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Irish use strike day to shop across border
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish workers caused traffic jams on Tuesday as hundreds made use of a one-day public sector strike to do some Christmas shopping in the cheaper stores across the border in Northern Ireland.
November 26, 2009, 3:57 am -
Canada, Australia ranked best places for expats
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for expatriates.
November 26, 2009, 3:56 am -
Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.
November 25, 2009, 8:39 pm -
New EU president wins fans in Japan -- as a poet
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician.
November 25, 2009, 8:09 pm -
Leggie the lucky dog escapes croc's jaws
A dog has had a lucky escape after it was taken by a crocodile in far north Queensland.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 3:19 pm -
Artist sells work in game with 'Australian devil'
A French artist has struck an unusual deal to sell his latest work: Instead of paying up front, the buyer will hand over a regular fee until the artist dies.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 1:00 pm -
Novice spy nicked by Tel Aviv cops
An apprentice spy for Israel's once-vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in Tel Aviv.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 10:35 am -
Brits dominate International Emmy Awards
David Frost received an honorary International Emmy at the annual awards for television produced outside the United States.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:16 am -
Hitler's favorite car makes comeback?
BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen.
November 25, 2009, 7:19 am -
Using your plastic for plastic surgery..
CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments.
November 25, 2009, 7:18 am -
Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.
November 25, 2009, 7:16 am -
Government to set terms for inquiry into Iraq abuse claims
Britain will announce the terms of an independent inquiry into claims British soldiers murdered a number of Iraqis and tortured nine others after a battle in southern Iraq in May 2004.
November 25, 2009, 5:24 am -
Italy finds proposal to skip lunch hard to digest
ROME (Reuters) - Food-loving Italy responded with indignation on Tuesday to a minister's comments that lunchbreaks -- still a sit-down ritual for many Italian workers -- are bad for waistlines and the economy, and should be skipped.
November 24, 2009, 10:55 pm -
Police nab dozens of gambling seniors in Cyprus
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Police in Cyprus detained dozens of elderly women for gambling, a popular but banned past-time on the east Mediterranean island.
November 24, 2009, 8:14 pm -
Big sleep for Lucky sheep
The world's oldest sheep has died in western Victoria.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 2:39 pm -
Mango madness
Something strange is afflicting the folks of the north.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:15 am -
Man saves woman, child from shop fire
A Tasmanian tow-truck driver is being hailed a hero, after rescuing a woman and her child from a burning take-away shop.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:13 am -
RSPCA investigates feral cat shootings
The RSPCA is investigating the shooting of feral cats at the Mildura animal shelter last week.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:00 am -
Humiliated Fearnley blasts Jetstar policy
Jetstar has apologised to disabled athlete Kurt Fearnley, who launched a scathing attack on the airline after choosing to crawl around Brisbane airport rather than use an unsuitable wheelchair.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 8:40 am -
Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.
November 24, 2009, 6:00 am
