 Cyprus holds two for theft of ex-leader's corpse
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 10.03.2010 8:09  0 views  0 comments
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 Reuters - A court in Cyprus remanded two men in custody Wednesday on suspicion of snatching the corpse of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, holding it for ransom for three months until its discovery Monday.
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| Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says
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09.03.2010 12:06 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Cyprus said Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb.
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| Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy
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09.03.2010 11:54 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. Read more »
| Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants
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09.03.2010 11:50 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday. Read more »
| Cyprus police find stolen corpse of ex-president
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09.03.2010 11:47 0 views 0 comments
Tags: President, December, Reuters, European, European Union, Union, State, Heart, Mediterranean, Government, Brussels
Reuters - Cypriot police said Tuesday they had discovered the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, three months after it was snatched from its grave in a crime that shocked the Mediterranean island.
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| Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem
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08.03.2010 12:28 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral. Read more »
| U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries
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08.03.2010 12:24 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than whites and Asians to lose sleep over job and money worries, a sleep survey released on Monday found. Read more »
| Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament
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08.03.2010 12:24 0 views 0 comments
Tags: China, Reuters, European, Seek, European Union, Union, Andy, State, Canadian, Minister, General, Defense, Peter, Reuters, European, Seek, Union, European Union
 Reuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.
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| Aussie underwear has gone bananas
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05.03.2010 13:11 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas. Read more »
| Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport
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04.03.2010 9:53 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday. Read more »
| London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas: survey
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04.03.2010 9:52 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Performers in London's West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors' union Equity. Read more »
| Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit
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04.03.2010 9:52 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday. Read more »
| Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem
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04.03.2010 9:51 0 views 0 comments
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 Reuters - "O Canada," the country's national anthem, has included the line, "True patriot love in all thy sons' command," for nearly 100 years.
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| Child's play at air traffic tower sparks inquiry
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03.03.2010 10:56 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - An investigation is underway into why a young child, apparently under an adult's supervision, was allowed to direct air traffic at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. Read more »
| Army nixes raid after Facebook leak?
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03.03.2010 10:56 0 views 0 comments
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Reuters - The Israeli military called off a raid in Palestinian territory after a soldier posted details, including the time and place, on social networking website Facebook, Israel's Army Radio reported Wednesday. Read more »
| "Hurt Locker" producers sued days before Oscars
(Reuters)
03.03.2010 10:55 1 views 0 comments
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Reuters - A U.S. Army sergeant on Tuesday sued the makers of Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" five days before the Academy Awards, claiming the central character in the film is based on him. Read more »
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