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Hindu wins battle for funeral pyre (Reuters)
Reuters - A devout Hindu declared himself "overjoyed" Wednesday after winning a court fight to be allowed to be cremated in Britain on an open-air funeral pyre.
02-17-2010 by meloxley Tags battle, funeral, hindu, pyre, reuters, wins

NBA projected to lose $400 million this year (Reuters)
Reuters - The NBA could lose around $400 million this year because of the flagging economy and a crippling labor agreement, according to commissioner David Stern.
02-15-2010 by carolmiller Tags million, projected, reuters, this, year

Cocaine found hidden among Valentine roses (Reuters)
Reuters - A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said Wednesday.
02-12-2010 by steveminto Tags among, found, hidden, reuters, valentine

For New Orleans
Reuters - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history.
02-08-2010 by keithford Tags about, football, more, reuters, than

Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion.
02-07-2010 by edstraker Tags critics, food, nationalist, reuters, trash

Tribe brings back dead with "clothing" ritual (Reuters)
Reuters - Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual that itself is slowly dying out.
02-06-2010 by ninabarry Tags brings, clothing, reuters, ritual, tribe, with

Boy faces court for bee sting prank (Reuters)
Reuters - A prank has had serious repercussions for an Indonesian boy facing criminal charges because he caused a classmate to be stung by a bee, the Jakarta Post reported on Thursday.
02-05-2010 by steveminto Tags prank, reuters, sting

Toyota chief breaks silence; Prius recall eyed (Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologised for safety problems that have left the Japanese carmaker "in crisis" as the group considered a second recall -- this time over the brakes on some Prius hybrids.
02-05-2010 by steveminto Tags breaks, chief, eyed, recall, reuters, silence, toyota

biggest drop since July (Reuters)
Reuters - Oil fell 5 percent on Thursday in the steepest daily drop since July and the fifth-largest trading volumes ever on the New York Mercantile Exchange as investors dumped commodities and other risky assets.
02-04-2010 by steveminto Tags biggest, drop, july, plunges, reuters, since

Branding ban on cigarette packs? (Reuters)
Reuters - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and banning cigarette vending machines.
02-04-2010 by steveminto Tags branding, packs, reuters

Two senators urge bonus tax at bailed-out firms (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Democratic senators on Thursday proposed legislation that would impose a one-time tax on bonuses paid to executives of companies bailed out with taxpayer money.
02-04-2010 by joanharrington Tags bonus, firms, reuters, senators, urge

Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance (Reuters)
Reuters - A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.
01-31-2010 by philmitchell Tags attendance, checks, fingerprints, priest, reuters

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