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German student attacks Hell’s Angels with puppy (Reuters)

Reuters – A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.

Bangladesh asks shopping malls to close for Cup (Reuters)

Reuters – Bangladesh power authorities have asked shops and shopping malls in the capital Dhaka to shut each evening so that fans can watch the World Cup on television without overloading the supply.

Forget The Robot and The Dive, it’s time to Diski (Reuters)

Reuters – Forget famous goal celebrations such as “The Robot” by Peter Crouch and “The Dive” by Juergen Klinsmann, here comes the South African “Diski dance.”

Bangladesh asks factories to shut for World Cup (Reuters)

Reuters – Authorities in soccer crazy Bangladesh on Monday asked all manufacturing factories in and around the capital Dhaka to suspend operations each evening until the end of the World Cup in South Africa.

Elephant blocks U.S. squad on trunk road (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States training session ahead of Saturday’s World Cup Group C opener with England was briefly delayed after an elephant blocked the route of the team bus.

Venezuela’s Chavez offers cure for kids’ insomnia (Reuters)

Reuters – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is offering parents a cure for children who don’t want to go to sleep. Have them watch his televised speeches.

Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars (Reuters)

Reuters – Biologists tracking jaguars in the Guatemalan jungle might smell nice but it’s all in the name of science, with researchers finding the Calvin Klein cologne Obsession for Men attracts big cats.

Woman striving to be world’s heaviest (Reuters)

Reuters – A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world’s heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.

Galileo lost tooth, fingers go on show in Florence (Reuters)

Reuters – A tooth, thumb and finger cut off from the body of renowned Italian scientist Galileo, who died in 1642, go on display this week in Florence after an art collector found them by chance last year.

Farmer fires home-made cannon to defend land (Reuters)

Reuters – A Chinese farmer has declared war on property developers who want his land, building a cannon out of a wheelbarrow and pipes and firing rockets at would-be eviction teams, state media said on Tuesday.