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Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:39 PM PST
Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Obama the fly swatter strikes again German court rules internet "essential" Thousands of crocodiles on the loose after South Africa floods "Disrespectful" IKEA ad touches nerve with Thai transsexuals

Obama the fly swatter strikes again  Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:39 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There was a buzz at the White House on Thursday when President Barack Obama announced the nomination of two top financial regulatory officials. A large fly interrupted the president as he presented his picks to head the Securities and Exchange Commission and a watchdog for financial consumer products. Under bright television lights, the fly darted around the president's head as he spoke in the White House's ornate State Dining Room, alighting briefly on the middle of his forehead. ... Full Story	Top
German court rules internet "essential"  Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:27 PM PST BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an "essential" part of life. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe made the ruling after hearing the case of a man who was unable to use his DSL connection, which also offered a telephone and fax line, for two months from late 2008 to early 2009. He had already received compensation for the cost of having to use a mobile phone, but wanted to be compensated for not being able to use the Internet. ... Full Story	Top
Thousands of crocodiles on the loose after South Africa floods  Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:44 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Some 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a South African reptile farm in flood waters this week and were on the loose in and around one of southern Africa's biggest rivers, a newspaper reported on Thursday. "There used to be only a few crocodiles in the Limpopo River. Now there are a lot," Zane Langman, whose in-laws own the farm in the northern part of the country told Beeld newspaper. Langman said only half the escaped crocodiles from the Rakwena Crocodile Farm close to the Botswana border had been recaptured, the report said. ... Full Story	Top
"Disrespectful" IKEA ad touches nerve with Thai transsexuals  Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:56 AM PST BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai man and his girlfriend are shopping at a furniture store. She sees pillows on sale and gets excited, her feminine voice falls suddenly to a deep male-like tone. Shocked and horrified, her boyfriend runs off. The advertisement by IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, has incensed a Thai transgender group which called it "negative and stereotypical" and "a gross violation of human rights" in an open letter to the Swedish retail giant. The 20-second commercial shown on YouTube (http://link.reuters. ... Full Story	Top

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