Archive for June, 2010

For sale – village with pub, 40 people (Reuters)

Reuters - Stressed-out city executives looking to get away from it all have the chance to buy their own rural village in New Zealand, complete with a pub and population of 40.

Maimed cat walks again with artificial paws (Reuters)

Reuters - A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation.

Oracle Octopus picks Germany to beat England at Cup (Reuters)

Reuters - An octopus born in England and living in a German aquarium that has correctly picked the winner of Germany's three World Cup results so far on Friday tipped Joachim Loew's side to beat England in Sunday's match.

Leading Tibetan art collector gets 15 years in jail (Reuters)

Reuters - A Chinese court in the far western region of Xinjiang has sentenced a leading Tibetan collector of antiquities and environmentalist to 15 years in jail for robbing graves, his lawyer said on Friday.

Frenchman who ate cellmate’s lung gets 30 years jail (Reuters)

Reuters - A French convict who killed his cellmate and ate his lung was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday.

France guillotines Bastille Day party to save cash (Reuters)

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has axed the traditional lavish Bastille Day garden party in the grounds of his Elysee Palace residence as a symbolic savings measure, parliamentary sources said on Wednesday.

Disease risk higher for swingers than prostitutes (Reuters)

Reuters - Scientists studying swingers -- straight couples who regularly swap sexual partners and indulge in group sex at organized meeting -- say they have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than prostitutes.

Zoo finds missing tiger, camels (Reuters)

Reuters - A Canadian zoo has recovered a Bengal tiger and a pair of camels that went missing last week after thieves made off with the truck and trailer in which they were traveling.

Lion burger stirs ire (Reuters)

Reuters - Offering up lion burgers as a tribute to the World Cup in South Africa is getting a Phoenix valley restaurant into controversy.

Trapped drunk driver opens another beer as awaits rescue (Reuters)

Reuters - A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him, a New Zealand court was told.

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