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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state’s financing needs.

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.

Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.

Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.

Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.

Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer — good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.

Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France’s second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.

Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters)

Posted on: Monday, August 30th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.