Monday, May 20th, 2013

Offbeat

Robbers target Bieber's South Africa concert, steal $330,000

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Robbers equipped with ropes, hammers and chisels broke into a strong-room at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium after a Justin Bieber concert and made off with 3 million rand ...
May 14, 2013, 12:22 am
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Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says

By Catherine Hornby
ROME (Reuters) - The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a U.N. report published on Monday said the health b...
May 13, 2013, 10:17 pm

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New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers

By Dorene Internicola
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-friendly gyms and becoming their own person...
May 13, 2013, 2:04 pm

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Michelin for the masses: Japan's standing restaurants head for New York

By Junko Fujita
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's popular standing restaurants, where patrons eat food by former Michelin restaurant chefs for a fraction of the cost at a seated-restaurant, are...
May 13, 2013, 1:15 pm
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Lake ice wall destroys homes

Twelve houses have been destroyed and 15 damaged by a wall of ice that erupted from a lake in Canada.
May 13, 2013, 9:18 am
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Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli prime minister and his wife on a flight ...
May 12, 2013, 10:14 pm

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Sophia top baby name for U.S. girls; Messiah and King on the rise for boys

By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sophia tops the list of names for American baby girls for the second year in a row, while King and Messiah are becoming increasingly popular ...
May 10, 2013, 10:42 am

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China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou's seven children

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, w...
May 9, 2013, 10:47 am

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'Unluckiest man' cheats death 8 times

The 25-year-old has survived illnesses including a broken neck, heart attacks, pneumonia and cancer.
May 9, 2013, 10:44 am
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Wanted man caught - despite sex change

"It wasn't a bad effort, but when you've been sentenced to 60 years there are going to be a few people looking for you," an onlooker said.
May 9, 2013, 10:31 am
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Texas judge rules that cheerleaders may display Bible banners

By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Wednesday ruled that the "Bible banners" waved by cheerleaders during football games in a small school district are constitutiona...
May 9, 2013, 6:51 am
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Arizona climber and his dog apparently stung to death by bees

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona climber has been found dead, dangling from a rope on a cliff face south of Tucson, after apparently being stung to death by bees, police said on Wednesday.
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May 9, 2013, 4:12 am
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New book teaches children ABCs of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

By Jonathan Stempel
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A ...
May 8, 2013, 10:10 pm

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Japan hopes for a lift from "Abenomics" bra

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an "Abenomics" bra, a special edition it says offers a "growth strategy" and a potential lift towa...
May 8, 2013, 1:57 pm

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Bear mauls monkey in disturbing video

A monkey has been mauled by a bear after a disturbing circus stunt went wrong.
May 8, 2013, 10:25 am
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Ex-model disfigured by cooking oil injections

A woman addicted to plastic surgery injected cooking oil into her face after doctors refused to do any more procedures on her, according to a British newspaper.
May 8, 2013, 10:15 am
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British economy claims new victim: Prince Charles' veg shop

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's weak economy has taken its toll on the nation's poshest greengrocer with Prince Charles forced to close his organic vegetable store, citing falling trade and rising prices...
May 8, 2013, 1:16 am

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The world’s new superpower - Ameristralia?

Australia and the US will merge to form one super nation called Ameristralia.
May 7, 2013, 2:12 pm

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U.S. returning looted Tyrannosaurus skeleton to Mongolia

By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert that was smuggled to the United States in pieces and auctioned for more than $1 ...
May 7, 2013, 2:14 am

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Vultures devour tourist in Europe

Vultures have eaten a tourist in the Pyrenees before emergency services were able to reach her.
May 6, 2013, 8:30 am
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