Couple quits smoking for health of parrot (Reuters)

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Smoking ban brings health ...and love?
(Reuters)

Smoking ban brings health ...and love?
(Reuters) 05/25/2004 10:22 AM
Reuters - Ireland's pioneering ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants seems to be helping some addicts to kick the habit and may be promoting a new way to meet people, Ireland's health minister has said.

Ex-health minister's smoking plea

Ex-health minister's smoking plea 05/04/2004 01:06 AM
Former Scottish Health Minister Sam Galbraith re-ignites the debate about stubbing out smoking.

Health Risks From Smoking More
Widespread, Report Says (Los Angeles
Times)

Health Risks From Smoking More
Widespread, Report Says (Los Angeles
Times) 05/28/2004 06:26 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Cigarette smoking harms nearly every human organ and is increasingly a habit of the poorest Americans, the federal government reported Thursday in its most comprehensive look at the dangers of tobacco in three years.

Churchill's parrot won't squawk
(Reuters)

Churchill's parrot won't squawk
(Reuters) 01/19/2004 01:56 PM
Reuters - Winston Churchill's foul-mouthed 104-year old parrot has refused to surrender to after a newspaper tracked the bird down and discovered it was still alive.

Foul-mouthed parrot to squawk the plank
(Reuters)

Foul-mouthed parrot to squawk the plank
(Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - A foul-mouthed parrot, which blurts out expletives and pecks people when she's angry, is to be removed from a Royal Navy ship to spare any embarrassment during a visit by the Queen.

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters)

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters) 04/09/2004 09:07 PM
Reuters - Canada's largest parrot refuge wants to avoid being the victim of a plan to kill an estimated 19 million birds to stop an outbreak of avian influenza, its president said on Thursday.

Defiant Pub Flouts New Smoking Ban
(Reuters)

Defiant Pub Flouts New Smoking Ban
(Reuters) 07/07/2004 11:23 AM
Reuters - Fibber Magee's has become the first pub in Ireland to openly defy the country's new smoking ban, allowing customers to light up in a last-ditch attempt to stay in business.

Zoo Wants Chimpanzee to Stop Smoking
(Reuters)

Zoo Wants Chimpanzee to Stop Smoking
(Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:51 AM
Reuters - A South African zoo is trying to persuade its star chimpanzee to kick a bad smoking habit.

Pub Owner First to Be Fined Over Smoking
Ban (Reuters)

Pub Owner First to Be Fined Over Smoking
Ban (Reuters) 07/21/2004 07:28 AM
Reuters - An Irish publican became the first bar owner in the country Tuesday to be successfully prosecuted for breaking the government's pioneering smoking ban, court officials said.

Bono lights up despite smoking ban
(Reuters)

Bono lights up despite smoking ban
(Reuters) 06/18/2004 06:43 AM
Reuters - Rock and roll ain't what it used to be. U2 frontman Bono has apologised -- for having a cigarette.

Defiant pub flouts new Irish smoking ban
(Reuters)

Defiant pub flouts new Irish smoking ban
(Reuters) 07/07/2004 12:40 PM
Reuters - Fibber Magee's has become the first pub in Ireland to openly defy the country's new smoking ban, allowing customers to light up in a last-ditch attempt to stay in business and incurring the wrath of the government.

Ireland to Ban Smoking in Bars from
March 29 (Reuters)

Ireland to Ban Smoking in Bars from
March 29 (Reuters) 02/19/2004 11:22 AM
Reuters - Ireland will introduce a tobacco ban on March 29 making it the first country in Europe to outlaw smoking in pubs, bars and restaurants, the government said on Wednesday.

Pot-Smoking Dominatrix Jumps Into
Election (Reuters)

Pot-Smoking Dominatrix Jumps Into
Election (Reuters) 06/24/2004 11:33 AM
Reuters - After a two-year stint delivering papers to Canadian senators, Marijuana Party candidate and career dominatrix Carol Taylor said she has entered the political arena to help ease people's pain.

Chimpanzee told to stop smoking
(Reuters)

Chimpanzee told to stop smoking
(Reuters) 04/14/2005 03:55 PM
Reuters - A South African zoo is trying to persuade its star chimpanzee to kick a bad smoking habit.

Cat and Bear Odd Couple Reunited in Zoo
(Reuters)

Cat and Bear Odd Couple Reunited in Zoo
(Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - Muschi, a small cat that formed an unlikely friendship with a half-ton bear called "mouse" in Berlin Zoo, has been reunited with her companion after pining outside the bear's cage for months, the zoo said Friday.

Dead Couple to Be Married (Reuters)

Dead Couple to Be Married (Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - A South African man who shot his pregnant fiance dead before killing himself will be posthumously married to her at the weekend.

Couple Says 'I Do' in Shark Tank
(Reuters)

Couple Says 'I Do' in Shark Tank
(Reuters) 08/01/2004 10:05 AM
Reuters - Most people get married flanked by friends but an Italian couple tied the knot in a shark tank Saturday surrounded by the creatures they want to save.

Pot-smoking dominatrix joins election
race (Reuters)

Pot-smoking dominatrix joins election
race (Reuters) 06/23/2004 03:48 PM
Reuters - After a two-year stint delivering papers to Canadian senators, Marijuana Party candidate and career dominatrix Carol Taylor said she has entered the political arena to help ease people's pain.

Ministers out in cold as smoking ban
proves a drag (Reuters)

Ministers out in cold as smoking ban
proves a drag (Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - Europe's economic leaders got a chill taste of Ireland's pioneering new smoking ban.

Sexually frustrated chimp takes up
smoking (Reuters)

Sexually frustrated chimp takes up
smoking (Reuters) 08/29/2004 06:53 AM
Reuters - Sexual frustration has turned a Chinese chimpanzee from a mild-mannered simian into a problem primate who smokes cigarettes and spits at visitors, the Xinhua news agency says.

Smoking Soldiers Ignited Ammo Disaster
(Reuters)

Smoking Soldiers Ignited Ammo Disaster
(Reuters) 05/13/2004 09:30 AM
Reuters - Two smoking soldiers set off tons of ammunition that killed five people, caused $725 million in damage and sent debris showering across southern Ukraine last week, the emergencies minister said on Tuesday.

Italian couple say "I do" in shark tank
(Reuters)

Italian couple say "I do" in shark tank
(Reuters) 07/31/2004 12:31 PM
Reuters - Most people get married flanked by friends but an Italian couple tied the knot in a shark tank surrounded by the creatures they want to save.

Arafat Under Pressure After Palestinian
PM Quits (Reuters)

Arafat Under Pressure After Palestinian
PM Quits (Reuters) 07/18/2004 03:39 AM
Reuters - Palestinian militants attacked a Palestinian security post in Gaza on Sunday, stepping up pressure on President Yasser Arafat to stamp out corruption in a crisis deepened by the resignation of his prime minister.

Half-naked NY couple cause stir in tree
(Reuters)

Half-naked NY couple cause stir in tree
(Reuters) 04/23/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Two gay lovers have taken off most of their clothes, climbed up a tree in New York's Central Park and spent four hours engaging in sex acts and yelling abuse at police and firefighters.

Iranian Couple Weds Amid Ruins of Bam
(Reuters)

Iranian Couple Weds Amid Ruins of Bam
(Reuters) 01/02/2004 10:45 AM
Reuters - A young Iranian couple tied the knot amid the ruins of earthquake-hit Bam Thursday, a moment of joy in a city mourning the loss of thousands of lives.

Couple Swimming in $7.7 Million
Water Bill (Reuters)

Couple Swimming in $7.7 Million
Water Bill (Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - A Texas couple needed a drink after they got a water bill for $7,714,510.21 instead of the usual $50 or $60.

Texas couple swimming in $7.7m water
bill (Reuters)

Texas couple swimming in $7.7m water
bill (Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - A Texas couple needed a drink after they got a water bill for $7,714,510.21 (4.2 million pounds) instead of the usual $50 or $60.

Half-Naked Couple Cause Stir Up a Tree
(Reuters)

Half-Naked Couple Cause Stir Up a Tree
(Reuters) 04/23/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Two gay lovers took off most of their clothes, climbed up a tree in New York's Central Park and spent four hours engaging in sex acts and yelling abuse at police and firefighters.

Couple Fined $94,000 for One-Child
Rule Lapse (Reuters)

Couple Fined $94,000 for One-Child
Rule Lapse (Reuters) 09/20/2004 08:37 AM
Reuters - A court in China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen has fined a couple 780,000 yuan ($94,250) and sealed off their house for having more than one child, the Beijing Morning Post said Monday.

Clark Quits Democratic Presidential Race
(Reuters)

Clark Quits Democratic Presidential Race
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 11:54 PM
Reuters - Former NATO commander Wesley Clark will quit the race to be the Democratic Party challenger to President Bush after a poor showing in Virginia and Tennessee primaries, a senior campaign aide said on Tuesday.

Republican Quits Illinois U.S. Senate
Race (Reuters)

Republican Quits Illinois U.S. Senate
Race (Reuters) 06/25/2004 03:31 PM
Reuters - Jack Ryan on Friday quit as Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Illinois amid allegations that the handsome former investment banker took his wife to sex clubs and asked her to have sex with him in front of strangers.

Judge quits over "smacked" women remark
(Reuters)

Judge quits over "smacked" women remark
(Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:06 PM
Reuters - A judge in upstate New York has resigned after being accused of saying domestic abuse cases were "a waste of the court's time" and stating most women asked to get "smacked around," the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct says.

New Jersey Governor Quits Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters)

New Jersey Governor Quits Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters) 08/12/2004 11:53 PM
Reuters - New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey admitted on Thursday to having had a homosexual affair and said he was resigning to avoid rumors and "threats of disclosure."

PeopleSoft CEO Quits as Oracle Deal
Nears (Reuters)

PeopleSoft CEO Quits as Oracle Deal
Nears (Reuters) 12/28/2004 07:09 PM
Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. on Tuesday said Chief Executive and Chairman Dave Duffield has resigned from the business software maker, which agreed to a $10.3 billion buyout by rival Oracle Corp. earlier this month.

Connecticut Governor Quits Amid Scandal
(Reuters)

Connecticut Governor Quits Amid Scandal
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 11:47 PM
Reuters - Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resigned on Monday, bowing to a federal corruption investigation and a looming impeachment probe that doomed the career of one of the Republican Party's young stars.

Couple Spends Wedding Night in Police
Cell (Reuters)

Couple Spends Wedding Night in Police
Cell (Reuters) 02/12/2004 08:48 AM
Reuters - An Ethiopian bride and groom spent their wedding night in a police cell after his suggestion that they pawn their rings to pay for taxis triggered a brawl among outraged relatives, police said Thursday.

Dead Man's Dangling Legs Greet Couple
(Reuters)

Dead Man's Dangling Legs Greet Couple
(Reuters) 01/02/2004 10:45 AM
Reuters - A New Mexico couple returned home from a week-long vacation to find the legs of a dead man dangling from their ceiling, police said.

Spain's royal couple win lottery on gift
ticket (Reuters)

Spain's royal couple win lottery on gift
ticket (Reuters) 05/22/2004 02:05 PM
Reuters - As if having a fairytale wedding was not enough luck for one day, Spain's Prince Felipe and new wife Princess Letizia have hit the jackpot with a lottery ticket given to them as a wedding present, state radio has reported.

Elderly couple leads police on merry
hunt (Reuters)

Elderly couple leads police on merry
hunt (Reuters) 06/05/2005 11:46 PM
Reuters - An elderly Australian couple evaded police on a 1,400 mile journey by car and bus after setting off in protest when the wife was denied an extension of her driving license because of old age.
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