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April 12, 2013 (PPI-OT)

Football: UEFA propose 10-match racism ban

Players found guilty of racial abuse will face minimum suspensions of 10 matches, under plans laid out by UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino on Wednesday. Infantino also said racist offences would trigger partial stadium closures in the first instance and full stadium closures for a second incident. The proposed punishments would affect all matches in European competition.

Oil sales improved 11% in March on MoM basis

Country’s oil sales increased by 11 percent to around 1.5 million ton in March as compared from previous month of current fiscal year 2013. According to available statistics, furnace oil sales were above 700 k tones, up 32% on month on month basis and 5% on year on year basis while High speed diesel HSD sales remained lower. Product sales would likely stand around 470 k tons which is down 4% from February while 20% from last march. Higher prices along with restricted economic activity stands as the major factor behind reduced HSD consumption in the country.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated Saturday night after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat, police said. Nearly 1,400 people were sent away from the tourist attraction following a request from tower operators after the warning, a Paris police official said.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

Around 1,400 visitors to the Eiffel Tower were rushed out of the world-famous monument after an anonymous phone call threatening an attack on Saturday night, police said. The tower was reopened after around two and a half hours after police searches failed to find any suspicious objects. The call came from the Paris suburbs and threatened an attack at 9:30 pm (2030 GMT), police said. Police anti-terrorism officers were investigating. Bomb alerts targeting monuments and public places happen frequently in Paris, but all alerts are "treated very seriously," police said.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert: police

Visitors to the Eiffel Tower have been evacuated from Paris's iconic monument, following an anonymous phone call announcing an attack Saturday night, a police source told AFP. About 1,400 people were evacuated and a security perimeter has been set up around the monument, the source said. The call came from the Paris suburbs and threatened an attack at 9:30 pm (2030 GMT). The anti-terrorism unit is investigating. Bomb alerts targeting monuments and public places happen frequently in the French capital, but all alerts are "treated very seriously," the police source said.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert: police

Visitors to the Eiffel Tower have been evacuated from Paris's iconic monument, following an anonymous phone call Saturday night announcing an attack, a police source told AFP. About 1,400 people were evacuated and a security perimeter has been set up around the monument, the source said. at-tc/boc/rm

Reuters Odd News Summary

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Python on a plane! Slithery stowaway shocks passengers SYDNEY (Reuters) - Passengers on a flight from Australia to Papua New Guinea were shocked to look out their cabin windows to find a huge snake on the wing of the plane. The three meter-long (9.1 foot) non-poisonous Amethystine python appeared about an hour into the Qantas flight between Cairns in northern Queensland and the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby on Thursday.
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