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China's expected surge in pet spending draws disbelief, criticism

September 10th, 2018 A forecast double-digit jump in spending by Chinese pet owners on their furry companions this year has been met with disbelief and even hostility on Chinese...

Health

French baguette latest victim of anti-salt lawmakers

August 29th, 2018 France's beloved bread loaf, the baguette, may be about to lose some of its bite, with politicians looking into the health risks of additives set to propose...

Europe

Germany removes golden statue of Erdogan after protests

August 29th, 2018 German firemen on Wednesday removed a golden statue of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on security grounds after it provoked an angry response from local...

Offbeat

Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists [V]

August 29th, 2018 It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday. Police shut part of 43rd Street near Seventh Avenue after a...

Offbeat

Got a note for God? His inbox is empty

August 28th, 2018 There's some room again in God's inbox. Equipped with long sticks, a team of cleaners on Tuesday gouged out written prayers that visitors to Judaism’s...

Offbeat

Malta celebrates historic greasy pole tournament

August 27th, 2018 A former seaside hamlet which is now one of Malta's most modern towns is struggling to keep ancient traditions alive, though not for want of trying. St...

Offbeat

Cuddliest artist in Vienna, panda's paintings go on sale

August 27th, 2018 Vienna Zoo is luring visitors with a new attraction: a painting panda. Yang Yang, a female that gave birth to twins two years ago, has learned to use a...

Health

Volunteers step forward: Belgian scientists look for poo donors

August 24th, 2018 Belgian scientists are looking for people to donate their faeces to help with research into illnesses ranging from bowel disorders and allergies to...

Offbeat

Gulp! Georgian boy solves six Rubik's cubes under water in one breath

August 17th, 2018 An 18-year-old student from Georgia solved six Rubik's Cubes under water in one breath on Friday, in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Vako...

World

French theme park sends rooks out on litter patrol

August 11th, 2018 A French theme park has trained six rooks to pick up cigarette butts and other rubbish dropped by visitors in return for food. Christophe Gaborit, the head...

Offbeat

Aspiring ninjas besiege Japanese city with job inquiries after viral mix-up

July 25th, 2018 A city in Japan has been bombarded with inquiries from aspiringninjas, the country's famed feudal mercenaries and spies, after a news report on city tourist...

Offbeat

And the world record for swimming along in a sack...

July 25th, 2018 Swimming instructor, lifeguard and adventurer Yane Petkov - Bulgaria's answer to Houdini and Michael Phelps combined - reclaimed on Tuesday the Guinness world...

Oceania

Shaggy sheep shorn of massive fleece in Australia

July 24th, 2018 A sheep in eastern Australia is leaping about more lightly after being sheared of its massively overgrown fleece. In a social media post that has gone...

Offbeat

Brazil's 'Dr. Bumbum' plastic surgeon arrested after patient death

July 20th, 2018 A plastic surgeon known as 'Dr. Bumbum' or 'Dr. Butt' on social media because of his buttock-enhancement operations was arrested on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro,...

Offbeat

Lithuanian couple win world wife-carrying championship title

July 10th, 2018 Fifty-three men slung their wives or partners over their shoulders and hurtled off on an hour-long race in the small Finnish town of Sonkajarvi on Saturday, as...

Offbeat

Fancy a Margherita? Robot serves up pizzas in France

June 27th, 2018 For many people, the smell of a pizza fresh from the oven and lovingly crafted is a culinary delight that's hard to beat. But now that hand-crafted pizza has a...

Asia

Rat breaches bank ATM in India, eats $18,000 worth of cash

June 21st, 2018 When bank technicians in India were finally summoned to investigate why an ATM (automated teller machine) had not been working for days, they began to smell a...

Offbeat

Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO

June 18th, 2018 Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's 'screen time' - addiction to video games has been...

Cyprus

Robot asks Syllouris to pass bill to regulate robots

June 14th, 2018 House President Demetris Syllouris poses with ‘Nicky’, a robot developed by the University of Nicosia, on the sidelines of a conference in Nicosia on the...

Europe

Nearly three quarters vote against Swiss sovereign money scheme (Updated)

June 10th, 2018 A radical plan to upend Switzerland's financial landscape by barring commercial banks from creating money when they lend was heading for defeat, according to...

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