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| New York woman fired after donating kidney to help boss |
| 4 weeks ago - Reuters |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York woman who donated a kidney so her ailing boss would move up the transplant waiting list says she was fired shortly after the operation, according to a complaint she filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights. [Read More] |
| Virginia woman wins $1 million - twice in same lottery |
| 4 weeks ago - Reuters |
| (Reuters) - A Virginia woman found out on April 7 she won $1 million in a lottery drawing. And then she won again. [Read More] |
| Saudi man spends 15 years in jail on father's order |
| 4 weeks ago - Reuters |
| JEDDAH (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian man who was jailed for three years in 1997 has spent a further 12 years behind bars waiting for his father to pardon him, a local human rights group has said. [Read More] |
| Soccer ball swept up by Japanese tsunami found in Alaska |
| 4 weeks ago - Reuters |
| ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A soccer ball that bobbed onto the shore of a remote Alaska island is likely the first salvageable debris from last year's Japanese tsunami that could be returned to its owner, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [Read More] |
| UK firm's 1,300 staff accidentally given marching orders |
| 4 weeks ago - Reuters |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Workers at investment firm Aviva Investors got a shock on Friday when the company accidentally sent an email with leaving instructions intended for one departing employee to the entire worldwide staff of 1,300 people. [Read More] |
| South Korean bullfighting is for bulls only |
| 5 weeks ago - Reuters |
| CHEONGDO, South Korea (Reuters) - There is no blood, nor much gore. No matador, either, or even his colorful cloak. In South Korea, bull fights bull. [Read More] |
| Starbucks to phase out coloring from crushed beetles |
| 5 weeks ago - Reuters |
| (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on its blog on Thursday that it will stop using a natural, government-approved coloring made from crushed beetles in its strawberry flavoring by late June, bowing to pressure from some vegetarian customers. [Read More] |
| Egyptian protesters take long walk to Tahrir |
| 5 weeks ago - Reuters |
| CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of Egyptians are marching 125 km (77 miles) along a major highway to Cairo to take part in a demonstration in Tahrir Square, stretching the boundaries of the country's flourishing culture of political activism. [Read More] |
| China's Ai Weiwei hits Catch 22 in tax lawsuit |
| 5 weeks ago - Reuters |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is learning a frustrating lesson about challenging Chinese authorities - he is welcome to sue the government over a festering tax case, but must first produce a company seal confiscated by police that he has no way of recovering. [Read More] |
| No monkeying around for Japan man, fastest on four legs |
| 5 weeks ago - Reuters |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - In the suburbs of Tokyo lives Kenichi Ito, the world's fastest man on four legs. [Read More] |
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