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  • Irish use strike day to shop across border

    Reuters – Wed Nov 25, 11:57 am ET  
    A woman pushes a pram across a glass walkway in the Victoria... Reuters

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish workers caused traffic jams on Tuesday as hundreds made use of a one-day public sector strike to do some Christmas shopping in the cheaper stores across the border in Northern Ireland. Full Story »

  • "Coffee police" fight fraud on shop shelves

    Reuters – Wed Nov 25, 11:57 am ET  
    A judge takes a spoonful of specialty coffee before tasting it... Reuters

    GUARAJUBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's coffee industry is engaged in a tireless battle against rogue roasters who cut corners and costs by bulking up their products with corn, soy or even wood, the ABIC industry association says. Full Story »

  • Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 3:16 pm ET  

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Using your plastic for plastic surgery..

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 3:18 pm ET  

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. Full Story »

  • Hitler's favorite car makes comeback?

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 3:19 pm ET  
    Nazi leader Adolph Hitler waves to crowds in his six seater Mercedes... Reuters

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen. Full Story »

  • Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals

    Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 2:00 pm ET  

    OSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses. Full Story »

  • Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars

    Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 2:00 pm ET  

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. Full Story »

  • Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu

    Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 1:56 pm ET  
    Men dressed as Santa Claus pose in the assembly hall after a... Reuters

    BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said. Full Story »

  • Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf

    Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 1:59 pm ET  
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    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000). Full Story »

  • Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas

    Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 8:33 am ET  

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children. Full Story »

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