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Judge rules TV essential, awards damages 3:30pm EST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge awarded $2,600 in damages to a man who sued a store for not replacing his faulty television set, ruling that it was an "essential good" needed to watch soccer and a popular reality TV show. Full Article

Woman jailed over $30,000 parking fine 3:04pm EST

VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian woman has begun a 500-day jail sentence for ignoring parking tickets and failing to pay a cumulative fine of around 24,000 euros ($30,860), police said Tuesday. Full Article

Students fail to engineer car-dangling prank

Chinese see funny side of financial crisis

Lost thief holes up in bank lavatory

Bull-run hits liquor-fueled town

Cops to try smoking ban for interrogations

Tortoise thieves make quick getaway

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Crisis cocktails

Feb 3 - Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion fraud may have left a bitter taste in the mouths of thousands of wealthy investors, but in this corner of Chile's capital, the U.S. financier is the toast of the town. Play Video

Artists stage food fight

Bean-throwing elephants