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'Iwas sita:' Lalaki pinaprint na lang ang vaccination card sa damit

Hernel Tocmo, Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo
Jan 17 03:08 PM | Updated Jan 17 10:01 PM

Ipinaimprenta ng isang negosyanteng lalaki sa Lipa City, Batangas sa kanyang t-shirt ang kanyang vaccination card dahil nakakapagod na raw na ilabas ito tuwing papasok siya ng mga establisimyento. Read more »

Avatar robot goes to school for ill German boy

Reuters
Jan 17 09:06 AM

Joshua Martinangeli, 7, is too ill to go to school. But the German student can still interact with his teacher and classmates through an avatar robot that sits in class in his place. Read more »

Chinese woman stuck in blind date's house after city lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Jan 13 08:50 AM

Imagine being on a first date you couldn't end? Read more »

Pope gets box set in surprise visit at record store

Kelly Velasquez, Agence France-Presse
Jan 13 03:20 AM

Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless the premises and picked up some vinyl while there. Read more »

US anti-vaxxer tells supporters to drink own urine

South China Morning Post
Jan 12 07:14 PM

Christopher Key, who travels the United States to preach about the dangers of vaccines and masks, has taken to promoting urine therapy on his website. Read more »

Daga na expert sa paghahanap ng landmine, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Jan 12 03:01 PM

Pumanaw na nitong weekend ang dagang si Magawa, na itinuturing na bayani sa paghuhukay ng mga landmine at pampasabog sa Cambodia. Read more »

Chinese man sets 'slow' internet cables on fire

Agence France-Presse
Jan 12 02:57 PM

A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze after becoming enraged over a slow connection. Read more »

Goldfish, may kakayahang magmaneho?

ABS-CBN News
Jan 12 11:45 AM | Updated Jan 12 01:16 PM

Natuklasan ng mga mananaliksik na kayang mag-navigate sa lupa ang mga goldfish matapos ensayuhin ang mga ito na magmaneho. Read more »

Hot milk, grooming for camels at Saudi luxury ‘hotel’

Haitham El-Tabei, Agence France-Presse
Jan 12 01:41 AM

Life couldn't get more glamorous for Saudi Arabia's most beautiful camels when they stay at a luxury compound near Riyadh. Read more »

Cops who ignored robbery call for Pokemon Go hunt fired

Agence France-Presse
Jan 11 12:31 PM

Two US police officers who went off to hunt a rare Pokemon instead of responding to a robbery have been fired. Read more »

Indian na si Kovid: 'I am not a virus'

ABS-CBN News
Jan 10 04:34 PM

'My name is Kovid and I am not a virus.' Read more »

Women's camel beauty contest makes debut in Saudi

Haitham El-Tabei, Agence France-Presse
Jan 10 07:42 AM

Saudi women, in a first for the conservative kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant. Read more »

Wanted sa kasong murder, tiklo matapos alisin ang face mask

ABS-CBN News
Jan 07 06:32 PM

Inaresto ng mga awtoridad ang isang lalaking wanted sa murder matapos mahuling pumasok sa tindahan nang walang face mask sa bansang Poland noong Martes. Read more »

Hair loss treatment for votes? South Korea's hairy debate

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Jan 06 05:24 PM

SEOUL - South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate ignited a debate this week after he proposed allowing public healthcare insurance to cover hair loss treatment, fanning both cheers from some voters and criticism over his populist agenda. Read more »

Kambal na may magkaibang birth year ipinanganak sa US

ABS-CBN News
Jan 05 06:32 AM | Updated Jan 05 09:29 AM

Sa isang rare birthing event, lumabas na magkaiba ang kaarawan ng mga kambal sa California kahit 15 minuto lang ang agwat nang sila ay ipinanganak. Read more »

Flock of sheep form syringe shape in COVID jab push

Reuters
Jan 05 05:09 AM

The animals followed pieces of bread spread on the ground to form the 100 meter long syringe shape as they were filmed by drone. Read more »

Farmer plants secret notes in oysters to stop thieves

Reuters
Jan 04 02:07 PM | Updated Jan 04 02:14 PM

When thieves stole three tons of oysters from French shellfish farmer Christophe Guinot, he came up with a solution: planting secret notes inside oyster shells to help police track down the thieves. Read more »

British bank hands out £130-M in Christmas Day error

Agence France-Presse
Jan 03 06:54 AM

Santander's UK bank on Thursday was seeking to recover £130 million ($175 million) it paid out on Christmas Day by mistake. Read more »

Buhay na palaka, nakita sa biniling lettuce

ABS-CBN News
Dec 31 05:24 PM

Nagulat ang lalaki nang makita niya ang buhay na palaka sa lettuce na kakainin sana niya. Read more »

‘Robot chef’ cooks up veggie burgers at this restaurant

Agence France-Presse
Dec 29 06:30 AM | Updated Dec 29 06:48 AM

At SavorEat, which specializes in meat alternatives, customers can use an app to choose the amount of vegetable protein or fat in their ‘steak’. Read more »

Bluetooth sa tsinelas and other Odd News

ABS-CBN News
Dec 28 12:00 PM

Bluetooth sa tsinelas at lasing na sumama sa sariling search party. Ito ang Top 10 Classified Odd stories ng ABS-CBN News ngayong 2021. Read more »

Animal welfare group gets unexpected ‘Christmas gift’

Agence France-Presse
Dec 28 06:00 AM

The parakeets, some visibly injured or malnourished, will be available for adoption after they are evaluated by a veterinarian. Read more »

Mustard, fries in short supply due to Canada climate woes

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Dec 27 05:42 AM

A mix of drought in Canada's prairies and flooding on its Pacific coast have brought about crop production and shipping woes now leading to international shortages of fries and mustard. Read more »

Inmate nagtago ng shabu sa puwet sa Davao del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Dec 24 10:28 PM

Dinala sa isang PNP crime laboratory ang inmate para sa urine at specimen drug testing pagkatapos ng operasyon. Read more »

Japanese prof creates TV screen that imitates flavors

Rikako Murayama and Rocky Swift, Reuters
Dec 24 07:44 AM

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors. Read more »