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Swift And Cheap: Welcome To The Divorce Hotel

Reporter — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:00:06 +0000

In the Netherlands a weekend break can become a weekend break-up for couples hoping for a swift and cheap divorce.
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Colosseum Shut As Heavy Snowfall Hits Rome

Reporter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:10 +0000

The first major snowfall in Rome for 26 years has led to the closure of the world-well-known Colosseum over fears that tourists could slip on the icy ruins.
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Gamer Dies At Web Cafe - But No-One Notices

Reporter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:10 +0000

A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe was left for hours after fellow gamers failed to notice his death.
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New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza

Reporter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:09 +0000

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - More than 17,000 mostly beer-fueled spectators packed a Philadelphia indoor arena on Friday for the city’s annual early morning eating extravaganza in which competitors vie to eat the most chicken wings.

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Miami named most miserable U.S. city

Reporter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:08 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warm sun, white beaches, and million-dollar mansions notwithstanding, Miami has captured the dubious distinction of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new poll.

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Scientists Dash Big Deer-Eating Cat Theory

Reporter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:10 +0000

Conspiracy theorists have been given more ammunition after scientists said two Gloucestershire deer, thought to have been savaged by a huge cat, were really eaten by a fox or possibly a dog.
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Video: Would-Be French Leader Flour-Bombed

Reporter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000

A politician hoping to be the next French president has been flour-bombed by a woman just as he prepared to make a speech.
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Explorers Told: Leave Remote Peru Tribe Alone

Reporter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000

Peru has called on explorers to stay away from an isolated Amazon basin rainforest tribe after pictures of “uncontacted” tribal members were published online.
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U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot

Reporter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000

(Reuters) - U.S. border cops in far-west Arizona have seized an off-road go-kart and trailer packed with marijuana, in the latest bizarre attempt by Mexican smugglers to beat beefed up border security.

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Wanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month free

Reporter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interested in adventure and exploring new places? An international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its potential as a retirement destination.

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