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A couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and got engaged appeared in a New York court Monday, before giving each other a lingering kiss in full view of the world's media.

Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch.

The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly.

In the low season, Greece's airports typically handle between 1,000 and 1,500 flights per day, according to the Greek Civil Aviation Authority. In the first week in July, by contrast, they handled an average of 2,700 flights per day.

For the Kaases, it was about proving to their children, grandchildren and neighbours that your story is not set in stone.