Federal Reserve Governor Waller’s zoom video conference ‘hijacked by porn’
A virtual event with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller was canceled on Thursday after the Zoom video conference was “hijacked” by a participant who displayed...
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South Koreans set to become younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped
South Korea on Thursday passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard – a shift which will make...
Ajax bans fans from asking players for their shirts
Ajax Amsterdam has banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday. The club...
April Fools! San Francisco police pull over driverless car (Video)
San Francisco police were left scratching their heads after they pulled over a car earlier this month for driving without headlights at night and found...
Gull-free dining thanks to patrol dogs at Sydney Opera House
For many, a table at Sydney‘s Opera Bar overlooking the blue water of its world-famous harbour is prime real estate during the summer. But seagulls swooping in to...
Taking the plunge with the latest Paris attraction
It looks like a bus that has taken a wrong turning, speeding down a slipway into the River Seine, scattering swans and prompting screams from...
Thieves strip cars of catalytic converters in Australia
Police in South Australia urged drivers on Wednesday to step up efforts to protect their cars, as thieves target the catalytic converters that scrub exhaust emissions, amid a surge in prices...
Chocolate-covered cicadas a hit in Maryland
Some might cringe, but at one Maryland chocolate shop, 17-year-old insects are flying off the shelves. Sarah Dwyer, of Chouquette Chocolates in Bethseda, started coating cicadas in chocolate and selling them when the periodical Brood X emerged...
Twists aplenty in Australian navy twerking controversy
A dance troupe’s performance at an Australian navy event created a furore on Thursday as initial criticism over apparent twerking at dignitaries turned into a story of...
