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Ants, crickets and cockroaches: healthy snacks that taste like potato chips

Hector Guzman, Reuters
Oct 02 07:52 AM

At his home in rural? Costa Rica, biologist Federico Paniagua joined his family at the dining table to devour several types of insects that he raised on his farm and whose flavor he compares to potato chips. Read more »

NZ sports store apologizes over porn played on big screens

Agence France-Presse
Sep 30 11:09 AM

The New Zealand arm of Japanese sports brand Asics has apologized after pornography was broadcast on large television screens above its central Auckland store for several hours, startling Sunday morning shoppers. Read more »

No kidding: Japan airlines offer seat maps to avoid screaming kids

Agence France-Presse
Sep 27 04:04 PM

Fed up with finding yourself next to a screaming child on a long-haul flight? Read more »

Kambing, isinilang na may dalawang ulo

Jonathan Magistrado, ABS-CBN News
Sep 26 01:28 PM | Updated Sep 26 03:11 PM

ROSARIO, Batangas – Nadoble ang tuwa ng isang ginang sa Barangay Salao sa bayan ng Rosario sa Batangas dahil bukod sa nanganak na naman ang kaniyang pinakapaboritong alagang kambing, ang isa sa supling nito ay may dalawang ulo. Read more »

Akalang riding-in-tandem: Lasing na 'nang-aresto, umaway' ng pulis, huli

ABS-CBN News
Sep 26 11:09 AM | Updated Sep 26 11:14 AM

Sinubukan pa umano ng suspek na kapkapan ang pulis. Read more »

5-anyos, umabot sa P5,000 ang binili sa online shopping app

Michael Asuncion, ABS-CBN News
Sep 24 09:45 PM

Ikinagulat ng isang nanay nang makitang marami pang ibang produkto ang nasa "cart" ng anak sa mobile app, at umabot na sa halos P1 milyon ang halaga ng mga ito. Read more »

Wedding misery for man named Thomas Cook as travel firm collapses

Agence France-Presse
Sep 24 08:18 AM

LONDON - A British man named Thomas Cook said Monday he feared his dream wedding in Greece was ruined after the collapse of the holiday firm with the same name.   Read more »

Trump complains he deserves Nobel prize

Agence France-Presse
Sep 24 04:03 AM

US President Donald Trump aired one of his oldest grievances at the United Nations on Monday: that it's unfair he never got the Nobel peace prize. Read more »

Hangovers are 'illness', German court rules

Agence France-Presse
Sep 23 10:37 PM

A German court said in a ruling published Monday that hangovers are an "illness", in a timely judgement days after the annual Oktoberfest beer festival began in Munich. Read more »

US man drowns while proposing underwater in Tanzania

Agence France-Presse
Sep 23 07:42 AM

An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater at an idyllic island off the coast of Tanzania, a luxury resort said in a statement Sunday.   Read more »

Nawawalang bata, bungo na lamang ang natagpuan ng magulang

ABS-CBN News
Sep 23 12:48 AM

Isang pamilya mula Catanauan, Quezon ang nagtago ng bungo ng kanilang namatay na anak.   Read more »

Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive US base

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Sep 20 09:00 AM

RACHEL, Nev., - UFO enthusiasts began descending on rural Nevada on Thursday near the secret U.S. military installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, with local authorities hoping the visitors were coming in peace. Read more »

Stray cat? Black panther found roaming rooftops in French city

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 12:03 AM

A black panther found roaming the rooftops near the northern French city of Lille like a stray cat on Wednesday evening was captured after being cornered inside a home, local authorities said. Read more »

Overweight people more likely to have overweight dogs: study

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 08:07 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish researchers said Wednesday. Read more »

UK makes second arrest in golden toilet theft

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 03:15 AM

British police on Tuesday made a second arrest in their hunt for thieves who stole a functioning 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more »

Solid gold toilet stolen from English stately home

Alice Ritchie, Agence France-Presse
Sep 16 07:56 AM | Updated Sep 16 10:32 AM

A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home.   Read more »

Skin-crawling discovery: 'body farm' scientists find corpses move

Agence France-Presse
Sep 14 03:52 AM

An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a year after death, in findings that could have implications for detectives and pathologists around the world. Read more »

French company liable for worker who died after sex on business trip

Agence France-Presse
Sep 13 12:27 PM

Paris, France - Should a heart attack during an adulterous tryst on a business trip count as a work-related accident? A French court has ruled it should, surprising even seasoned watchers of the country's protective legislation. Read more »

Hide and squeak: scientists reveal the playful lives of rats

Agence France-Presse
Sep 13 02:56 AM

The next time you come across a rat darting furtively for cover, consider this: It might just want to have a playful game of hide-and-seek. Read more »

PDEA tinugis, kinapon ang mga pusang gala

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 01:22 AM

Time out muna ang ilang taga-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency sa paghuli sa mga sangkot sa ilegal na droga. Read more »

Pre-school panic in Sweden: child brings grenade to class

Agence France-Presse
Sep 12 08:07 AM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A young child sparked panic at his Swedish pre-school when he brought in a grenade he found on a military firing range to show his friends, local officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Foody tale ending: Shanghai Disney allows food, but not durian

Agence France-Presse
Sep 11 03:39 PM

SHANGHAI - Disney's Shanghai theme park is loosening a ban on outside food in the wake of a lawsuit, but the home of Mickey Mouse still won't tolerate visitors taking in instant noodles or pungent foods such as durian. Read more »

Loch Ness monster might just be a giant eel, say scientists

Makenzie Katz, Reuters
Sep 05 11:22 PM

Scotland's fabled Loch Ness monster could possibly be a giant eel, scientists said on Thursday after an intensive analysis of traces of DNA in the Loch's icy waters. Read more »

French court to rule if noisy rooster can keep crowing

Olivier Guerin, Agence France-Presse
Sep 05 03:51 PM

ROCHEFORT, France – A rowdy rooster named Maurice will learn Thursday if he can go on crowing as usual, after unhappy neighbors filed a lawsuit denounced by critics as an attack by urban interlopers on the traditional sounds of the French countryside. Read more »

Ilang lollipop, natagpuang nakalagay sa loob ng condom wrapper sa Ilocos Norte

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Sep 03 11:48 PM | Updated Sep 04 12:07 AM

Ikinagulat ng isang ina ang mga lollipop na binili ng kanyang 3-anyos na anak sa bayan ng Badoc, Ilocos Norte Read more »