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Midnight knitter spinning nocturnal yarn over US shore town, putting sweaters in trees

The Canadian Press - Wed Mar 10, 10:05 PM

WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town.

  • The price you pay for being romantic... Reuters - Thu Mar 11, 4:23 PM

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday.

  • A nurse speaks with an unidentified patient in the hospital in a file photo. REUTERS/Darren Staples
    Nurses' union: Care does not include sex Reuters - Thu Mar 11, 4:21 PM

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

  • Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts Reuters - Thu Mar 11, 1:18 PM

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - 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 show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.

  • Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school Reuters - Thu Mar 11, 1:17 PM

    By Toshi Maeda

  • A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees seen here, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century. Photo:Fred Dufour/AFP
    Court rejects appeal in French restaurant saga AFP - Thu Mar 11, 12:44 PM

    PARIS (AFP) - A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.


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