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Angela Merkel: Ode on a Grecian Burn

Out of the frying pan, into hot Greece: Intense protests greet German Chancellor’s visit.

Puttin” on the Ritz?

Canadian Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz dances around food safety issue: won’t accept responsibility for nation-wide E.Coli-contaminated beef recall.

Amazon e-reader education program “roman-kindles”

US State Department cancels $16.5 million program to use Kindle e-readers as language teaching aid around the world.

“My Kingdom for a Horseless Carriage!”

Archeologists expect to find the lost grave of Richard the Third under a Leicester parking lot.

And Lo, the Satellite in the East went before them…

Israeli, Old-Testament, Biblical-immersion theme-park fits donkeys with Wi-Fi

Scrabble Scandal: drawing blanks

A young Scrabble player was ejected from a Florida tournament for hoarding extra blank tiles.

“Don’t Buy with me Argentina”

Argentina issues 100 peso note with image of Eva Peron on 60th anniversary of her death.

If music be the fuel of sport, play on

Scientific studies prove that athletes who listen to music boost endurance and oxygen efficiency