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	Click to View in Browser 12/6/2012 French chateau renovation ends in demolition BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Builders sent in to renovate an 18th century chateau in western France's Bordeaux wine region reduced it to rubble instead, according to the Russian owner of the property. Australia's Gillard in spoof: Mayans were right, world is ending CANBERRA (Reuters) - According to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Mayans were right and the apocalypse is near. Austrian bus driver returns half a million dollars found in bag VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna bus driver who found a bag with 390,000 euros ($509,700) in cash inside handed the money over to police, who tracked down the elderly woman who had inexplicably left her fortune behind. UK hospital divulges Kate's condition in radio hoax LONDON (Reuters) - The London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate for severe morning sickness admitted on Wednesday it had fallen for a prank call from an Australian radio station, relaying personal details about her condition. Dukkah, cajeta, katsu: coming soon to foods near you? NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dukkah on your snack crackers? Cajeta in your stir-fry? These international ingredients are among the flavor trends that McCormick & Co Inc thinks will be hot a few years from now. Pooches have their cake and eat it in Japan for Christmas TOKYO (Reuters) - Don't know what to get your pet dog for the holiday? Depending on whether they were naughty or nice, nothing will say Christmas quite like a special Japanese holiday cake for canines. French men not producing as much sperm (Reuters Health) - When it comes to sperm counts, French men aren't what they used to be, according to a new study. Austrian farmers dip into Internet "milking" craze VIENNA (Reuters) - Dumping a bottle of milk over your head and filming it for a video post on the Internet has become a popular youth craze, but Austrian farmers say the spillage is a crying shame. Italy vandals destroy 62,000 bottles of vintage wine ROME (Reuters) - Lovers of exquisite wine wherever you are, if you have tears, prepare to shed them now. Indian village bans mobile phone use by women PATNA, India - (Reuters) - A village council in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by women, saying the phones were "debasing the social atmosphere" by leading to elopements - a move that set off outraged protests from activists. Related Video Dogs on adoption drive Betting frenzy to guess royal baby's name Entertainment News Male artists lead 2013 Grammy nominations Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck dead at 91 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