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09/5/2013
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
Chancellor Merkel 'pop-up' campaigns on streets ahead of vote
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's election campaign team launched a 'Merkel app' for smartphones on Thursday that appears to make outdoor billboard posters of the German chancellor speak directly to voters.
Ratting out criminals, Dutch style
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ten brown rats have been recruited by Dutch police to help forensic firearms experts sniff out gunshot residue.
Say what? China says 400 million can't speak national language
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 400 million Chinese are unable to speak the national language Mandarin, and large numbers in the rest of the country speak it badly, state media said on Thursday as the government launched another push for linguistic unity.
South Korean 'Armadillo' car folds up for easy parking
DAEJEON, South Korea (Reuters) - With a click on a smartphone, the experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and fold nearly in half, freeing up space in crowded cities.
Brick-and-mortar clinics treat Internet addicts
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Smartphones are getting smarter, laptops are becoming increasingly portable - and people who just cannot put them down are finding more remedies.
Mississippi alligator hunting season gets off to a record start
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi hunters smashed back-to-back records on the opening weekend of the state's 10-day alligator season by bagging some of the biggest critters on the books.
Developers face heat for London's car-frying skyscraper
LONDON (Reuters) - A new London skyscraper that reflects sunlight at an intensity capable of melting parts of a car became the latest attraction in the city's financial district on Tuesday as the developers acted to find a quick fix.
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.
Florida family finds $300,000 worth of sunken treasure
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida family who spends their time together hunting for treasure struck it rich over the weekend, hauling up an estimated $300,000 worth of gold from an historic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean.
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