Scaly, scary lodgers: Frenchman shares home with 400 reptiles

Reuters
Sep 21 03:04 PM

COUERON, France - In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg (110-pound) tortoise roams the garden and a two-meter (seven-foot) alligator sleeps in the owner's bed while another keeps watch at the door. Read more »

Coke eyeing cannabis-infused drink market

Reuters
Sep 18 12:21 AM

The Coca-Cola Company said on Monday it was closely watching the growing marijuana-infused drinks market, responding to a media report that the world’s largest beverage maker was in talks with Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc. Read more »

Tatay, inaayos ang mga lubak sa Mumbai para sa nasawing anak

ABS-CBN News
Sep 14 04:57 PM

Sa dami ng lubak sa Mumbai, may ilang nagsusulong na bigyan ng Guinness world record ang lugar bilang siyudad na may pinakamaraming lubak sa mundo.  Read more »

Sister salamander: Nuns get hands dirty to save Mexico salamander

Agence France-Presse
Sep 14 03:30 PM

The nun is part of a team at a Dominican convent in Mexico that is fighting to save the Lake Patzcuaro salamander, a critically endangered species. Read more »

Something sss-strange in your Bangkok neighborhood?

Agence France-Presse
Sep 14 12:58 PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - A fire department in northern Bangkok has not received a call for a fire since June. But for trapping a slithery foe? There is a 24-hour hotline.   Read more »

Imigrante, 2 beses naka-jackpot sa lotto sa Canada

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 12:49 PM

Napanalunan ng imigranteng si Melhig Melhig, 28, ang dalawang scratch-off games na may magkahalong jackpot prize na Canadian $3.5 milyon (higit P145 milyon). Read more »

US boy survives impaling head on kebab skewer

Nova Safo, Agence France-Presse
Sep 13 06:55 AM

A 10-year-old American boy was making a remarkable recovery Wednesday after a meat skewer impaled his skull but missed his brain, in what medics called a "one in a million" accident.   Read more »

In Canada, immigrant wins lottery -- twice

Agence France-Presse
Sep 13 06:03 AM

A young west African immigrant who moved to Canada two years ago has hit the lottery jackpot -- twice. Read more »

S. Korea students gain weight 'to dodge military service'

Agence France-Presse
Sep 11 08:05 PM

Nearly every able-bodied South Korean man is required to enroll by age 28 in the military, for a minimum of 21 months. Read more »

Canadian student emails 246 Nicoles hoping to find lost connection

Agence France-Presse
Sep 11 07:48 AM

Boy meets girl, girl gives boy wrong number: some people might take it as a hint, but one Canadian student decided it was a challenge. Read more »

Cop kills man in apartment she thought was hers

Reuters
Sep 08 01:34 AM

A police officer in Dallas, Texas in the U.S. arrived in full uniform on Thursday night at an apartment she thought was hers, entered it, and shot and killed a man who lived there, police said, citing the officer's account of what happened. Read more »

Tesla boss Elon Musk smokes marijuana on live podcast

Reuters
Sep 08 01:26 AM

Tesla Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk provoked another Twitter storm on Friday after briefly smoking marijuana on a live web show with comedian Joe Rogan. Read more »

Twitter permanently bans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Agence France-Presse
Sep 07 05:32 AM | Updated Sep 07 07:12 AM

Twitter on Thursday announced it had banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform as well as the account of Infowars, the website he operates. Read more »

TINGNAN: Puting kalabaw, itim na kambal ang iniluwal

ABS-CBN News
Sep 06 08:46 PM

Sampung taon nang alaga ng magsasaka ang kaniyang puting kalabaw, na dalawang beses na umanong nanganak.   Read more »

For sale: Australian pub in the middle of nowhere

Glenda Kwek, Agence France-Presse
Sep 06 01:14 PM

The 134-year-old Birdsville Hotel is the sole watering hole for the town of Birdsville Read more »