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Driving hamsters race off shelves as hit holiday toy 6:39am IST

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Move aside Barbie, drop that Wii. The hottest toy this Christmas is an interactive hamster that drives a car and squeaks happily when petted on the nose -- and doesn't break the bank for parents. Full Article

Eating 30 percent less meat good for health, planet Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday. Full Article

Canada, Australia ranked best places for expats Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for expatriates. Full Article

Swiss doctors develop incision-less autopsies Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009

BERNE (Reuters Life!) - A team of Swiss doctors is conducting about 100 autopsies a year without cutting open bodies, instead using devices including an optical 3D scanner that can detect up to 80 percent of the causes of death. Michael Thali, a professor at the University of Berne, and his colleagues have developed a system called "virtopsy," which since 2006 has been used to examine all sudden deaths or those of unnatural causes in the Swiss capital. Full Article

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Catholic schools an oasis in Bosnia's ethnic strife

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