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Londoners giving the cold shoulder

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:01:48 +1100

Survey finds Londoners the most unwelcoming people in Britain, saying natives of the capital were unable to make friendly conversation and lacked manners.

Georgia outrage over 'invasion' report

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:38:09 +1100

Outraged Georgians have slammed a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a faked report announcing that Russia had launched an invasion.

Dog with expensive taste eats diamond

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:01:44 +1100

A US jeweller has had to wait for nature to take its course after a dog gobbled up a A$22,000 diamond.

Worker wedged between giant paper rolls

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:02:59 +1100

Paramedics say a Melbourne factory worker is lucky to have escaped serious injury after he became wedged between two massive rolls of paper.

Teacher killed by wolves in Alaska

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:33:37 +1100

A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, State Troopers said.

Restaurant 'sold whale sushi'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:09:16 +1100

A US restaurant faces criminal charges after being accused of selling sushi made from whale meat, the sale of which is strictly banned.

Vigil for 'miracle' elephant calf

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:01 +1100

Zookeepers are holding a round-the-clock vigil for 'Mr Shuffles', the miracle elephant calf who survived a marathon nine-day labour - after being declared dead.

Hooray for Wellywood! NZ films celebrated

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:48 +1100

It is one of the world's most iconic sights, and now New Zealand is set to celebrate its film industry with its own version of the Hollywood sign.

Kangaroo sightings baffle Japanese town

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:11:05 +1100

People in a Japanese mountain region have reported a number of kangaroo sightings, and journalists are now trying to stalk the marsupials.

Pop star sentenced to write out lines

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:09:20 +1100

A pop star reportedly has been sentenced to write out Turkey's lengthy national anthem after a court found her guilty of casting ethnic slurs at a concert.

Hull players fight in front of Women's Institute

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:24:46 +1100

LONDON (Reuters) - There is something strange in the air down by the Humber Bridge, at least there would appear to be if you are a Hull City footballer.

Feeling stressed? Try a bottle of fresh air

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:50:33 +1100

LONDON (Reuters) - The National Trust is offering stressed-out workers 10 minutes of calm, bottled up in a jar full of nothing but fresh air.

Man run down by his wife... twice

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:51:14 +1100

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife -- twice, local media reported on Friday. Sandy Telford ran over her husband, Terry, as she backed down the driveway of their rural property in the Hawke's Bay region, 350 kilometres (220 miles) north-east of Wellington, the Dominion Post newspaper reported. Not realising what she had done, Telford then drove her car forward, running over him again.

Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:28 +1100

LONDON (Reuters) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at the Crufts dog show this year.

Gold medal - winning ice hockey stick found

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:50 +1100

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - An Olympic mystery was solved on Wednesday when officials said they had located the stick Sidney Crosby used to win the men's hockey gold medal for Canada at the Vancouver Games.

No wine from "burglar" boyfriend for light sleeper

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:13 +1100

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said on Thursday.

Danisco turns to snakes, spiders for potent enzymes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:28:40 +1100

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish food ingredients and enzymes maker Danisco said on Wednesday it would investigate whether snakes, spiders and carnivorous plants could provide new powerful enzymes to improve consumer goods.

Cyprus holds two for corpse theft of ex-leader

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:20 +1100

Corrects to say cash was for help in body snatching, paragraph 2

Hockey trumps flying in Canada

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:32:57 +1100

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.

Chocolate - powered racecar makes sustainability sexy

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:19:08 +1100

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Fuelled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.