Putin wins respect at hip-hop party (Reuters)
Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rubbed shoulders with rappers and was hailed with "respect" in a television show Friday that could help boost his flagging ratings.
Archive for November, 2009
Cow dung to power more Dutch homes (Reuters)
Reuters - A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands Friday.
Venezuela destroys 30,000 guns (Reuters)
Reuters - Battling with one of the world's highest murder rates, Venezuela on Wednesday crushed more than 30,000 guns seized from the streets during police raids this year.
Lawmaker who expensed fine wine, car, jailed (Reuters)
Reuters - A former far-right British member of the European Parliament who cheated on his expense money to buy fine wine and a car was jailed on Wednesday for two years.
Weird and wacky world records tumble around globe (Reuters)
Reuters - Manjit Singh, a 59-year-old security consultant from Leicester, England known as the "Ironman," on Thursday pulled a double-decker bus weighing more than eight metric tons over a distance of 21.2 meters with his hair.
Flocking to “Cinderella” ball for monetary bliss (Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of Chinese women are vying to attend a lavish ball in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, lured by the dream of a possible fairytale match with a millionaire.
And the ugliest people are… (Reuters)
Reuters - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join.
Looking for a bargain? Madoff’s homes get price cut (Reuters)
Reuters - It's still not cheap, but Livin' La Vida Madoff may now cost a bit less.
Flocking to “Cinderella” ball for monetary blis (Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of Chinese women are vying to attend a lavish ball in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, lured by the dream of a possible fairytale match with a millionaire.
The anti-swine flu holy water dispenser (Reuters)
Reuters - An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic holy water dispenser.