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Friday, December 7, 2012

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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12/7/2012

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

French chateau renovation ends in demolition

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Builders sent in to renovate an 18th century chateau in western France's Bordeaux wine region reduced it to rubble instead, according to the Russian owner of the property.

Cash-strapped Swaziland urged to hike witch-doctor tax

MBABANE (Reuters) - A Swazi Member of Parliament has urged the government to hike taxes on traditional healers and soothsayers to help solve a funding crisis in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

Australia's Gillard in spoof: Mayans were right, world is ending

CANBERRA (Reuters) - According to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Mayans were right and the apocalypse is near.

Python bounty hunters are latest tool in Florida eradication effort

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida wildlife officials are looking for a few good snake slayers as they enlist the public to combat a proliferation of pythons that have invaded the Florida Everglades.

Austrian bus driver returns half a million dollars found in bag

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna bus driver who found a bag with 390,000 euros ($509,700) in cash inside handed the money over to police, who tracked down the elderly woman who had inexplicably left her fortune behind.

UK hospital divulges Kate's condition in radio hoax

LONDON (Reuters) - The London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate for severe morning sickness admitted on Wednesday it had fallen for a prank call from an Australian radio station, relaying personal details about her condition.

Dukkah, cajeta, katsu: coming soon to foods near you?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dukkah on your snack crackers? Cajeta in your stir-fry? These international ingredients are among the flavor trends that McCormick & Co Inc thinks will be hot a few years from now.

Pooches have their cake and eat it in Japan for Christmas

TOKYO (Reuters) - Don't know what to get your pet dog for the holiday? Depending on whether they were naughty or nice, nothing will say Christmas quite like a special Japanese holiday cake for canines.

French men not producing as much sperm

(Reuters Health) - When it comes to sperm counts, French men aren't what they used to be, according to a new study.

Austrian farmers dip into Internet "milking" craze

VIENNA (Reuters) - Dumping a bottle of milk over your head and filming it for a video post on the Internet has become a popular youth craze, but Austrian farmers say the spillage is a crying shame.