Archive for June, 2009

Slovak president forced off plane after warning (Reuters)

President of Slovakia, Ivan Gasparovic, greets the crowd during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, June 15, 2004. REUTERS/David W CernyReuters - Slovakia's president was evacuated from his official plane because of a telephone warning shortly before it was due to take off on Monday.


China’s Internet porn filter — no Depp please (Reuters)

Reuters - What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health.

Man had boss killed to save job - Spanish police (Reuters)

Reuters - Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.

Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding (Reuters)

Reuters - A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday.

Daily sex makes for healthier sperm (Reuters)

Reuters - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.

First $1 million find for U.S. Antiques Roadshow (Reuters)

Reuters - A woman who inherited some Chinese carved jade from her father has scored the first $1 million (601,557 pounds) appraisal from experts on the U.S. television program "Antiques Roadshow," the producers said on Monday.

Dog-eaten passport cancels Wis. boy’s trip to Peru (AP)

AP - A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport.

Woman on tracks to ‘clear her mind’ hit by train (AP)

AP - Birmingham police said a 22-year-old woman has suffered a broken leg after being hit by a train. Officer Lawrence Billups said the woman told police she was lying on the tracks "to clear her mind" when the train approached around 7 a.m. Sunday.

Iowa man grabs wheel, crashes car during quarrel (AP)

AP - Police said they arrested a Des Moines man after he reportedly lost his temper with his wife while they were traveling on Interstate Highway 235, wrenched the wheel from her and sent the car careening off the road.

Oregon man’s wallet returns after 63 years (AP)

AP - Bill Fulton doesn't remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. The leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished. The zipper moved with ease. And when he looked inside, the contents brought back memories from 1946, when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers in the Baker Middle School gym.

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