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Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says (Reuters)

CyprusReuters - Cyprus said Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb.


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 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
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 a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)

Canadian Minister of Defence Peter MacKay gives a piece of seal meat to the Chief of Defence Staff General W.J. Natynczyk (L) during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.


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 on Monday found.
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 to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.
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.
Hamas bans men from women's hair salons in Gaza (Reuters)

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh prepares himself inside the plane before landing in Tehran December 7, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Thursday banned men in the Gaza Strip from working in women's hair salons, vowing to arrest and try offenders.


Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport (Reuters)
Reuters - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.
London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas: survey (Reuters)
Reuters - Performers in London's West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors' union Equity.