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China probes 'bouncing' boiled eggs

BEIJING, China - Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled and may make men sterile, state media reported on Friday, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country. 

Reuters 02/10/2012 4:47 PM

Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos

FRANKFURT, Germany - Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a truck on a busy German motorway and quickly froze to the autobahn surface, causing a massive traffic jam near Frankfurt during Tuesday's morning rush hour, police said. 
Reuters 02/08/2012 4:03 PM

German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks

BERLIN, Germany - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister. 
By Alice Baghdjian, Reuters 02/08/2012 4:01 PM

Mum tells Westwood to say sorry for swearing

DUBAI - Lee Westwood was forced to apologize after his mum caught him swearing on live television at last week's Qatar Masters, the world number three said on Tuesday. 
By Matt Smith, Reuters 02/08/2012 3:59 PM

'Oldest marathon runner' competes in Hong Kong

HONG KONG - A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world's oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10-kilometer run at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday. 
Agence France-Presse 02/06/2012 11:07 AM

German city's parking fines are just the ticket

BERLIN, Germany - German authorities are giving parking violators in one city an unexpected break by issuing tickets without fines. 

By Alice Baghdjian, Reuters 02/01/2012 3:52 PM

China bans toddler palm-reading assessments

BEIJING, China - China has banned kindergartens in a northern province from offering palm-reading tests that the schools had claimed could predict toddlers' intelligence level and potential, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. 

Reuters 02/01/2012 3:50 PM

Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store

LONDON, England - Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is close to agreeing a deal to pay a record UK rent at its Bond Street store that will break the 1,000 pounds ($1,576) per square foot mark for the first time, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. 

By Brenda Goh, Reuters 02/01/2012 3:48 PM

Baboons wreak havoc at Zimbabwe border post

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Troops of bag-snatching, truck-looting baboons are causing chaos at a border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia in daily raids for food, NewsDay reported on Tuesday. 

Agence France-Presse 02/01/2012 3:45 PM

US law aims to ban any use of fetuses in food

CHICAGO - An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed legislation to ban any use of fetuses in food in one of the more bizarre twists in the emotive US battle over abortion.
Agence France-Presse 01/27/2012 8:28 AM
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