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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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02/29/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal needs money and technical expertise from international donors to measure Mount Everest afresh, officials said on Wednesday, in a move to end a longstanding row with China about the height of the world's tallest mountain.
Dogs' feet give Japan scientists paws for thought
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever wonder how dogs can walk barefoot in the snow? Now a Japanese scientist may have the answer -- an internal central heating system.
Nepali villager, 72, declared world's shortest man
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative - of having the world's shortest man.
Maine's biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean
(Reuters) - The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) nicknamed "Rocky" with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said.
Spanish treasure lands after 200 years
MADRID (Reuters) - Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company.
Heartless thieves pick lovers' padlocks in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police caught two thieves breaking open "lovers' padlocks" attached to a bridge over the Rhine River in the city of Cologne.
Will Slovaks walk over Chuck Norris to Austria?
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favor of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital for 1980s action film and TV star Chuck Norris.
Wine cache rescues those short of cash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. pawnbrokers are taking liquid assets - literally.
Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of last week's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.
I don't like football, says Australian club owner
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fans often question whether wealthy club owners have a real passion for their teams but the followers of ailing A-league outfit Gold Coast United were left in no doubt at the weekend when Clive Palmer said he did not even like the sport.
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