Reuters Odd News Summary
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
U.S. embassy accidentally sends settlement wine as Jewish new year gift
As diplomatic faux-pas go, it's a delicate one. Ahead of the Jewish new year next month, the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv sent gift baskets to a number of Israeli organizations, as it does every year. Among the recipients was Peace Now, a group opposed to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The dancing traffic warden of South Africa
A video uploaded to social media in early September shows an enthusiastic traffic warden brightening up the evening commute for drivers in Pretoria (South Africa). Solante Hough was driving home from work in early September and filmed the traffic officer directing cars using her mobile phone. Hough told Reuters that the traffic warden '''made her smile'' as she waited on the corner of Magiel and Jacaranda Road in Centurion. The video upload was accompanied by the caption ''I wish everyone could love their job this much''.
City issues subpoena over sinking San Francisco luxury high-rise
San Francisco's city attorney on Tuesday issued a subpoena to the developers of a luxury condominium high-rise that is tilting and has sunk more than a foot (30 cm), to determine if structural issues were appropriately conveyed to purchasers. Some 400 residential units of the Millennium Tower, which opened in the heart of downtown in 2009, have been purchased, and City Attorney Dennis Herrera said he is worried the building's settling was not properly disclosed.
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