February 2010
Man caught robbing same bank twice in 24 hours |... →
Man caught robbing same bank twice in 24 hours
BERLIN
Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:24am EST
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German robber held up the same bank in Hamburg twice within 24 hours just a week after being released from jail — for the same crime.
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A police spokesman said on Friday the 50-year-old man went into a savings bank in the center of the northern port city and flashed a...
A Strategy for Keeping Girls in African Schools -... →
Last September I posted about the increasingly widespread belief in the global development community that one way to help high school girls in poor countries stay in school is to help them manage menstruation. There’s anecdotal evidence that girls stay home during their periods (because of a lack of hygiene products and underwear, as well as embarrassment, cramps and taboos). Then they get...
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Baby born in traffic jam as leader drives by |... →
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman gave birth to a baby girl in an auto-rickshaw stuck in a traffic jam when police closed roads to let President Asif Ali Zardari’s motorcade drive by.
The woman was being driven to hospital in the city of Quetta on Thursday evening when police blocked roads for Zardari and his convoy to pass.
“We pleaded with the policemen as it was an...
Airline passenger eats £8,930 winning scratch card... →
An airline passenger ate his £8,930 winning scratch card after he was told he could not claim the money immediately, it emerged today.
The unnamed man was flying with Ryanair from Krakow in Poland to East Midlands Airport when he won 10,000 euros with the scratch card.
Crew on board the flight confirmed he had won the prize but told the passenger he would have to collect the jackpot directly...
Attack of the mega-calorie popcorn - News, Food &... →
Film fans should be given more information about how many calories they consume during a trip to the cinema, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said today.
The nutrition watchdog is concerned about the portion sizes of cinema snacks which are often high in fat, sugar or salt.
“We recognise that trips to the cinema are occasional treats and food eaten there only represents a small amount of...
Italian PM Berlusconi buys Napoleon's bed →
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was said to have shelled out on a ‘priceless’ bed once owned by his idol Napoleon.
The 73-year-old, dubbed with title of a notorious womaniser, was said to have installed the four-poster bed, complete with canopy and bronze eagle heads, at his new house near Milan.
But the billionaire media tycoon, who previously said his country only wants migrants if...
