Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Bahraini sex shop thrives in conservative Gulf (Reuters)

Reuters – Where does one buy lingerie, sex toys and ointments designed to enhance female sexual pleasure in a Gulf region which frowns on open displays of sexuality?

Canada grilled over “half-baked fake lake” at G20 (Reuters)

Reuters – Canada’s government found itself in hot water on Monday after it emerged that the media center for two international summits this month will feature a C$1.9 million ($1.8 million) artificial lake, complete with canoes and a bar.

Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout (Reuters)

Reuters – News staff at Cyprus’s state broadcaster briefly walked off the job on Monday over conditions which included smelly studios and an infestation of fleas, workers said.

Cafe claims world’s biggest burger (Reuters)

Reuters – An Australian cafe is claiming a world record after cooking a giant hamburger with an 81 kg (178 lb) patty that took 12 hours to cook and four men to flip.

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! (Reuters)

Reuters – Archaeologists believe they may have found the world’s best-preserved gladiator cemetery after noticing animal bite marks and combat injuries on some of the 80, mainly headless, Roman skeletons unearthed at a site in the city of York in northern England.

Restaurant tells diners to eat up or else (Reuters)

Reuters – An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return.

Drunk sleeps on politician’s drive (Reuters)

Reuters – An Australian backpacker in South Africa for the soccer World Cup passed out drunk in the driveway of a Johannesburg politician under the impression he was in Cape Town.

Kellogg drops Rice Krispies health claims (Reuters)

Reuters – Cereal maker Kellogg Co has agreed to drop advertising claims that Rice Krispies will strengthen children’s immune systems.

Funeral home steps in to stop the “grim eater” (Reuters)

Reuters – A New Zealand funeral home has stepped in to stop a fake mourner who was attending up to four funerals a week to stock up on food, even filling up tupperware containers to take home, according to media reports.

Chicken death foul reflection of crime wave (Reuters)

Reuters – Even a plucky chicken which has for months avoided becoming road kill on a Johannesburg intersection, can’t escape the crime-ridden city’s crooks.