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Hyper-realistic face mask, mabibili na sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Dec 17 07:07 PM

Isang Japanese businessman ang nakaisip na gumawa ng mga mask na mukha talagang tao.  Read more »

Man is jailed after taking jet ski across Irish Sea to see girlfriend

Jenny Gross, The New York Times
Dec 16 08:02 AM

LONDON — On Thursday, Dale Mclaughlan bought a Jet Ski. On Monday, the 28-year-old Scotsman was sentenced to four weeks in jail. Read more »

Suspek aksidenteng pinakita sa pulis ang video ng kanilang cannabis farm

ABS-CBN News
Dec 15 02:16 PM

Lusot na sana ang isang pinaghihinalaang drug dealer sa Britain nang aksidenteng ipinakita niya sa pulis ang video ng kanilang cannabis farm habang binunuksan ang translation app sa kanyang cellphone. Read more »

Katawan ng buwayang nabuhay sa WWII bombings, naka-display sa Moscow

ABS-CBN News
Dec 15 10:51 AM

Pinaniniwalaang kay Adolf Hitler ang buwaya.  Read more »

Santa 'immune' to COVID, can still make Christmas rounds: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Dec 15 04:05 AM

GENEVA - The pandemic need not deter Santa from travelling the world and handing out gifts this coming Christmas because he is immune to COVID-19, a World Health Organization official said Monday. Read more »

Milyon-milyon ginagastos ng ilang nagpapakarera ng kalapati sa China

ABS-CBN News
Dec 11 05:41 PM

Karamihan ng pondong napupunta sa laro ay galing sa mga mayayaman na lumalahok dito.    Read more »

Russia's top budget airline sacks executive over phallic flight stunt - source

Reuters
Dec 10 04:57 PM

MOSCOW - Russia's top budget airline has sacked one of its deputy heads and formally reprimanded its director after one of its passenger planes traced a phallic-like route in the sky during a commercial flight, an industry source told Reuters on Tuesday. Read more »

Koala sumabit matapos subukang kainin ang dahon ng plastik Christmas tree

ABS-CBN News
Dec 10 01:24 PM

Nagulantang ang isang pamilya sa Australia nang may madatnan na koala na nakasabit sa kanilang Christmas tree.    Read more »

Pabo dinukot sa zoo, pinalaklak ng vodka; 3 suspek arestado

ABS-CBN News
Dec 10 01:18 PM

RIGA, Latvia - Tatlong lalaki ang arestado sa pagpapalaklak ng alak sa isang pabo na dinukot pa nila mula sa isang pribadong zoo.  Read more »

Honey bees use poop power to repel hornet invaders

Agence France-Presse
Dec 10 07:02 AM

It's certainly one way to defend your home. Read more »

Trump tries to one-up wrestling champ with election win fantasy

Agence France-Presse
Dec 09 07:06 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump claimed falsely while honoring America's greatest wrestling champion on Monday that he has his own perfect record to brag about -- 2-0 in presidential elections. Read more »

William Shakespeare receiving COVID-19 vaccine in England becomes meme

Reuters
Dec 08 07:49 PM

William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England was one of the first people to receive the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial on Tuesday.   Read more »

New shiny obelisk sighted on Britain's Isle of Wight

Agence France-Presse
Dec 08 05:51 AM

LONDON - A shiny obelisk similar to ones found in the United States and on a hilltop in Romania has been spotted by the sea off the south coast of England. Read more »

Philippines sets Guinness record for tallest tin-can structure

ABS-CBN News
Dec 05 06:14 PM

Guinness posted on Wednesday a video of the structure, erected by Mega Global Corp.'s at a warehouse in Valenzuela City on November 24 Read more »

Myanmar monk offers temple sanctuary for threatened snakes

Thu Thu Aung, Reuters
Dec 04 03:42 PM

Tenderly stroking the back of a large Burmese python resting on his lap, Buddhist monk Wilatha is trying to play a part in saving scores of snakes that might otherwise be killed or destined for the black market. Read more »

Politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins vote in Namibia

South China Morning Post
Dec 04 02:44 PM

Adolf Hitler Uunona elected councilor in the Ompundja constituency, in the northern part of Namibia. His father named him after Nazi leader, but "probably didn’t understand what Adolf Hitler stood for."   Read more »

Namibia to sell 170 live elephants

Agence France-Presse
Dec 03 11:36 PM

Environment Minister Pohamba Shifeta told AFP that the government backed the policy of selling live animals after being criticized for shooting elephants to control overpopulation. Read more »

Lalaking obese ginamitan ng crane para tanggalin sa bahay sa France

ABS-CBN News
Dec 03 01:23 PM

Gamit ang container, inflatable cushion, at nasa 50 rescuer, in-evacuate si "Alain P.," isang lalaking morbidly obese, sa kaniyang bahay sa Perpignan, France. Read more »

'Don't leave trash in the desert': Utah monolith removal explained

Agence France-Presse
Dec 02 06:31 PM | Updated Dec 02 09:08 PM

Images emerged Tuesday of 4 men working in the dead of night to remove the strange, triangular pillar that has garnered global attention from its remote resting place in the western United States desert.   Read more »

Mystery monolith vanishes in Romania - alien action or local prank?

Agence France-Presse
Dec 01 10:48 PM

BUCHAREST - A shiny metal monolith vanished on Tuesday from Romania's mountainous Neamt county, four days after its sudden appearance close to an ancient Dacian fortress sparked speculation it may be related to a mystery structure seen in the United States.   Read more »

Brazilian politician, in a coma on ventilator due to COVID-19, elected mayor

Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Dec 01 01:32 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Maguito Vilela was elected mayor of the Brazilian city of Goiânia on Sunday, but he has yet to find out. That's because he has spent much of the last month in an induced coma, breathing via a ventilator because of a severe COVID-19 infection.   Read more »

Cambodian villagers trust magic scarecrows to ward off coronavirus

Chantha Lach, Reuters
Nov 30 02:20 PM

Ek Chan's two scarecrows, known locally as "Ting Mong", guard the gate of her house in Kandal province near the capital Phnom Penh, giving her peace of mind. Read more »

Mysterious monolith reportedly disappears in US desert

Agence France-Presse
Nov 29 04:28 PM

A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.   Read more »

Pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament protest

Agence France-Presse
Nov 29 08:24 AM | Updated Nov 29 08:34 AM

Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan's parliament on Friday to protest the government's decision to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States.   Read more »

Russia's budget airline under fire for plane's phallic flight route

Reuters
Nov 28 01:25 AM

National carrier Aeroflot should consider sacking the head of its budget airline after one of its passenger planes appeared to trace a phallic-like route in the sky during a commercial flight, Russia's state aviation authority has recommended.   Read more »