Reuters: Oddly Enough

China probes "bouncing" boiled eggs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:34 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled and may make men sterile, state media reported on Friday, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country.

Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:47 +0000

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.

Singles looking for special experience on Valentine's Day

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:19:54 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forget cards, flowers and chocolates, most singles want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine's Day and although the economy is stagnating, most romantics will spend as much, or more, on the day this year than last.

Nepal's vulture "restaurants" for endangered birds

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:56:36 +0000

PITHAULI, Nepal (Reuters) - In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a nearby hut as dozens of vultures swoop down.

Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:18 +0000

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.

Anfield cat becomes internet hit

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:55 +0000

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.

German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:21 +0000

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.

Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:23:17 +0000

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said 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.

China streams live panda video to foster conservation

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:40:50 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - China began on Wednesday streaming live video footage of its pandas around the world via webcam in an attempt to boost awareness of conservation efforts for its beloved but endangered animal ambassadors.

Fan halts City game by handcuffing himself to post

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:33:57 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - The Premier League match between Everton and leaders Manchester City at Goodison Park was halted for around four minutes just before halftime on Tuesday when a male fan handcuffed himself to a goalpost.