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Firm can’t fire man for 1.8 cent theft

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:43:01 +0000

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the… – Firm can’t fire man for 1.8 cent theft

Koranic teachers arrested over child begging

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:24:38 +0000

DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state… – Koranic teachers arrested over child begging

Drake University’s ‘D+’ logo earns failing grade

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:48:28 +0000

A “D+” campaign logo aimed at encouraging recruitment at Drake University is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni. They say the logo is offensive,… – Drake University’s ‘D+’ logo earns failing grade

Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:36:31 +0000

A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats… – Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator

NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:36:30 +0000

Just in case it wasn’t clear: Weapons and drugs don’t make good charitable donations. Albuquerque police briefly evacuated a Goodwill store Thursday after someone left a pistol,… – NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade

Collection box at Albuquerque charity turns up pistols, grenade, marijuana

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:59 +0000

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Just in case it wasn’t clear: Weapons and drugs don’t make good charitable donations. Albuquerque police briefly evacuated a Goodwill store Thursday after someone… – Collection box at Albuquerque charity turns up pistols, grenade, marijuana

Zebras crossing: painted horses for Russian road safety

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:45:29 +0000

Traffic police in Moscow offered rides on horses and ponies painted as zebras Friday in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously careless drivers. – Zebras crossing: painted horses for Russian road safety

Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:34:41 +0000

Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she’d left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone. She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month… – Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:15:31 +0000

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) – To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened… – German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids

Indonesia’s smoking toddler kicks the habit

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:26:36 +0000

Indonesia’s smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal _ who smoked up to two packs a day _ puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an… – Indonesia’s smoking toddler kicks the habit

First champagne, now 200-year-old beer salvaged in Baltic

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:05 +0000

Divers salvaged the world’s oldest drinkable beer from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, just days after work began to retrieve dozens of bottles of 200-year-old champagne, local… – First champagne, now 200-year-old beer salvaged in Baltic

Man bites police over a pet peeve

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:07:15 +0000

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet. – Man bites police over a pet peeve

Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:11:10 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study. – Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:15:09 +0000

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that… – Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer

German court fines lawyers for "absurd" appeal

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:31:10 +0000

Two lawyers who repeatedly appealed minor traffic violations were fined and handed two-month bans by Germany’s highest court on Thursday for making “absurd and abusive accusations” in their – German court fines lawyers for "absurd" appeal