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| Researcher develops biodegradable stent for hearts patients Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Stents that keep weakened arteries from collapsing have been true life-savers, but are no longer needed once the arteries are strengthened. Now, a researcher has developed a biodegradable stent for heart patients which will carry drugs where they're needed and will then dissolve. When 'raunchy' Lady Gaga was frumpy London, Nov 25 : Singer Lady Gaga might be known for her bizarre fashion style, but there was a time when her dress sense was more frumpy than raunchy. 3% pay rise demanded by council workers is branded 'outrageous' SCOTTISH ministers were last night under pressure to intervene early in a pay row between councils and their employees as the two sides braced themselves for a protracted dispute. 3% pay rise demanded by council workers is branded 'outrageous' SCOTTISH ministers were last night under pressure to intervene early in a pay row between councils and their employees as the two sides braced themselves for a protracted dispute. 3% pay rise demanded by council workers is branded 'outrageous' SCOTTISH ministers were last night under pressure to intervene early in a pay row between councils and their employees as the two sides braced themselves for a protracted dispute. Boars to return to the woods of the Scottish Highlands THEY once foraged freely in Scotland's forests, but now, after an absence of hundreds of years, wild boar are to return to a Highland woodland to resume their key role in its ecology. Now Dundee sees the light and puts Christ back into Christmas Dundee has restored the traditional festive spirit to its celebrations following the personal intervention of Lord Provost John Letford.Earlier this month, the city council was accused of tarnishing t... Russians in the dark on time-zone shuffle did not say how many zones might remain.His proposal has met with criticism from academics.Nikolai Kasimov, dean of Moscow State University's geography faculty, said: "The world exists. It rotates. Th... 19th century Scottish souvenirs to fetch thousands THEY were the 19th century equivalents of the shortbread tins, tartan dolls and Loch Ness Monster toys that dominate Scotland's modern tourist traps. Darwin book snapped up by nameless bidder London - A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal On The Origin Of Species found in a family's toilet in southern Britain sold for more than 100 000 pounds on Tuesday, Christie's auction house said... Novice spy grabbed by police Jerusalem - An apprentice spy for Israel's once vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in the country's metropolis of Te... Hygiene is key for men in red and white Washington - American Santas want swine flu vaccinations so that sneezing children don't give them an unwelcome present this Christmas. Ernest Berger, head of "Santa America", told NPR radio that t... Not so jolly package causes TN Capitol evacuation NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A package for Tennessee's governor turned out not too jolly for staffers at the Capitol.Safety Department spokesman Mike Browning says officials evacuated the building for almost ... Police seek bald man who swiped family's turkey JACKSON, Mich. -- Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They're searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family's holiday turkey. Police Lt... Not so jolly package causes TN Capitol evacuation THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A package for Tennessee's governor turned out not too jolly for staffers at the Capitol. Safety Department spokesman Mike Browning says officials evacuated... A True Repeat Customer: Becoming Jewish 3 Times It would be easy to label “Circumcise Me,” at the Bleecker Street Theater, as merely the latest in the ever-stocked stream of Off Broadway solo acts that are heavy on jokes and seasoned li... Japanese mother of boy born by surrogacy calls it 'dream come true' TOKYO — The mother of a boy born through host surrogacy, a practice that remains controversial in Japan without legal authorization, expressed her joy Wednesday and called the experience ‘... Pa. suspect's sweet tooth results in felony charge TYRONE, Pa. -- Police said a serial shoplifter from central Pennsylvania has taken three sweet steps over the line and now faces a felony charge. Sonya Mosey, 33, was jailed on a felony retail theft ... That hissing in the kitchen Snake!!! LAKEBAY, Wash. -- Betty Corey first thought the hissing from her Lakebay, Wash., kitchen might be one of her dogs. Wrong. It was a 4-foot-long ball python. Not a fan of snakes, Corey called 911 and a... Man accused of ramming car into hot dog stand CARY, N.C. -- Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of... Pittsburgh OKs $50K 'Middle Finger' Settlement Pittsburgh City Council has tentatively approved paying $50,000 to settle a free speech lawsuit filed by a man cited for giving a city police officer the middle finger. Thirty-five-year-old David Hack... Dog with name tag 'works' drive-through window CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's dog. Dozens of times eac... Barefoot thief steals shoes for left feet KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It didn't take Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store called the Shoe Show Wednesd... Dog with name tag 'works' drive-through window Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's dog. Dozens of times each day, Cody the choco... Barefoot thief steals shoes for left feet Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store called the Shoe Show Wednesday morning when an employee identifi... Barefoot Man Steals Shoes For Left Feet It didn't take Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store called the Shoe Show Wednesday morning when an em... Prisoner Walks Out When Door Left Open walking out two doors after a police officer left them open , reported WDSU-TV in New Orleans.Torrie Smith, 31, had been arrested on charges of aggravated battery after a confrontation with her boyfri... Dog with name tag 'works' drive-through window THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's d... Barefoot thief steals shoes for left feet THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It didn't take Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store calle... Rhode Island Governor Calls Kennedy's Remarks "Outrageous" Waren, N.H., Nov 25, 2009 (CNA).- On a local radio show Wednesday morning, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri commented on the recent publicity of Rep. Patrick Kennedy and Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providenc... Why Do We Dream Of A White Christmas Bing Crosby didn't have to dream of a white Christmas -- he could bank on it. The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year. According to weath... 'Woe Is Me' To Those Who Miss Biblical Rhetoric Woe is me: If you want to be all things to all people, remember that many are called but few are chosen. If those phrases have a familiar ring, they should: They come from the Bible and have entered t... Rare Darwin book found in loo up for auction -- An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Courage gets a Presidential pardon Washington - Barack Obama spared on Wednesday the life of Courage the turkey, who would have ended up on the First Family's dinner table for Thanksgiving if the US president had had his way. Jet-man opts for Plan B But after only a few minutes in the air Rossy had to deploy his parachute as he fell into the sea. The reason for the failure was not immediately clear. Known as "Jetman", he made headlines in Sept... Curious change of heart for Jamaat Jamaat-e-Islami which once termed the freedom fighters miscreants, cowards and agents of India now moves to honour five "brave freedom fighters" selected by the party. The party which strongly opposed... Smell Your Way to True Love They have found evidence that a female mandrill monkey sniffs out a mate with different genes - and they think that we might be wired the same way, Sky News reported. "Mandrills are quite closely rela... Some NBC Affiliates Ban PETA's Thanksgiving Ad At least four NBC affiliates broadcasting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are banning a commercial promoting veganism sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA spokesman Michae... Canada, Australia ranked best places for expats CANBERRA (Reuters) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for ... Irish use strike day to shop across border DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish workers caused traffic jams on Tuesday as hundreds made use of a one-day public sector strike to do some Christmas shopping in the cheaper stores across the border in Northern... "Coffee police" fight fraud on shop shelves GUARAJUBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's coffee industry is engaged in a tireless battle against rogue roasters who cut corners and costs by bulking up their products with corn, soy or even wood, the AB... Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday. Hitler's favorite car makes comeback BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen. 'Sorry But I'm Poor' Someone made off with loot from a Georgia church but also left behind an apology. A note scrawled on the wall said: "Sorry but I'm poor. Forgive me Lord." It was the fourth time the church in Ellenwoo... Sorry About Offensive First Lady Image Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. Google placed a text ad ab... Dad Leaves Son, Goes To Strip Club A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on chil... Minn. College Schools Students On Hip-Hop DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc. Freddy Fresh ... Barcelona Responds Like a True Champion Barcelona showed it was a champion Tuesday night.With Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic nursing injuries on the bench, with others recovering from swine flu, Europe’s finest team took just a q... Japanese mother of boy born by surrogacy calls it 'dream come true'+ TOKYO, Nov. 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)?The mother of a boy born through host surrogacy, a practice that remains controversial in Japan without legal authorization, expressed her joy Wednesday and called t... Coma man 'tells of 23 lonely years', but sceptics doubt he has recovered WITH a care worker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message yesterday: he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. Marcus Jones finds his true passion in hunt for UFC contract Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac lies on the turf in pain after being sacked by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Marcus Jones on Aug. 25, 2000. After recording 24 sacks in six seasons for ... The strange case of the Arctic Sea vessel A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled against an appeal submitted by a suspect in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, upholding a lower court ruling not to hand the case to investigators in Malta or Sweden. Hawaii Police Post DUI Mug Shots On The Web Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are landing on the Honolulu Police Department's Web site, creating a virtual wall of shame long before suspects get their day in court. Supporters say the experim... An outrageous, funny rogue-cop tale set in New Orleans "The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," Werner Herzog's police thriller, is almost a comedy, with Nicolas Cage delivering one of his out-there performances as a Louisiana rogue cop. Heavily edited 'Red Cliff' will disappoint true Woo fans with Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro. Directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Woo, Khan Chan, Kuo Cheng and Sheng Heyu, based loosely on the book "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms." In Mandarin, with... Cathay Pacific reports strange toilet blockages on HK flights Cathay Pacific says its fleet of Airbus planes has been hit by a spate of mysterious toilet blockages.The problem has been so serious that one flight from Riyadh had to land in Mumbai when the crew di... Barefoot man lost after family quarrel found in Russia's Urals Rescuers have found a barefoot man who was lost in woods in Russia's Urals Chelyabinsk Region for three days after a family quarrel, local rescuers reported on Wednesday. "On November 22, the man lef... |
| Irish use strike day to shop across border
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"Coffee police" fight fraud on shop shelves (Reuters)
Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal (Reuters) Reuters - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday. Using your plastic for plastic surgery.. (Reuters) Reuters - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? (Reuters)
Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals (Reuters) Reuters - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses. Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars (Reuters) Reuters - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu (Reuters)
Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf (Reuters)
Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas (Reuters) Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children. Gang accused of killing to sell human fat (Reuters)
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling (Reuters)
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters) Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments (Reuters)
Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper (Reuters) Reuters - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state. Johnny Depp named People's "sexiest man alive" (Reuters)
Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter (Reuters)
Trapped thief drops trousers in bungled burglary (Reuters) Reuters - He wiggled, jiggled and even dropped his trousers, but a thief trying to break into a supermarket in Portugal stayed stuck fast in a tiny window until he was rescued by police and the fire brigade. Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes? (Reuters)
What's in a name? More than you might think (Reuters)
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