs and pints are reeling from their worst year yet, a report published on Monday found -- and the really bad news is it does not guarantee an end to drink-related social and health problems.
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Feminists slam cancer campaign as sexist
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03.22.2010 13:35 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, Great, Policy, October
 Reuters - Polish feminists have objected to a hospital's breast cancer prevention slogan which they say encourages workplace harassment, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on its website on Monday.
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Library book is returned -- 45 years late
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03.19.2010 10:50 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own. Read more »
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Cat-calling men give all men a bad name?
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03.19.2010 10:49 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, August, Tokyo
 Reuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
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Citizens told to brush up on etiquette
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03.19.2010 10:49 0 views 0 comments
Tags: India, Reuters, Games
Reuters - India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms. Read more »
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Sex shop must pay full tax rate
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03.18.2010 13:11 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - European judges have ruled that a sex shop with movie cubicles does not qualify for a reduced rate of sales tax because it is not a cinema. Read more »
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For sale: Nice little runabout fit for a queen
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03.18.2010 13:10 0 views 0 comments
Tags: British, Reuters, Nike, Petal, Prime, Queen
 Reuters - At first sight it seems just another second-hand luxury car for sale but this Jaguar included some special extras in its day such as emergency convoy lights and a direct radio link to the British Prime Minister.
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New Landowner Finds Prize Inside