Morning News from Around the World


In one English town, kids have been banned from buying eggs and ketchup in an effort to reduce shenanigans. Wouldn’t it be great if kids in Philly used eggs and ketchup for their shenanigans instead of guns and bats? [BBC]

Somebody still loves Americans. The famed Harry’s Bar in Venice is offering American diners a 20% discount. [Corriere della Sera]

Wow. We thought people overreacted to the smoking ban here – a pub owner in Germany killed himself over it. [The Local]

A team of enginerds created a 156-step method for making a hamburger, winning the Rube Goldberg prize. [philly.com]