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No COVID pass? No restroom access, says Dutch minister

Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 02:37 PM

Dutch patrons at cafes are not required to show a so-called "COVID pass" when dining outside but would have to do so for visiting the restroom. Read more »

Pangalang 'Vladimir Putin' sa paslit di pinayagan

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 12:21 PM

Ibinasura ng tax authority ng Sweden ang hiling ng isang mag-asawa na pangalanang "Vladimir Putin" ang kanilang anak. Read more »

Scientists 'potty train' cows to pee in designated area

Agence France-Presse
Sep 14 09:28 AM | Updated Sep 14 11:01 AM

Scientists say they have successfully "potty trained" cows to urinate in a designated toilet area. Read more »

All jokes aside, scientists find talking duck

Reuters
Sep 14 09:15 AM

A Dutch scientist has uncovered old recordings of a musk duck mimicking the phrase, "You bloody fool!" - learnt when it was raised by humans. Read more »

Ig Nobels science awards given out online

Reuters
Sep 10 12:18 PM

Beards may be an evolutionary development to help protect men's faces from punches, according to scientific studies that won Ig Nobel prizes. Read more »

Son mummifies dead mom to get her benefits

Agence France-Presse
Sep 10 04:18 AM | Updated Sep 10 02:19 PM

Suspicion was raised when the son refused a postman who wanted to see his mother Read more »

Maliit na mansanas?!?

ABS-CBN News
Sep 09 08:10 PM | Updated Sep 09 09:06 PM

Matatagpuan sa Siberia ang mga mansanas na kasinglaki lang halos ng berries at perlas. Read more »

Inmate inoperahan matapos lunukin ang cellphone

ABS-CBN News
Sep 08 06:21 AM

Matagumpay na tinanggal ang isang mobile phone mula sa bituka ng isang bilanggo sa Kosovo ilang araw matapos niya itong lunukin nang buo. Read more »

Lalaking dumukot sa lottery ticket ng kustomer, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Sep 07 02:03 PM

Arestado ang isang dealer ng sigarilyo matapos nakawin ang winning scratch card ng kaniyang kustomer na nanalo sa lotto sa siyudad na ito. Read more »

'Kapre' nagbasag umano ng mga gamit sa bahay sa Aklan

ABS-CBN News
Sep 03 12:31 AM

Nagalit umano ang kapre na nakatira sa puno na malapit sa bahay dahil ginawang lutuan ng pagkain ng baboy ang silong ng puno ng camansi. Read more »

Frenchwoman officially considered dead fights to be 'alive' again

Cecile Mantovani, Reuters
Aug 31 11:08 PM

Declared dead by a French court in 2017, Jeanne Pouchain has spent the past four years trying to escape a bewildering legal twilight zone. Read more »

How an indebted US physician sells COVID falsehoods

Ian Timberlake, Agence France-Presse
Aug 31 02:14 PM

For Sherri Tenpenny, God is on the side of those who spurn Covid-19 vaccines. Making money, critics say, is the Ohio osteopath's higher calling. Read more »

In Norway, peeing toward Russia will get you fined

Agence France-Presse
Aug 27 01:54 PM

A new sign posted at Norway's river border with Russia reminds tourists that it's against the law to pee in the direction of Russia on pain of a fine. Read more »

Two French travelers who climbed iconic statue detained

Agence France-Presse
Aug 26 12:00 PM

Brazilian cops detained 2 French men for watching the sun rise from the top of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue while the monument was closed. Read more »

Doctors warn over dangerous viral milk crate challenge

Agence France-Presse
Aug 26 09:35 AM | Updated Aug 26 10:51 AM

Health experts warned that people should not attempt the latest viral challenge: Walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates. Read more »

TINGNAN: Cardboard kabaong sa Sri Lanka

ABS-CBN News
Aug 24 02:20 PM

Nasa 4,500 Sri Lankan rupees (P1,130) ang isang cardboard na kabaong, na ginagamit pang cremate sa mga namamatay sa COVID-19. Read more »

Italian student tattoos COVID-19 vaccine pass on arm

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Aug 22 10:31 AM

A 22-year-old student in Italy has become an unexpected Internet sensation after tattooing the barcode of his COVID-19 certificate on his arm. Read more »

Sundalo kulong sa paglagay ng cannabis sa cupcake

ABS-CBN News
Aug 20 03:23 PM

Guilty ang hatol sa Canadian soldier na naglagay umano ng cannabis sa mga cupcake na ibinigay sa mga nakaalitang kasamahan sa militar noong 2018. Read more »

HK student nabbed for allegedly covering snails in salt

Danny Mok, South China Morning Post
Aug 17 01:31 PM | Updated Aug 24 02:46 PM

A doctoral student at Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been arrested for cruelty to animals after he was accused of killing snails by covering them with salt. Read more »

Serbian hermit emerges from cave to get COVID vaccine

Miodrag Sovilj, Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 10:46 AM

After vaccines against COVID-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same. Read more »

Lalaki tumakbong hubo’t hubad sa riles ng MRT

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Aug 13 06:02 AM | Updated Aug 13 08:20 PM

Kita sa isang video ang tila pag-jogging ng hubo’t hubad na lalaki sa northbound track ng MRT-3 Boni papuntang Shaw station Huwebes, 5:37 a.m. Read more »

40-year-old cake slice from Charles-Diana wedding sold

Ana Malpas, Agence France-Presse
Aug 12 12:51 PM

Pieces of Charles and Diana's wedding cake still regularly go on sale and interest remains strong despite the break-up of their marriage and divorce in 1996. Read more »

NASA looks for American applicants for Mars mission

ABS-CBN News
Aug 09 06:07 PM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking for applicants to join their first one-year analog mission, which will simulate life on Mars. Read more »

Indonesian DJ faces pornography charges over COVID-19 bikini protest

ABS-CBN News
Aug 06 08:01 PM | Updated Aug 06 10:23 PM

"Her actions did not heed cultural and religious norms," said Azis Andriansyah, police chief for the Indonesian capital's southern districts. Read more »

Threats of cellphone blocks boost Pakistan's vaccination rate

Asif Shahzad, Reuters
Aug 05 07:40 PM

ISLAMABAD - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centers daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell phones and barred access to offices, restaurants, shopping malls and transport. Read more »