Reuters – In the buzzing financial hub known for its fast living, young Hong Kong couples can now grab love on the run at the city’s McDonald’s outlets, which are offering a burgeoning new sideline: “McWeddings.”
Reuters – Two robbers are on the run with 20,000 euros (£16,875) worth of rose-scented stamps stolen from a stationery store in northern Germany after their demand for cash was unsuccessful.
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AFP – Sri Lanka has banned people from hanging their washing out to dry near a cricket ground in Colombo where World Cup games will be played, a news report said Sunday.
ContributorNetwork – An Alaska mother who was featured on a “Dr. Phil” episode about “Mommy Confessions” last year has landed herself in some hot water.
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AFP – Analysts watching the leadership succession process in secretive and bitterly cold North Korea are pondering a potential new clue — Kim Jong-Un’s furry hat.
Reuters – A Buddhist monk could face five years in prison after becoming the first casualty of a stringent anti-smoking law in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, which vows to become the first smoke-free nation.
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AFP – Doves of peace released by Pope Benedict XVI during the weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday refused to leave the Vatican and flew straight back in through the open window, an AFP photographer said.
Reuters – Massive parking fines inspired one Australian man to create an iPhone app that lets users warn each other when parking officers are spotted lurking near their cars.
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AFP – A crocodile in Ukraine who swallowed a cell phone has refused to touch his food for a month and attempts to prompt nature to take its course have so far failed, vets said Saturday.
AFP – Russian ace Maria Sharapova accused a New Zealand journalist of “stalking” her after he asked if she spent time with Anna Kournikova and frequented a club for “hot Russians”.
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