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Lengthy pizza delivers funds for embattled Australian firefighters

Reuters
Jan 22 12:27 PM

An Italian restaurant in Australia has made a 103-meter (338 foot) Margherita pizza to raise funds for firefighters battling bushfires. Read more »

Tangled, too: Indian 'Rapunzel' has world's longest teen hair

Agence France-Presse
Jan 21 07:57 AM

AHMEDABAD, India - A 17-year-old Indian girl has retained her crown as the teen with the world's longest hair more than a decade after she stopping getting her tresses cut following a bad experience at a salon. Read more »

5-metrong sawa nakuha sa kisame ng gusali sa Iligan

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Jan 20 03:05 PM

Nakuha ng mga awtoridad ang isang sawa na nasa 5 hanggang 6 na metro ang haba mula sa kisame ng isang commercial building sa lungsod na ito, Sabado. Read more »

Deaf New Yorker sues porn sites for lack of closed captions

Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 10:33 AM

NEW YORK, United States - A deaf man in New York has filed a class action lawsuit against three pornographic websites on grounds he cannot enjoy their content fully without closed captions. Read more »

Moonstruck: Japanese billionaire's girlfriend entrants top 20,000

Sam Nussey, Reuters
Jan 16 03:44 PM

Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's girlfriend have topped 20,000, streaming service AbemaTV said on Thursday, ahead of its documentary on his search for a "life partner" to take on his moon voyage.   Read more »

Sweet! Indian bakers make world's 'longest' cake

Agence France-Presse 
Jan 16 08:08 AM

Hundreds of bakers and chefs in southern India came together Wednesday to create what they said is the world's longest cake -- about 6.5 kilometers.    Read more »

New book highlights Trump's ignorance of history, geography

Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 03:28 AM

US President Donald Trump's shaky grasp of geography includes not knowing that India shares a border with China, according to a new book by a pair of reporters for The Washington Post. Read more »

Pet sounds: Spotify unleashes podcast for lonely dogs

Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 11:06 PM

Online music giant Spotify on Wednesday launched a podcast for dogs left home alone in Britain, after its polling suggested most owners believe audio recordings help calm their canines.   Read more »

Who Is Yusaku Maezawa, the Japanese billionaire seeking a 'special woman' for space — and life?

Elizabeth Paton, The New York Times
Jan 15 08:55 AM

Fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa recently posted an online advertisement for a wing woman to accompany him on the first SpaceX flight around the moon — and through life. Read more »

Ben & Jerry's says 'happy cows' lawsuit should be sent out to pasture

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Jan 15 08:47 AM

Ben & Jerry's said it does not deceive consumers by saying it used milk and cream from "happy cows" to make its ice cream, and that an environmental advocate's lawsuit claiming otherwise should be dismissed. Read more »

Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire

Agence France-Presse
Jan 13 08:53 AM | Updated Jan 14 06:29 AM

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program, in the latest attention-grabbing stunt by the entrepreneur.   Read more »

'Pag-aresto' sa lalaki, gimik lang pala ng wedding proposal

ABS-CBN News
Jan 09 01:31 AM

Kakaibang wedding proposal ang ginawa ng isang lalaki sa kanyang kasintahan sa Laoag City. Read more »

No eyes? No problem. Marine creature expands boundaries of vision

Will Dunham, Reuters
Jan 03 12:13 PM

A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see, according to scientists who studied this creature that expands the boundaries of the sense of sight in the animal kingdom. Read more »

Canadian military assigned Pokemon Go after fans invade bases

Agence France-Presse
Jan 02 05:57 PM

MONTREAL, Canada - At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country, after players invaded the facilities in a quest to catch them all.   Read more »

Bank robber throws cash in air, shouting 'Merry Christmas'

Keith Coffman, Reuters
Dec 25 09:44 AM

DENVER - A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported on Tuesday. Read more »