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| With Pope in town, ribald Rio a land of outdoor confessionals Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 12:42 PM PDT  By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ah, Rio. The sun. The sand. The absolution. Often, tourists and travelers leave this hedonist hotspot with a feeling of guilt. This week, however, thousands of young visitors are dropping to their knees and asking for forgiveness. Never mind that they might still fall prey to the temptations of the famous nightclubs, bars and beaches of the coastal metropolis, let alone the allure of the many other young pilgrims gathered here for a week long visit by Pope Francis. ... Full Story | Top |
| 60 tons of Eiffel Tower trinkets seized in Paris Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 12:29 PM PDT By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Paris police have seized 60 tons of miniature Eiffel Towers that black-market vendors were hoping to sell to tourists. Paris is one of the world's top destinations, visited by about 29 million tourists a year, but with the holidaymakers comes an influx of bootleg souvenirs, from replica towers to fake Hermes scarves. Police play a cat and mouse game with the mostly immigrant sellers who flood the top tourist sites, taking business from the authorized vendors and paying no taxes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Being rude to French president no longer an offense Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 10:39 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - Being rude to the French president is no longer an offence after parliament agreed on Thursday to amend legislation dating back to 1881 in favour of freedom of speech. Whereas before any rude remark risked an automatic fine for "offending the head of state", the president is now reduced to the same category as ministers and parliamentarians and would need to have a judge prove there had been slander or defamation. ... Full Story | Top |
| TV goes to the dogs with first channel for canines Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 09:02 AM PDT By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lonely, bored dogs left at home all day while their owners are at work could soon be getting some digital company - a TV channel with programming just for pooches. DOGTV, a 24/7 channel designed specifically for man's best friend, will air nationally next month on the U.S. satellite operator DirecTV, with hopes of attracting dogs in some of the 46 million U.S. households that have at least one. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rescued Florida sea turtle headed for Las Vegas casino "retirement" Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 08:04 AM PDT  MIAMI (Reuters) - An ailing 320-pound, green sea turtle, believed to be about 50 years old, was packed in a customized FedEx crate to be shipped to Las Vegas on Thursday to give it a better home at a luxury casino. The turtle, named OD, after a dive charter boat that rescued it in 2008, has been cared for at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital for almost five years. It cannot be released due to an irreparable collapsed lung that left it floating on its side. Officials at the Turtle Hospital decided OD needed a better home with a larger and more stimulating environment. ... Full Story | Top |
| German town raises ire for scheme using asylum seekers as porters Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 06:12 AM PDT  BERLIN (Reuters) - A German town has halted a scheme offering asylum seekers 1.05 euros an hour to carry luggage at a station after rail operator Deutsche Bahn refused permission due to a public outcry and criticism that the project harked back to colonial times. The southern German town of Schwaebisch Gmuend started the scheme on Monday for nine asylum seekers to help passengers get up a steep flight of metal steps erected at the station due to construction work. ... Full Story | Top |
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