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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: World clippers raise the baa in NZ for shear fun of it Japanese cat lovers snarl at new law Frenchman sues over Google Views urination photo London fashion students hail green as the new black London fashion students hail green as the new black Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height Nepali villager, 72, declared world's shortest man Spanish treasure lands after 200 years Maine's biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean Heartless thieves pick lovers' padlocks in Germany Wine cache rescues those short of cash Will Slovaks walk over Chuck Norris to Austria? Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October I don't like football, says Australian club owner Swedish man survives for months in snowed-in car Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls Mattel to issue William and Kate dolls for royal anniversary London Olympics triggers record rent for home "Malachy" the Pekingese wins prestigious U.S. dog show Afghan govt asks for headscarves, less make-up on TV Dalmatian, Dachshund could make Westminster show history Partners main source of happiness around the globe: poll Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs French min deletes "stay indoors" tip for homeless Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos South African man escapes zombies but not police Mum tells Westwood to say sorry for swearing Indonesia pilot grounded in pre-takeoff crystal meth check Anfield cat becomes internet hit Mustache film festival to be held in Maine Toledo hot dog chain made famous on "M*A*S*H" sold Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban Germany hunts out deer calling champion New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza Miami named most miserable U.S. city U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing China bans toddler palm-reading assessments World clippers raise the baa in NZ for shear fun of it Thu,1 Mar 2012 08:45 PM PST Reuters - WELLINGTON (Reuters) - For lucky sheep, it's like a trip to the hair salon. For the unlucky ones, it can resemble a wild and woolly wrestling match against an opponent armed with a sharp object. The 4,600 sheep picked for the 2012 World Sheep Shearing Competition in Masterton, New Zealand, and the national Golden Shears championships are in for a pampering this week, when top clippers from around the globe compete for a top prize of NZ$3,000 ($2,500). The return of the biennial event to New Zealand for the first time since 1996 is seen as a homecoming by the sheep-shearing community. ... Full Story Top Japanese cat lovers snarl at new law Thu,1 Mar 2012 07:23 PM PST Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Times are looking tough for Tokyo's cat cafes, where feline aficionados can drop in for tea and some time with a cat. At most such establishments, it's the post-work rush that brings in the most cash, with tired and harried professionals dropping by on their way homes to pet and play with the animals as a way of relieving stress. But now the purrs of delight may be getting quieter. A revision to Japan's Animal Protection Law, due to come into force on June 1, will slap a curfew on the public display of cats and dogs, forcing cat cafes to shut up shop at 8 p.m. ... Full Story Top Frenchman sues over Google Views urination photo Thu,1 Mar 2012 04:39 PM PST Reuters - NANTES, France (Reuters) - A Frenchman took Google to court Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard which he believes has made him the laughing stock of his village in rural northwest France. The man, who is aged around 50 and lives in a village of some 3,000 people in the Maine-et-Loire region, is demanding the removal of the photo, in which locals have recognized him despite his face being blurred out. He also wants 10,000 euros ($13,300) in damages. ... Full Story Top London fashion students hail green as the new black Thu,1 Mar 2012 06:51 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Could "green" be the new black? Perhaps only if you can imagine wearing stilettos made from pistachio nuts and coffee beans and clothes from orange peel, fungi and mould. While the fashion pack are hitting the catwalks at Paris Fashion Week, students at London's Kingston University have taken up the challenge of trying to lower the industry's carbon footprint by using biodegradable materials to produce luxury clothes, shoes and accessories for home and car interiors. The fashion industry has a high environmental footprint. ... Full Story Top London fashion students hail green as the new black Thu,1 Mar 2012 04:18 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Could "green" be the new black? Perhaps only if you can imagine wearing stilettos made from pistachio nuts and coffee beans and clothes from orange peel, fungi and mould. While the fashion pack are hitting the catwalks at Paris Fashion Week, students at London's Kingston University have taken up the challenge of trying to lower the industry's carbon footprint by using biodegradable materials to produce luxury clothes, shoes and accessories for home and car interiors. The fashion industry has a high environmental footprint. ... Full Story Top Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height Wed,29 Feb 2012 04:14 AM PST Reuters - KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal needs money and technical expertise from international donors to measure Mount Everest afresh, officials said on Wednesday, in a move to end a longstanding row with China about the height of the world's tallest mountain. More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the mountain that straddles the Nepal-China border since it was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in May 1953. But Nepal is in conflict with its giant northern neighbor over the exact height of the peak first measured in 1856. ... Full Story Top Nepali villager, 72, declared world's shortest man Sun,26 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST Reuters - KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative - of having the world's shortest man. A Guinness World Records team measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi at 54.60 centimeters (21.5 inches), declaring the 72-year-old even shorter the previous title holder, Junrey Balawing, from the Philippines, who stood at 23.5 inches at the age of 18 last year. ... Full Story Top Spanish treasure lands after 200 years Sat,25 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company. The Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a 49-gun navy frigate, set sail from the coast of Peru - then a colony of Spain - with coins to help replenish the Spanish treasury's coffers. In 1804, British warships attacked as the frigate was approaching the Spanish port of Cadiz and the ship went down, with 249 killed, a Spanish government website said. ... Full Story Top Maine's biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean Fri,24 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) nicknamed "Rocky" with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean, about the size of a 3-year-old child, was freed in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, said Elaine Jones, education director for the state's Department of Marine Resources. "All the weight is in the claws," Jones said. "It would break your arm. ... Full Story Top Heartless thieves pick lovers' padlocks in Germany Fri,24 Feb 2012 08:21 AM PST Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - German police caught two thieves breaking open "lovers' padlocks" attached to a bridge over the Rhine River in the city of Cologne. The pair were cutting padlocks, left by amorous couples to symbolize their eternal love, off a railing on the Hohenzollern Bridge presumably to sell as scrap metal, police said. "I spotted two men on the other side of the bridge tampering with the lovers' padlocks, so I called for back-up straight away," a police officer said. The men tried to escape with their loot after spotting police but were apprehended on the bridge. ... Full Story Top Wine cache rescues those short of cash Fri,24 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. pawnbrokers are taking liquid assets - literally. Fine wines are among the items they will accept as collateral for loans, along with family jewels and fine art, as a practice common in Britain and France catches on across the Atlantic. Liquidity issues, or a cash shortage, can be found on most rungs of the economic ladder, the pawnbrokers said. "You'd be amazed by how many wealthy individuals have terrible credit ratings. And besides, if you go to a bank, it can take weeks or months to get a loan. ... Full Story Top Will Slovaks walk over Chuck Norris to Austria? Thu,23 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST Reuters - BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favor of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital for 1980s action film and TV star Chuck Norris. The two other top names in the running for the bridge, which will span the Morava river and cross the border to Austria, were Maria Theresa after an Austro-Hungarian empress and the Devinska cycling bridge in honour of the closest village. ... Full Story Top Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral Wed,22 Feb 2012 01:36 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. pawnbrokers are taking liquid assets - literally. Along with family jewels and fine art they will accept wines as collateral for loans to help ease cash shortages of businesses and people on all rungs of the economic ladder. "You'd be amazed by how many wealthy individuals have terrible credit ratings," said Jordan Tabach-Bank, head of Beverly Loan Co. in Beverly Hills, California. "And besides, if you go to a bank, it can take weeks or months to get a loan. ... Full Story Top Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October Mon,20 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST Reuters - DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar is proposing to hold the 2020 Olympics in October to avoid the Gulf Arab state's searing summer heat, maintaining that the proposed October dates would "ensure ideal conditions for athletes and spectators." Details of the bid released Monday show that Doha would like to stage the Olympics from October 2-18 and the Paralympics from November 4-15. "October in Doha is not like July and August. I don't think heat will be an issue," Qatar Olympic Committee General Secretary Sheik Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in the Qatari capital. ... Full Story Top I don't like football, says Australian club owner Sun,19 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fans often question whether wealthy club owners have a real passion for their teams but the followers of ailing A-league outfit Gold Coast United were left in no doubt at the weekend when Clive Palmer said he did not even like the sport. A billionaire mining magnate, Palmer launched the club to much hoopla as an expansion team in 2008 and they finished third and fourth in the regular season in their first two years, albeit in front of the smallest crowds in the league. ... Full Story Top Swedish man survives for months in snowed-in car Sat,18 Feb 2012 05:12 PM PST Reuters - STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in to his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday. The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, emaciated and too weak to utter more than a few words. He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a car wreck until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside. The man, who was laying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19. ... Full Story Top Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls Wed,15 Feb 2012 07:54 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada agreed on Wednesday to allow a member of the Flying Wallenda family of daredevils to attempt a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, clearing the way for the stunt some time during the summer. Nik Wallenda, 33, secured support on the American side of the falls last September when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill giving him one year to perform the feat, which Wallenda says will be the first attempt in more than a century. ... Full Story Top Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls Wed,15 Feb 2012 03:54 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada agreed on Wednesday to allow a member of the Flying Wallenda family of daredevils to attempt a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, clearing the way for the stunt some time during the summer. Nik Wallenda, 33, secured support on the American side of the falls last September when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill giving him one year to perform the feat, which Wallenda says will be the first attempt in more than a century. ... Full Story Top Mattel to issue William and Kate dolls for royal anniversary Wed,15 Feb 2012 03:08 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are really getting dolled up for the first anniversary of their royal wedding. Mattel Inc, the U.S. maker of Barbie dolls, said this week it will release a special two-doll set in April to mark the one-year anniversary of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding at Westminster Abbey. The figures, part of Mattel's Barbie Collector series, will come dressed up in outfits duplicating those the couple wore in a ceremony that was viewed by an estimated 3 billion people worldwide. ... Full Story Top London Olympics triggers record rent for home Wed,15 Feb 2012 06:06 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A seven-bedroom house in London's upmarket Mayfair district will likely set a British record rent of 433,000 pounds per month as landlords cash in on demand for space during this summer's Olympic Games. The house has a floor space equivalent to three and a half tennis courts spread over three floors and includes a swimming pool, cinema and seven bathrooms. It can be also rented for 100,000 pounds a week. In addition to a six-bedroom flat near the Harrods store in Knightsbridge that is for rent at the same weekly sum, it is the most expensive home on the findaproperty. ... Full Story Top "Malachy" the Pekingese wins prestigious U.S. dog show Wed,15 Feb 2012 03:29 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A placid Pekingese slowly trotted to victory on Tuesday at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, beating a Dalmatian, a German Shepherd, a Dachshund and three other canines to become the first of his breed to win the prestigious annual event since 1990. Malachy, a four-year-old dog formally known as Ch. Palacegarden Malachy, charmed the packed Madison Square Garden arena crowd, who roared their approval when his win was announced. ... Full Story Top Afghan govt asks for headscarves, less make-up on TV Wed,15 Feb 2012 12:13 AM PST Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan government request that female television presenters don headscarves and avoid heavy make-up angered journalists on Tuesday, who said the move was proof authorities expected the Taliban to regain a share of power. Afghan and U.S. officials have been seeking peace negotiations with the Islamist group ousted over a decade ago as a means to ensure stability after foreign combat troops leave, though the talks are in a very fragile state. ... Full Story Top Dalmatian, Dachshund could make Westminster show history Tue,14 Feb 2012 02:23 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A wire-haired Dachshund, Pekingese, Dalmatian and German Shepherd defeated thousands of other competitors to advance to the final round of the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. They will be joined by victors from the sporting, working and terrier groups to vie for the best of show prize on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden where more than 2,000 dogs representing 185 breeds have competed over two days. David Frei, the club's director of communications, said no wire-haired Dachshund had ever won Westminster, and had only won the best-in hound group twice. ... Full Story Top Partners main source of happiness around the globe: poll Tue,14 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of married couples and people with a significant other say their partner is the most important source of happiness in their lives, according to a new global poll released on Valentine's Day. And nearly half of all singles yearn above all else to find a sweetheart, with about 45 percent saying finding a partner would bring them the greatest happiness. ... Full Story Top Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs Fri,10 Feb 2012 08:28 AM PST Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists. Russian scientists said this week they had drilled through Antarctica's frozen crust to the vast Lake Vostok, which has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets. ... Full Story Top French min deletes "stay indoors" tip for homeless Wed,8 Feb 2012 04:49 AM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A French health minister tried to tweet her way out of embarrassing blog advice that homeless people should not go outdoors during the ice-cold snap in Europe. Junior minister Nora Berra was ridiculed on the Internet for writing a blog at the weekend saying toddlers, old people, the sick and homeless were particularly vulnerable in times of extreme cold and should "avoid going outdoors." Her note sparked a flurry of Twitter messages and media reports that she was suggesting the homeless not leave home. ... Full Story Top Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos Tue,7 Feb 2012 08:05 AM PST Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - 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. A truck carrying hundreds of packages of the famous German pickled cabbage delicacy crashed into another vehicle before dawn near the western town of Friedberg near Frankfurt and scattered its contents across the motorway. ... Full Story Top South African man escapes zombies but not police Tue,7 Feb 2012 07:56 AM PST Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police have arrested a suspected fraudster for impersonating the award-winning traditional singer Khulekani Kwakhe "Mgqumeni" Khumalo, who died in 2009. The unnamed man, who appeared in court in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Tuesday, had said he had not died but was kidnapped by a witchdoctor who cast a spell on him and imprisoned him in a cave with zombies, local media reported. Thousands of people in Khumalo's rural eastern home village of Esiggumeni, turned out to see the man at the weekend. ... Full Story Top Mum tells Westwood to say sorry for swearing Tue,7 Feb 2012 05:27 AM PST Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - 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. The incident occurred during the 38-year-old Briton's closing 69 Sunday, a round that left him in a tie for 12th place behind tournament winner Paul Lawrie who finished on 15-under-par. "My mum was the first person on the phone and she said you might want to apologize," Westwood told reporters ahead of this week's Dubai Desert Classic. "I didn't think that down at four-under-par I would be on TV. ... Full Story Top Indonesia pilot grounded in pre-takeoff crystal meth check Tue,7 Feb 2012 05:16 AM PST Reuters - JAKARTA (Reuters) - Lion Air's slogan "We make you fly" came a bit too close to home this weekend when one of the Indonesian airline's pilots tested positive for crystal meth after being arrested just hours before he was due to take off. The 44-year-old pilot for Indonesia's largest domestic airline by passenger volume was arrested in a hotel on Saturday in Surabaya, Indonesia's second city, Sumirat Dwiyanto, spokesperson for the National Narcotics Agency, told Reuters. He was due to head to fly to Makassar on Sulawesi island, Balikpapan on Borneo and back to Surabaya, Dwiyanto said. ... Full Story Top Anfield cat becomes internet hit Tue,7 Feb 2012 02:40 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A cat that invaded the famous Anfield turf for three minutes during Liverpool's 0-0 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday has become an internet celebrity. Several Twitter sites claiming to be the real deal sprung up within hours of the moggy's Lionel Messi-like slalom across the pitch during the first half. One, @AnfieldCat, had already attracted 17,368 followers early on Tuesday while video footage of the feline's antics were proving popular on the internet. ... Full Story Top Mustache film festival to be held in Maine Mon,6 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Move over, Cannes. Maine will be playing host to its first-ever international mustache film festival, part of its annual pageant that celebrates the bristly facial hair. The festival set for March 30 in Portland will feature short films with storylines that involve mustaches or a main character who wears a mustache, said Nick Callanan, head of No Umbrella Media, a video production company organizing the event. ... Full Story Top Toledo hot dog chain made famous on "M*A*S*H" sold Mon,6 Feb 2012 11:11 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - A troubled Ohio hot dog restaurant chain made famous in the TV series "M*A*S*H" has been sold after months of legal wrangling, allowing descendants of the eponymous Tony Packo's to keep running Cpl. Klinger's favorite frankfurter place. Ohio-based TP Foods LLC assumed control of Tony Packo's on Saturday when a bank restored previously agreed financing terms that it had rescinded, TP Foods President Bob Bennett said. Tony Packo Jr. and Tony Packo III have joined TP Foods and will run the restaurants for Bennett. ... Full Story Top Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban Mon,6 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran. "The Simpsons dolls are merchandise from an animated series, of which some episodes are even banned in Europe and America," Mohammad Hossein Farjoo, whose agency oversees what Iranian children can play with, told the Sharq newspaper. He did not elaborate on what episodes might have been censored elsewhere. ... Full Story Top Germany hunts out deer calling champion Mon,6 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Hunting enthusiasts grunted, bawled and bellowed in the battle to be named Germany's champion deer caller. The 18 men and one woman used sea shells, ox horns and hollow plant stems to perfect their deer calls on Friday. This year's winner, Tasso Wolzenburg, said he was impressed with the competition. "Even if I were a real deer, I'd still have been amazed at today," he said. Competitors were scored on their ability to imitate red deer calls during the breeding season in three different categories: a young deer, a dominant rutting buck, and an older deer. ... Full Story Top New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza Fri,3 Feb 2012 01:25 PM PST Reuters - 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. Japanese champion Takeru Kobayashi, weighing just 127 pound (xx kilos) defeated his much larger opponents in the 20th annual Wing Bowl and walked away with a $20,000 prize after devouring a record-breaking 337 chicken wings during the 30-minute contest. ... Full Story Top Miami named most miserable U.S. city Fri,3 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST Reuters - 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. The playground of the rich and famous is home to a crippling housing crisis, one of the highest crime rates in the country, and lengthy daily commutes for workers, all of which have propelled it to the No. 1 position in the Forbes.com list. "Miami has sun and beautiful weather but other things make people miserable. ... Full Story Top U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot Thu,2 Feb 2012 07:08 AM PST Reuters - (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. The Border Patrol's Yuma sector said agents and officers from the Cocopah Tribal Police Department spotted the single-seater go-kart hauling a trailer through the desert near Yuma, Arizona on Tuesday night and gave chase. ... Full Story Top Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing Wed,1 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures, Belgium's tourist office said on Wednesday. Officials turned off the flow of water through the statue, which has stood on a Brussels corner since the 1600s, out of concern the cold might damage its internal mechanism. Temperatures in the Belgian capital were set to fall to minus 10 Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) Wednesday night, far below the average minimum for February. ... Full Story Top China bans toddler palm-reading assessments Tue,31 Jan 2012 11:38 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - 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. Although many parents in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, eagerly brought their children to be tested, some later complained about the high cost and raised questions about the testing method, which test-givers said could reveal the children's aptitude in music, mathematics and languages. ... Full Story Top

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