Twitter dating for tech-savvy singles (Reuters)
Reuters - For tech-savvy singles who are unlucky in love, shy or just looking for a new way to meet people, Flitter could be the answer.
Archive for February, 2010
Poor fit may explain why men refuse condoms (Reuters)
Reuters - Condoms that do not fit right could break and may reduce sexual pleasure for both partners, suggesting reasons why men and women often fail to use them, researchers reported on Monday.
Give up your iPod for Lent, bishops urge (Reuters)
Reuters - British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet.
Bad news for record lottery “winner” (Reuters)
Reuters - A deaf South African cleaner besieged by begging relatives after a newspaper reported he had scooped a 91 million rand ($12 million) lottery jackpot was not the winner, the draw's organizers said on Tuesday.
“It’s not me,” man in Israel says in hit-squad saga (Reuters)
Reuters - A man in Israel with the same name as an alleged member of a hit squad that assassinated a top Hamas militant in Dubai said Tuesday he was "angry, upset and scared" over what he called a misidentification.
At Rio Carnival, mind your pees and queues (Reuters)
Reuters - In Rio Carnivals past, Thiago Rodrigues could relieve himself of the pressure built up by a dozen or so beers without looking over his shoulder.
Online dating gaining worldwide acceptance (Reuters)
Reuters - If you spent Valentine's Day looking for love online then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the web as a good place to find a relationship, according to a new study.
Arrested robber, 73, says he was paying off mortgage (Reuters)
Reuters - A 73-year-old Florida man who was arrested for robbing three banks -- unarmed and taking $600 in each heist -- said he needed the money to pay his home mortgage, police said on Friday.
Mint fires boss over coin typo (Reuters)
Reuters - Chile's mint has sacked its managing director after he sent into circulation thousands of coins bearing an incorrect spelling of the country's name.
Men risk anticlimax with anatomy-boosting pants (Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of British men are risking a Valentine's Day anticlimax for their partners by stocking up on anatomy-boosting underpants ahead of the most romantic weekend of the year.