Masseuses told to padlock pants
April 10, 2008 12:23 PM ET
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - A bid by a local government in Indonesia's
East Java province to curb prostitution by asking masseuses
to wear a padlock on their pants was an insult, a newspaper
quoted the minister for women's empowerment as saying.
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Car wash finds $500,000 diamond pendant
April 10, 2008 12:24 PM ET
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Car cleaners at a Russian firm
got a surprise when they cleaned out a vacuum cleaner this week:
a diamond pendant worth up to 300,000 euros ($475,400).
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Disarming stressed-out cops?
April 10, 2008 12:19 PM ET
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Police facing emotional strains due to financial
or romantic problems could be stripped of their department-issued
handguns in China's Jiangxi province, a newspaper reported on
Thursday.
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Putting the brakes on speedy motorway driving
April 10, 2008 12:17 PM ET
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The northern city of Bremen became the first
state in Germany to introduce a speed limit on its motorways
on Wednesday, breaking a taboo in a country proud of its fast
cars.
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Beer-sipping clients have taxes done in a bar
April 10, 2008 12:26 PM ET
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HOBOKEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - The sounds of the Rolling Stones
pour from the speakers while beer glasses are filled and a jovial
game of darts takes place 10 feet away.
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Munich's Italian name diverts tourists from Monaco
April 09, 2008 12:09 PM ET
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Two women led themselves on a wild goose chase
from Italy to Munich after arranging to meet their niece in
Monaco -- which in Italian can mean either the tiny principality
on the French Riviera, or Bavaria's capital.
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Dry cleaner gives same-day service to thieves
April 09, 2008 11:48 AM ET
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - A dry-cleaning shop owner in Papua New Guinea
has found a unique way of encouraging thieves to clean up their
behavior: giving them a steam cleaning.
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Panel may rule if sex practices protected
April 09, 2008 12:34 PM ET
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who claims
he was discriminated against as a pagan who practices a form
of sadomasochism will get to take his complaint to a human rights
tribunal.
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"Priest stalker" of TV host O'Brien apologizes
April 09, 2008 11:47 AM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Boston priest apologized in a New York
court on Tuesday for stalking U.S. television host Conan O'Brien
and his family and accepted an order to stay away from the comedian's
home and office for two years.
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Free speech center makes annual "muzzle" awards
April 09, 2008 11:45 AM ET
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. free-speech advocates on Tuesday
gave their annual "muzzle" awards to violators including police
who charged a woman for swearing at her overflowing toilet,
and a motor vehicles department that deemed a "GETOSAMA" license
plate offensive.
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