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08/8/2012
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
UK's BSkyB to launch 24-hour James Bond TV channel
LONDON (Reuters) - British pay television broadcaster BSkyB will launch a new 24-hour channel dedicated to showing James Bond films on repeat in October to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise, the company said on Tuesday.
Johannesburg snow fulfils couple's white wedding dream
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African couple married this week after a bout of unusually cold weather allowed them to fulfill a light-hearted promise to tie the knot the next time Johannesburg was covered in snow.
Kangaroo condoms get a hop on London organizers
LONDON (Reuters) - London Olympic organizers are investigating how a bucket of Australian-tagged condoms found its way into the athletes' village without official consent.
Vermont man arrested after crushing police cruisers with tractor
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Vermont man was arrested after allegedly running over seven police cruisers with a tractor, police said on Friday.
Splash! Cracks show in Chinese diving machine
LONDON (Reuters) - The sound of thwacks resonated around the Olympic diving pool on Monday, with the powerful Chinese showing that even they are not infallible.
Belarus charges two over teddy bear air drop
MINSK (Reuters) - Two Belarussians have been charged with involvement in a pro-democracy stunt in which a Swedish light aircraft dropped hundreds of teddy bears over Belarus last month, the KGB state security service said on Tuesday.
Pakistani policemen suspended for parading people naked
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Four Pakistani policemen have been suspended after allegedly parading a man and two women naked in a town in the deeply conservative Muslim country, police officials said on Sunday.
Getting "randy" on the trampoline
LONDON (Reuters) - If you've overheard the trampolinists at the London Games talking about a randy, rudolph and a barani you might be forgiven for wondering who is this amorous, red-nosed reindeer hungry for a spicy Indian meal?
Some Turks call foul over Obama-Erdogan bat photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A photograph of U.S. President Barack Obama holding a baseball bat while talking on the phone to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was intended to show their close relationship, a White House spokeswoman said, after the photo caused a stir in Turkey.
Call me Brawny: Iran defends tankers alias game
LONDON (Reuters) - New names for Iran's oil tankers are part of its national tanker company NITC's defense against tighter United States sanctions which target it, the company says.
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