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Coffee tax collection costs dwarf revenue
Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 1:57 pm ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany spent more than 30 times as much collecting taxes on coffee beans ordered online from abroad than it received in the tax revenues, the accounting office said on Tuesday. Full Story »
Reality TV stars charged over rat-eating episode
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 11:27 pm ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have charged two stars of British reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" with animal cruelty after an RSPCA complaint over an episode that involved killing and cooking a rat. Full Story »
Robbers steal $6 million during soccer finale
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 2:37 pm ET

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Robbers took advantage of Brazil's passion for soccer to steal about $6 million from a cash delivery firm, as the nation was transfixed on championship games, media reported on Monday. Full Story »
After 50 years, UK ministry shuts down UFO unit
Reuters – Sat Dec 5, 12:02 pm ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has had a close encounter of the credit crunch kind. Full Story »
Up in arms over kangaroo, emu "Coat of Arms" chips
Reuters – Sat Dec 5, 12:00 pm ET

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Some Australians are up in arms over a new kangaroo and emu flavored chip, horrified that people are encouraged to eat the nation's coat of arms which depicts the iconic Australian animals. Full Story »
Competitive Britons send nativity costs soaring
Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 2:02 pm ET

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LONDON (Reuters) - Gone are the days of shepherds in tea towels and tinsel-clad angels. Britain's competitive parents are forking out on luxury pashmina shawls and velour dressing gowns to make their child the star of the annual nativity play. Full Story »
Groom creates viral storm twittering from altar
Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 2:04 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Maryland groom has created an viral story storm after he interrupted his wedding last month to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts from the altar. Full Story »
Fellow Iraqi turns tables on Bush shoe-thrower
Reuters – Wed Dec 2, 3:44 pm ET

PARIS (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris Tuesday. Full Story »
Snap-happy Vienna orangutan opens Facebook gallery
Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 9:45 am ET

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VIENNA (Reuters Life!) - A 33-year-old furry photographer is winning fans on social networking website Facebook for pictures of her daily life as an orangutan in a Vienna zoo. Full Story »
Police knock escaped killer off getaway bike
Reuters – Tue Dec 1, 12:57 pm ET

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's most wanted fugitive was captured Tuesday after a five-day manhunt, when police knocked the escaped murderer off the woman's bicycle he was riding along a rural road near the Dutch border. Full Story »