Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing (Reuters)
Reuters – A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law.
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S.Korea bank chief found dead in apparent suicide
The head of a major South Korean savings bank was found dead in an apparent suicide after investigators raided his office as part of a probe into illegal dealings at several banks, police said.
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S.Korea bank chief found dead in apparent suicide
SC man found dead outside CO Phish concert
A man found dead Sunday outside a Phish concert near Denver has been identified as a 26-year-old South Carolina resident.
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SC man found dead outside CO Phish concert
Feared criminal takes short walk to freedom (Reuters)
Reuters – One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public.
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Southern U.S. distillery to legally sell moonshine (Reuters)
Reuters – Two entrepreneurs are taking advantage of new micro-distillery laws in South Carolina to make and sell traditional moonshine whiskey legally for the first time in the southern state.
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Holy receipt! (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom – Jesus and the Virgin Mary have “appeared” on everything from grilled cheese to rocks. But in his most recent appearance, Jesus is showing that even the son of the Big Man has economic issues on the brain: A South Carolina …
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Hitler’s hometown revokes his honorary citizenship (Reuters)
Reuters – The Austrian town of Braunau, Adolf Hitler’s birthplace, has revoked the Nazi dictator’s honorary citizenship — even if he never actually was awarded one.
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Hitler’s hometown revokes his honorary citizenship
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Guards over-react to middle finger (Reuters)
Reuters – South African President Jacob Zuma’s elite guards overstepped their authority when they arrested and roughed up a student who they thought made an obscene hand gesture, a government commission said on Thursday.
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Pirates swallow suspended fine after porridge attack (Reuters)
Reuters – South African club Orlando Pirates have received a suspended fine after one of their fans threw porridge at a referee, the country’s Premier Soccer League said on Friday.
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Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short (Reuters)
Reuters – Organisers apologised to the South African team for a technical snag that led to an abrupt end to their national anthem before their World Cup match against West Indies, the team manager said on Thursday.
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Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short
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