 North American pro sports leagues in a twitter over tweeting
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 01.10.2009 17:25  19 views  0 comments
Reuters - North America's professional sports leagues are all a twitter over tweeting and have pushed through guidelines to ban player access to social networking sites during games. Read more »
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Schwarzenegger asked to close prostitute Website
(Reuters)
01.10.2009 13:58 18 views 0 comments
Reuters - A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London. Read more »
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Clerics torpedo samba show
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01.10.2009 13:56 25 views 0 comments
Reuters - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said. Read more »
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UK's High Court orders writ to be served via Twitter
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01.10.2009 13:56 19 views 0 comments
Reuters - Britain's High Court ordered its first injunction via Twitter Thursday, saying the social website and micro-blogging service was the best way to reach an anonymous Tweeter who had been impersonating someone. Read more »
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Girls warned not to hide boyfriends' guns
(Reuters)
30.09.2009 12:46 16 views 0 comments
Reuters - A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday. Read more »
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Miss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud
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30.09.2009 12:46 18 views 0 comments
Reuters - Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie. Ris Low had come under public pressure to be stripped of her 2009 title, after local media reported she stole seven credit cards last year while working at a medical clinic, buying goods worth about S$8,000 ($5,662) including gold anklets and phones. Read more »
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Giant candy store to open in gigantic mall
(Reuters)
30.09.2009 12:43 20 views 0 comments
Reuters - A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab region's hunger for candy. Read more »
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A mai tai with the Mai Mai?
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29.09.2009 15:19 30 views 0 comments
Reuters - Congo's army has suspended an officer accused of drinking with the enemy ahead of a militia attack that the United Nations said left six soldiers dead, a top army commander said Tuesday. Read more »
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Fashionistas furious over Berlusconi link
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29.09.2009 15:18 21 views 0 comments
Reuters - Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for "bimbos" inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life. Read more »
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Rental pets and robots in "Blade Runner" Tokyo
(Reuters)
29.09.2009 15:17 18 views 0 comments
Reuters - Only in Tokyo could you hire a cat out for an hour and stroke it while you have a cappuccino -- or better still, while a robot cooks your noodles for you. Read more »
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German minister-to-be rebuffs question in English
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28.09.2009 10:36 19 views 0 comments
Reuters - Guido Westerwelle, who is widely expected to become foreign minister in the next German government, admonished a reporter who asked him a question in English on Monday, saying: "We're in Germany here." Read more »
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Tweeting Ugandan gorillas make friends online
(Reuters)
28.09.2009 10:35 18 views 0 comments
Reuters - Lurking deep in the mist-glazed forests of east Africa, Uganda's mountain gorillas are preparing to 'tweet' for their survival. Read more »
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Military may lift ban on women in submarines
(Reuters)
28.09.2009 10:31 17 views 0 comments
Reuters - Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military's historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines. Read more »
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Man sues BofA for "1,784 billion, trillion dollars"
(Reuters)
25.09.2009 13:21 21 views 0 comments
Reuters - Dalton Chiscolm is unhappy about Bank of America's customer service -- really, really unhappy. Read more »
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Poland okays forcible castration for pedophiles
(Reuters)
25.09.2009 12:45 18 views 0 comments
Reuters - Poland on Friday approved a law making chemical castration mandatory for pedophiles in some cases, sparking criticism from human rights groups. Read more »
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Judge to lawyer: Dress well in court
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25.09.2009 12:44 19 views 0 comments
Reuters - If you plan to show up in court, it may be best to dress up for the occasion. Read more »
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One-in-five U.S. drivers admit to texting: survey
(Reuters)
25.09.2009 12:44 19 views 0 comments
Reuters - Nearly one-in-five U.S. drivers surveyed have read or sent a text message while behind the wheel even though nearly all of the respondents in an AAA survey released on Friday considered it unacceptable. Read more »
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Maoists protest "undignified" pageant
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24.09.2009 11:12 23 views 0 comments
Reuters - Scores of Maoist activists protested outside the venue of the controversial "Miss Nepal" contest on Thursday, saying the beauty pageant was an insult to women. Read more »
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Sci-fi movie, Sony ad prompt Nigerian image angst
(Reuters)
24.09.2009 11:12 20 views 0 comments
Reuters - A blockbuster sci-fi movie which caricatures Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals and a Sony PlayStation advert which implies they are fraudsters have infuriated a government battling to improve the country's image. Read more »
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Beyonce stirs Islamist ire in Malaysia again
(Reuters)
24.09.2009 11:11 18 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Malaysia's opposition Islamist party wants U.S. pop star Beyonce to cancel a planned concert in this Southeast Asian country, two years after it prevented the singer from performing, citing moral issues.
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Wackenhut Underlings Hazed With Crackshots