Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Dutch art heist museum says security system in order
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) – The Dutch art
gallery at the center of an audacious heist last week said that
the electronic locks on its doors were disarmed before thieves
made off with paintings by Picasso, Monet and others worth tens
of millions of dollars. The seven stolen works – which also
include a Gauguin, a Lucian Freud and a Meyer de Haan – were on
loan from a private collection for a special exhibition at
Rotterdam’s Kunsthal of impressionism, expressionism, and other
modern art movements.
Argentina in diplomatic offensive at U.N. over seized ship
UNITED NATIONS/ACCRA (Reuters) – Argentina’s foreign
minister launched a diplomatic offensive in New York on Monday,
urging top U.N. officials to pressure Ghana to release an
Argentine naval training vessel seized after creditors won a
court order to keep the ship in port. Foreign Minister Hector
Timerman’s appearance at U.N. headquarters came as sailors from
the detained ship prepared to leave Ghana after spending weeks
in dockside limbo, a government official said in Accra.
Dubai cafe “camel-ccino” new take on Bedouin staple
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Dubai cafe, trying to give a modern
twist to an old Bedouin tradition, has started putting camel
products on its menu. Cafe2Go, launched in September last year
by an Emirati entrepreneur as part of a scheme to revive
Bedouin traditions, now features camel-lattes, camel-ccinos and
camel-meat fajitas.
Thirteen Italians die in bloody start to hunt season
ROME (Reuters) – Italian hunting enthusiasts have killed 13
people and wounded 33 in shooting accidents since the season
opened in September, increasing pressure to reform antiquated
hunting laws. The death toll swelled across the country this
weekend when a 16-year old was killed by a friend while
hunting, a pensioner was shot and wounded in his garden and a
cyclist was hospitalized after being hit with grapeshot.
