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"And Finally..." The best of Reuters Oddly Enough.

This week we're recapping some of the best odd and offbeat stories we missed recently. So, ...   more »

Eggs have been found in the Galapagos Islands-based cage of the lone surviving giant Pinta island tortoise. 120 days are needed to verify whether the eggs are fertile.

SANTA CRUZ, ECUADOR (JULY 20, 2009) GALAPAGOS ...   more »

ETON WICK, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 20, 2009) POOL - Queen Elizabeth II saw the ancient ritual of her swans being counted on the River Thames for the first time on Monday (July 20).
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Cats have found the purr-fect way to manipulate their owners, according to new research at a British university.

The felines cunningly change their normally pleasant purr, effectively embedding a kitten-like cry into the purrs, until ...   more »

The banks of the River Seine in Paris are transformed into an urban beach for the next month.



The opening of Paris Plage means holidaymakers in Paris no longer need to travel great distances for ...   more »

Frank McCourt, the Irish-American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir "Angela's Ashes", dies at 78.

Irish-American author Frank McCourt - who penned the Pulitzer-Prize winning memoir "Angela's Ashes" - has died.

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A house disappears into a lake after a landslide - a search is underway for the three people who lived there.

NACHTERSTEDT, GERMANY (JULY 18, 2009) REUTERS - Three people are missing after a house ...   more »

Sheep poo paper forms the basis a unique canoe in Wales.

ABERLLEFENNI SLATE QUARRY, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 14-15, 2009) HUTC- Two men plan to cross the English Channel in a canoe made from sheep's ...   more »