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Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says (Reuters)

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:06

Cyprus' President Tassos Papadopoulos addresses a news conference at the end of a European Union Heads of State and Government summit in Brussels December 14, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Ezequiel ScagnettiReuters - Cyprus said Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb.


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Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:54
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
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Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants (Reuters)

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:50
Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
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Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem (Reuters)

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:28
Reuters - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.
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U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries (Reuters)

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:24
Reuters - Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than whites and Asians to lose sleep over job and money worries, a sleep survey released on Monday found.
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Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:24

Canadian Minister of Defence Peter MacKay gives a piece of seal meat to the Chief of Defence Staff General W.J. Natynczyk (L) during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.


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