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  • Your Daily Horoscope
    [12 Mar 10, 9:00am] By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVINGUPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Friday, March 12, 2010.
  • The almanac
    [12 Mar 10, 8:30am] By United Press International UPI Almanac for Friday, March 12, 2010.
  • TV host driving 210 miles in coffee car
    [11 Mar 10, 11:23pm] LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A British TV host is driving 210 miles from London to Manchester, England, in a coffee-powered car as part of a major science fair.
  • Dog unharmed by bus collision
    [11 Mar 10, 10:52pm] LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A British man said his dog was miraculously unharmed after being struck by a double-decker bus and becoming stuck between the vehicle's front wheels.
  • Man finds Jesus in burnt pan
    [11 Mar 10, 10:40pm] SALFORD, England, March 11 (UPI) -- A British man who fell asleep while cooking bacon said he awoke an hour later to find the image of Jesus Christ burned into the base of the frying pan.
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  • Nurses' union: Care does not include sex
    [11 Mar 10, 9:43pm] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.
  • The price you pay for being romantic...
    [11 Mar 10, 9:23pm] BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday.
  • Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts
    [11 Mar 10, 6:18pm] LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.
  • Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school
    [11 Mar 10, 6:17pm] TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material.
  • Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
    [10 Mar 10, 7:46pm] OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
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  • Court rejects appeal in French restaurant saga (AFP)
    [11 Mar 10, 5:44pm] AFP - A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.
  • Bulgarian media launch 'favourite' pothole campaigns (AFP)
    [11 Mar 10, 5:03pm] AFP - Bulgarian media launched a humorous campaign against the country's potholed streets Thursday, urging a disgruntled public to photograph and name the worst craters they could find.
  • Sarkozy word has a certain 'je ne sais quoi' (AFP)
    [11 Mar 10, 3:37pm] AFP - Parlez-vous volapuk? Nicolas Sarkozy left interpreters befuddled at an environment conference in Paris on Thursday when he came up with a word that is almost as rare as a nine-euro note.
  • Crouch named comedy king for 'virgin' quip (AFP)
    [11 Mar 10, 3:29pm] AFP - England footballer Peter Crouch was named the funniest man in British sport, topping a poll out on Thursday of the best one-liners and comedy football moments of all time.
  • Japan's 98th airport opens with only one flight (AFP)
    [11 Mar 10, 2:51pm] AFP - Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo Thursday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far.
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  • Tenn. police file 10th DUI charge against driver
    [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- Kingsport Police have filed a 10th DUI charge against a driver who was going about 20 miles per hour on Interstate 26 and weaving. The Kingsport Times -News reported that the 57-year-old man told the officer on Tuesday, &…
  • Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus
    [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] MIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided the Miami man's home after receiving com…
  • Cops: Man copies key on test drive, steals truck
    [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week. Red Star Auto of Lincoln reported a pickup had been stolen Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The dealership's owner said a…
  • PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks
    [11 Mar 10, 8:33pm] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of…
  • Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn
    [11 Mar 10, 2:20am] AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into t…
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