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Man takes double hit from wife (Reuters)

Reuters - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife -- twice, local media reported on Friday.

[ODD News] Paying to pick seats loathsome, many passengers say (Reuters)

Reuters - Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half ...

[ODD News] Want to live like a cowboy? Try Wyoming (Reuters)

Reuters - Whether you want to live like a rock star or a cowboy, or become an urban gardener or just opt for the simple ...

[ODD News] Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts (Reuters)

Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the ...

[ODD News] Nurses' union: Care does not include sex (Reuters)

Reuters - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be ...

[ODD News] No wine from "burglar" boyfriend for light sleeper (Reuters)

Reuters - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing ...

[ODD News] Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school (Reuters)

Reuters - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them ...

[ODD News] Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts (Reuters)

Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the ...

[ODD News] New Zealander auctions "ghosts" in a bottle (Reuters)

Reuters - A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost ...

[ODD News] Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head ...

[ODD News] "Dead" baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zoo (Reuters)

Reuters - An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney's main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the ...

[ODD News] Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports ...

[ODD News] Cyprus holds two for theft of ex-leader's corpse (Reuters)

Reuters - A court in Cyprus remanded two men in custody Wednesday on suspicion of snatching the corpse of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, holding ...

[ODD News] Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)

Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has ...

[ODD News] Cyprus police find stolen corpse of ex-president (Reuters)

Reuters - Cypriot police said Tuesday they had discovered the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, three months after it was snatched from its grave ...

[ODD News] Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants (Reuters)

Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 ...

[ODD News] Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports ...

[ODD News] U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries (Reuters)

Reuters - Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than whites and Asians to lose sleep over job and money worries, a sleep survey released ...

[ODD News] Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem (Reuters)

Reuters - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans ...

[ODD News] Hamas bans men from women's hair salons in Gaza (Reuters)

Reuters - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Thursday banned men in the Gaza Strip from working in women's hair salons, vowing to arrest and ...

[ODD News] Aussie underwear has gone bananas (Reuters)

Reuters - Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas. ...

[ODD News] Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem (Reuters)

Reuters - "O Canada," the country's national anthem, has included the line, "True patriot love in all thy sons' command," for nearly 100 years. ...

[ODD News] Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit (Reuters)

Reuters - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the ...