Shock and Awe » european http://www.shockandawe.com Most Shocking News from Around the World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 German "heatball" wheeze outwits EU light bulb ban (Reuters) http://www.shockandawe.com/german-heatball-wheeze-outwits-eu-light-bulb-ban-reuters/ http://www.shockandawe.com/german-heatball-wheeze-outwits-eu-light-bulb-ban-reuters/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:02:00 +0000 admin http://www.shockandawe.com/german-heatball-wheeze-outwits-eu-light-bulb-ban-reuters/ Reuters – A German entrepreneur is bypassing a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts by marketing his own brand as mini heaters.

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]]> http://www.shockandawe.com/german-heatball-wheeze-outwits-eu-light-bulb-ban-reuters/feed/ 0 Hares can be permanently pregnant – German study (Reuters) http://www.shockandawe.com/hares-can-be-permanently-pregnant-german-study-reuters/ http://www.shockandawe.com/hares-can-be-permanently-pregnant-german-study-reuters/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:15:58 +0000 publisher http://www.shockandawe.com/hares-can-be-permanently-pregnant-german-study-reuters/ Reuters – A German study has found that European brown hares are capable of being pregnant twice at the same time, and can potentially be permanently pregnant.

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]]> http://www.shockandawe.com/hares-can-be-permanently-pregnant-german-study-reuters/feed/ 0 Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters) http://www.shockandawe.com/vuvuzelas-banned-from-european-soccer-competition-reuters/ http://www.shockandawe.com/vuvuzelas-banned-from-european-soccer-competition-reuters/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:13 +0000 admin http://www.shockandawe.com/vuvuzelas-banned-from-european-soccer-competition-reuters/ Reuters – Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.

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]]> http://www.shockandawe.com/bear-snatches-disabled-pet-rabbit-from-alaska-yard-ap/feed/ 0 Swedes, Norwegians pounce on Chinese garlic smuggler (Reuters) http://www.shockandawe.com/swedes-norwegians-pounce-on-chinese-garlic-smuggler-reuters/ http://www.shockandawe.com/swedes-norwegians-pounce-on-chinese-garlic-smuggler-reuters/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:52:51 +0000 admin http://www.shockandawe.com/swedes-norwegians-pounce-on-chinese-garlic-smuggler-reuters/ Reuters – Nordic customs officials have arrested a truck driver after he tried to illegally import 28 tons of Chinese garlic into the European Union.

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