![]() Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters Updated : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:40 GMT Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters) Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study. Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:48:38 GMT Britain being "overrun" by street signs (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:29:27 GMT Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters) Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:28:50 GMT Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters) Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:40 GMT Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters) Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said. Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:48:08 GMT Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters) Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy. Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:59 GMT Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters) Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said. Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:27 GMT Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters) Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result. Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:49:14 GMT Alternative tours draw travelers to Mexico (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:22:27 GMT Politician raffles breast implants (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:58:20 GMT Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:20:20 GMT John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:55:21 GMT Man, shot in head, notices five years later (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:47:09 GMT "Ordain women," London bus ads will urge Pope (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:54:51 GMT Police guard home of woman who put cat in bin (Reuters) Reuters - The home of a woman filmed picking up a cat and throwing it into a rubbish bin is under police guard in Britain after her actions sparked outrage from animal lovers and even death threats. Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:22:45 GMT Permission to laugh at election -- for now (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:38:08 GMT Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:13 GMT Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters) Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:23:20 GMT T-shirt explains Philadelphia's blunt speech (Reuters)
Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:54:12 GMT Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters) Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:29:39 GMT Increase Search Engine Traffic |