Archive for the ‘Odd News’ Category
Firm can’t fire man for 1.8 cent theft
(Reuters)
Reuters – A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm’s appeal against his reinstatement.
Tourist treat – famous toilets
(Reuters)
Reuters – For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin’s public conveniences.
German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
(Reuters)
Reuters – To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.
Koranic teachers arrested over child begging
(Reuters)
Reuters – Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.
Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer
(Reuters)
Reuters – The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state’s financing needs.