Teen caller tricks White House
December 12, 2007 10:28 AM ET
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REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A teen-ager says he convinced the White
House he was Iceland's president and managed to schedule a call
with George W. Bush but was found out before he got to talk
to the U.S. president.
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Keep Christmas cake Italian, panettone makers say
December 12, 2007 10:29 AM ET
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy already has strict rules governing the
origin and quality of its wine, while Parmigiano parmesan cheese
can only be made in Parma and regulations on "Italian" olive
oil are being tightened.
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"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary
December 12, 2007 10:31 AM ET
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BOSTON (Reuters) - "w00t," an expression of joy coined by online
gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher
of a leading U.S. dictionary.
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Prisoner gets compensation over cockroaches
December 11, 2007 10:59 AM ET
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli judge has ordered the country's
prison authority to pay an inmate over $1,000 in compensation
after he complained of having to share a cell with cockroaches.
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Race car driver taxi driver to catch flight
December 11, 2007 11:00 AM ET
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher can add the unofficial
title of Germany's fastest taxi driver to his other achievements
after taking over behind the wheel to get his family to the
airport on time.
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Pilot recounts eight days lost in bush
December 11, 2007 11:01 AM ET
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan pilot who survived more than a week
eating leaves and drinking his urine after crashing in dense
forest says he will continue flying, despite cheating death
in his second accident in two years.
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George Bush loses close run for "Foot in Mouth"
December 11, 2007 12:55 PM ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former England soccer manager Steve McClaren
fought off tough competition from U.S. President George W. Bush
to win a dreaded "Foot in Mouth" award on Tuesday from the Plain
English campaign.
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Man freed after 100 hours trapped in a lavatory
December 10, 2007 12:58 PM ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - A retired Scottish school teacher was recovering
on Monday after spending nearly four days trapped inside a men's
toilet with no food or mobile phone.
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Hands off Christmas, say religious leaders
December 10, 2007 01:40 PM ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims joined Britain's
equality watchdog Monday in urging Britons to enjoy Christmas
without worrying about offending non-Christians.
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"Missing" British canoeist grew beard as disguise
December 10, 2007 11:23 AM ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British man, who is facing fraud charges
after he "returned from the dead" five years after going missing,
had grown a beard and used an assumed name to hide the fact
he was still alive, police said Monday.
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