Oddly Enough

German village remembers Prussia's Scottish general Saturday, 11 Oct 2008

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German village was on Saturday unveiling a monument to the Scottish-born Prussian Field Marshall James Keith, in a rare act of remembrance in a country that has spend decades distancing itself from its military past.  Full Article

 
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Virgin shark got pregnant in Virginia aquarium Friday, 10 Oct 2008 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark -- a female Atlantic blacktip shark named Tidbit that produced a baby without a male shark.  Full Article 

Sudan official undone by tight trouser crackdown Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - A senior official in South Sudan who ordered a crackdown on young women wearing tight trousers has been sacked, officials said Saturday.  Full Article 

Trader agony 

The effect of the current financial crisis can be seen on the faces of traders at stock exchanges around the world.  
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