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Japan airport offers potty area for pets

ABS-CBN News
Feb 13 10:55 AM

Itami airport in Osaka, Japan is now offering toilets for exclusive use of pets.  Read more »

Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square

ABS-CBN News
Feb 11 08:08 AM

Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A 5-foot tall Promobot might have your answer. Read more »

Brazil mistakenly publishes robbed tourist's rant

Agence France-Presse
Feb 10 08:53 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A tourist who was robbed while vacationing in Rio de Janeiro posted a disgusted message online... only to have Brazil's national tourism board post it to its official Instagram account by mistake. Read more »

Indonesia offers reward for plucking tyre off giant croc's neck

Agence France-Presse
Feb 04 09:19 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around its neck -- and survive.   Read more »

Drone on virus patrol busts Chinese villagers' mahjong game

Reuters
Feb 03 06:01 PM

BEIJING - Rather than risk being infected with the coronavirus, officials in some rural parts of China are literally watching over citizens, using drones to deter outdoor gatherings amid an epidemic that has already killed 361 people in the country. Read more »

‘Not true’: Coronavirus won’t turn you into ‘zombies’, says Malaysian gov’t

Agence France-Presse
Feb 02 04:37 PM

As medical authorities seek to contain the virus, some social media users in Malaysia made a connection between the disease and the walking dead. Read more »

Japanese billionaire Maezawa pulls out of dating show that promised the moon

Sam Nussey, Reuters
Jan 30 12:40 PM

TOKYO - Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary search for a girlfriend to take on his voyage around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX, citing his "mixed feelings" about participating.   Read more »

Failure to deliver: Japan mailman hoarded post for years

Agence France-Presse
Jan 24 04:50 PM

TOKYO, Japan - A former Japanese postman faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was "too much bother" to deliver the items.   Read more »

Year of Rat hails easy ride for Trump but bumps for Harry and Meghan

Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong, Agence France-Presse
Jan 24 11:24 AM

As the world prepares to welcome the Year of the Rat, feng shui masters predict a lucky year for Donald Trump, but warn Harry and Meghan's futures are less certain as they make a bid for freedom. Read more »

Turkey delivery man risks 18 years for spitting on pizza

Agence France-Presse
Jan 23 06:41 PM

A Turkish prosecutor called for a sentence of up to 18 years for a delivery man who spat on a customer's pizza before handing it over Read more »

Bananaman: Tennis player gets flak for asking ball girl to peel banana

Agence France-Presse
Jan 23 11:25 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia - Elliot Benchetrit said he's stunned by the "out of control" backlash after he asked a ballkid to peel his banana at the Australian Open, hitting out at the umpire who told him to do it himself. Read more »

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 »