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Reuters Odd News Summary

Thomson ReutersJanuary 24, 2013 01:45

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Belgian trainee teachers fail in basic general knowledge BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A large number of Belgium's future secondary school teachers struggle with basic concepts of geography, politics and history, a study published on Wednesday has shown. Among final year teaching students involved in the study, one in three could not identify the United States on a map and almost half did not know where the Pacific Ocean was. Smallest house in Brussels up for auction

Reuters Odd News Summary

Thomson ReutersJanuary 23, 2013 17:16

Reuters Odd News Summary

Thomson ReutersJanuary 23, 2013 09:30

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Smallest house in Brussels up for auction BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cosy might be the best word to describe the smallest house in Brussels, which is about to go up for auction. The centuries-old former furniture workshop and creperie a stone's throw from the Belgian capital's picturesque central square is just 2.75 meters wide and has a ground floor only 1.75 meters (5 foot 9 inches) across. Racy Victorian divorces online at genealogy website

UPDATE 3-Rotten egg stench wafts over UK after French gas leak

Thomson ReutersJanuary 22, 2013 04:45

* Smelly gas from leak at French factory wafts across Channel * Authorities assure residents gas is non-toxic * UK tabloids seize opportunity to poke fun at French By Geert De Clercq PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A cloud of harmless gas smelling of sweat and rotten eggs leaked from a chemicals factory in northwest France and drifted across the English Channel as far as London on Tuesday.