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	Click to View in Browser 10/16/2012 Amphibious all-terrain vehicle coming soon to the U.S. market DETROIT (Reuters) - The Quadski, a one-person all-terrain vehicle that doubles as a personal water craft, will be on sale in the United States next month for around $40,000. Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor MOSHAV AHITUV, Israel (Reuters) - A bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard has the potential to change transportation habits from the world's most congested cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, its Israeli inventor says. Indonesia's "Frankentrees" turn cocoa dream into nightmare PINRANG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nurhaedah, a vivacious Indonesian cocoa trader, shakes her head in disappointment as she sifts through a pile of blackened, shriveled beans. Yet another crop from "Frankentrees": weak, misshapen cocoa trees toppling under their own weight. In America, pudgy pets hit the treadmill, too NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the obesity rate soars among Americans, their dogs are getting potbellied, too, encouraging fitness companies to come up with a range of equipment and classes to get pampered pets back into shape. A diamond bigger than Earth? LONDON (Reuters) - Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one's bigger than planet Earth. Bulgarian club sack same coach for third time this season SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian club Etar Veliko Tarnovo sacked coach Tsanko Tsvetanov for the third time since the start of the season on Monday. Florida governor gives phone sex number for meningitis hotline TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - In an embarrassing mistake, Florida Governor Rick Scott gave out a phone sex hotline number to Floridians seeking information on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. Lawyer is dog's best friend in U.S. attack case ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge in Georgia has appointed a lawyer to defend a pit bull that could be euthanized for attacking a neighbor's 5-year-old child, a court official said on Friday. Right-winger feeds French immigration row with pastry tale PARIS (Reuters) - A right-wing politician vying to head France's opposition conservative party has raised a storm by suggesting Muslim youths tear pain au chocolat pastries from children's hands during Islam's fasting month. Drunk Munich partygoer finds car - two years later BERLIN (Reuters) - A man in southern Germany has been reunited with his car two years after forgetting where he parked, Bavarian police said on Thursday. Related Video Cast a chocolate vote for U.S. election! Fast foods rule at Hong Kong soapbox race Entertainment News Daring Dutch art heist nets Monets, Picasso and more Bye-bye Ricky, hello Tina and Amy for Golden Globes A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend