TENTEGES

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:34 +0000

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.

Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:34 +0000

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

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:33 +0000

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)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:17:58 +0000

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)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:17:57 +0000

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)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:17:56 +0000

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.

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

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 +0000

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.

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 +0000

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

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

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:57 +0000

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.

John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters)

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:41:16 +0000

Reuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.