Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Offbeat

US man reimbursed for 'mutt-ilated' bills

The dog ate my five $100 bills...

Man who reassembled parts of the $100 bills eaten by his golden retriever reimbursed by US Treasury.

Violin that played as Titanic sank sells for $1.5 million

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian
LONDON (Reuters) - A violin that was being played as the Titanic went down was sold for 900,000 pounds ($1.46 million) at auction on Saturday, a record price f...
October 20, 2013, 1:05 am
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Cat carries marijuana into Moldova jail

Prison guards at a Moldova prison have spotted a cat being used as a courier to supply drugs to inmates.
October 19, 2013, 4:39 am

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It's a dog's high life: French design for pets

PARIS (Reuters) - Parisian poodles are used to being pampered by their doting owners, groomed to perfection and adorned with luxury leashes and collars.
Now they finally have the furnit...
October 18, 2013, 10:32 pm
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Couple in China 'sell' baby daughter for iPhone

Shanghai (AFP) - A young Chinese couple are facing criminal punishment for "selling" their infant daughter and using the proceeds to buy an Apple iPhone, state media said Friday.
October 18, 2013, 6:54 pm

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Portly puss shocks Geelong animal shelter

A portly puss with an appetite for possums tipped the scales at a whopping 15kg when he was handed to an animal shelter in Geelong.
October 18, 2013, 10:11 am

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'Bionic man' makes debut at Washington's Air and Space Museum

By Lacey Johnson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-ever walking, talking "bionic man" built entirely out of synthetic body parts made his Washington debut on Thursday.
The r...
October 18, 2013, 3:04 am

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Hop aboard: Kangaroo shuts Australian airport

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An injured kangaroo shut down part of Melbourne Airport on Wednesday after it hopped through the busy terminal and into a drug store.
Police in the southeastern Austr...
October 16, 2013, 2:48 pm

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Snorkeler finds rare giant oarfish off California coast

By Tim Gaynor
(Reuters) - A California marine instructor's leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature o...
October 16, 2013, 5:04 am

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Ohio man with over 100 snakes pleads not guilty to selling exotic animals

October 16, 2013, 1:01 am
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Nigerian wife fakes kidnapping to dupe ransom from husband

ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian woman faked her own kidnapping to extort a $1,200 ransom from her husband, police said on Tuesday, in a region of the west African nation plagued by abductions....
October 15, 2013, 9:10 pm
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Indian sage dreams of gold to save economy, government starts digging

By Shyamantha Asokan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government is digging for treasure after a civic-minded Hindu village sage dreamt that 1,000 tons of gold was buried under a ruined...
October 15, 2013, 7:22 pm
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Chinese official sacked after piggyback from flood victim: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese local official photographed being given a piggyback by a villager while visiting flood victims in Zhejiang province has been sacked after the image caused public outrage ...
October 15, 2013, 6:19 pm
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Passenger finds worms in India mid-flight sandwich

New Delhi (AFP) - Air India said Tuesday an investigation was underway after a passenger found worms in his sandwich mid-flight.
October 15, 2013, 6:04 pm

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Elephant tries to 'eat' Aussie bridesmaid

One Aussie bride has had a wedding to remember, and one that the elephant will never forget.
October 15, 2013, 4:12 pm

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Fukuppy mascot draws sniggers

Japan's Fukushima Industries has blamed a "misunderstanding" as the internet erupted in sniggers over its "Fukuppy" mascot, a name that recalls a catalogue of mishandling at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
October 15, 2013, 3:13 pm

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Donations, prisoners aid cities, ranchers after South Dakota blizzard

By Michael Hirtzer
(Reuters) - Donations of money and some cattle have been rolling in for South Dakota ranchers after a blizzard last week killed tens of thousands of cattle in one of ...
October 15, 2013, 4:52 am
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Pope holds crisis talks on fate of Germany's 'luxury bishop'

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis held crisis talks on Thursday on the fate of Germany's "luxury bishop" who is under intense pressure to resign for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on...
October 14, 2013, 11:07 pm

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Hunter, 72, survives 19 days in snowy California wilderness

By Karen Brooks
(Reuters) - A 72-year-old California deer hunter was recovering Monday after surviving on squirrels and packing leaves around him for warmth for nearly three weeks while...
October 14, 2013, 11:03 pm

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Gay luggage slur at Perth Airport

A passenger who had the words "I am gay" written on his luggage with airline baggage stickers believes the incident happened at Perth Airport.
October 14, 2013, 9:23 am

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Man faked kidnapping to go out drinking

An American man was so desperate for a night out with mates and away from his wife that he faked his abduction so he could go out drinking.
October 14, 2013, 7:31 am
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