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09/3/2013
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
South Koreans hope fortune-tellers point way to top of the class
SEOUL (Reuters) - Byun Mi-kyong sat quietly with her hands in her lap as she listened closely to every word the fortune-teller said about her daughter's chances of getting into the right university.
China bans officials from buying mooncakes with public funds
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is banning officials from using public funds to buy mooncakes, pastries offered as gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival, as part of President Xi Jinping's fight against corruption, the government said on Tuesday.
London's car-frying skyscraper has low-cost fix: source
LONDON (Reuters) - The developers of a London skyscraper that reflects sunlight at such intense levels that it warped panels and melted mirrors on a parked car will not need to break the bank to fix the problem, a project source told Reuters.
Australian Rules club to probe dwarf burning report
(Reuters) - Australian Rules club St Kilda Saints are investigating the allegation that one of their players set fire to a dwarf's clothing during their "Mad Monday" celebrations, the Australian Football League (AFL) said on Tuesday.
This story's got legs: millipedes suspected in Australia train collision
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Black Portuguese millipedes are suspects in a rear-end collision between two trains in Western Australia on Tuesday after hundreds of the tiny creatures were found squashed in a slippery mess on the track.
London driver says skyscraper "melted" his car
LONDON (Reuters) - A cluster of new skyscrapers transforming the London skyline are often blamed for spoiling the view. Now one has been accused of "melting" a car.
'Crazy obsession': The Singaporean man with 6,000 Barbie dolls
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The white exterior and spartan grey staircase of Jian Yang's tidy rowhouse give no hint of the shock that lies within - a pink living room floor and his collection of more than 6,000 Barbie dolls.
Ten-year-old boy wins Alaska's contest for giant cabbages
PALMER, Alaska (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy has won Alaska's annual giant cabbage contest, submitting a 92.3-pound (41.9 kg) specimen named "Bob" to officials at the state fair.
Shell-shock: Maine lobsterman finds two-tone crustacean
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - It's not quite winning the lottery, but the odds are about as remote: A lobsterman off the coast of Maine recently hauled in an almost perfectly two-toned lobster - half orange, half brown.
Home of Irish whiskey woos tourists with fake shops
BUSHMILLS, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - One of the homes of Irish whiskey is fighting an economic downturn by investing in art projects to brighten up derelict shops and houses - an approach it says is boosting tourist numbers.
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