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Crypto-mining operation uncovered at Polish police headquarters

Agence France-Presse
Jul 31 07:15 AM

"A civilian employee, not a police officer... attempted to steal electricity to mine bitcoin," police spokesman Mariusz Ciarka told the TVN24 news channel. Read more »

Man in Hong Kong hacks son with knife in dispute over bathroom use

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Jul 29 11:21 PM

The man says he attacked his son in moment of anger after he ignored request to let him use the bathroom, where the younger man was smoking at the time. The son ultimately required emergency surgery, and had to be hospitalized for 27 days to be treated for gashes and fractured skull. Read more »

VIRAL: Israeli athletes break cardboard bed at Athletes Village

Kyodo News
Jul 29 12:01 PM

TOKYO - A video of nine Israeli Olympians jumping on the so-called anti-sex bed in the athletes' village until it breaks has gone viral, Israeli local media reported. Read more »

South Korean TV network chief sorry for Dracula photos to introduce Romania, other blunders

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Jul 26 07:15 PM

The network, MBC, has apologized for using photos of Dracula to introduce Romania, the Chernobyl power plant for Ukraine and a riot for Haiti when athletes from the countries marched into the stadium for the ceremony. Read more »

Man who fended off grizzly bear for days rescued

Agence France-Presse
Jul 26 08:54 AM

WASHINGTON - A man who fended off attacks from a wild grizzly bear for a week straight in the Alaskan wilderness is recovering from his injuries after he was found stranded at an encampment, the US Coast Guard said.  Read more »

‘Batchoy’ fashion: Details of this Miss World PH national costume look delish

ABS-CBN News
Jul 23 02:54 AM | Updated Jul 26 07:30 PM

Designed by Paul Jerome Blas Pinuela, the costume features realistic models and details of the dish’s ingredients, each with a meaning.  Read more »

Swedish prisoners take guards hostage, demand pizza as ransom

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 07:52 AM

STOCKHOLM - Two Swedish prison guards were held hostage for nine hours on Wednesday by two inmates demanding pizza as ransom, and were released when the food was delivered, a spokeswoman for the penitentiary told AFP. Read more »

Pag-display ng candy, chocolate sa grocery counters, nais ipagbawal sa Baguio

ABS-CBN News
Jul 21 05:15 PM

Ito ay para maiwasan umano ang pagta-tantrums o pagwawala ng mga bata. Read more »

Gymnast leaps on cardboard beds at Athletes Village to bust 'anti-sex' myth

Reuters
Jul 19 07:10 PM

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has debunked the idea that the cardboard-framed beds for athletes in the Tokyo Olympic Village were not strong enough to withstand vigorous activity and were therefore "anti-sex" - by recording himself leaping up and down on the one in his room. Read more »

'Vampire' confesses to killing 10 children in Kenya

Agence France-Presse
Jul 15 10:37 PM

NAIROBI - Kenyan police were on Thursday holding a man described as a "bloodthirsty vampire" accused of the grisly murders of at least 10 children.   Read more »

‘Couldn’t leave her behind’: Mom throws baby to safety from burning building

Reuters
Jul 15 07:29 AM | Updated Jul 15 08:31 AM

A girl, 2, survived unharmed after her mother threw her to safety as they escaped a burning high-rise building in the South African city of Durban during protests. Read more »

Tattooed QR code? Food delivery service launches system for resto access

Reuters
Jul 15 04:55 AM

The quirky system is meant to try and encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and support the sector.   Read more »

6 anyos na lalaki sa Davao City, nakalunok ng P5 barya

ABS-CBN News
Jul 14 07:04 PM | Updated Jul 15 08:29 AM

Matagumpay na nailabas sa katawan ng isang 6 anyos na batang lalaki ang kanyang nalunok na P5 barya sa Davao City nitong Hulyo 5. Read more »

TINGNAN: Biik, ipinanganak na may 2 ulo sa Cotabato

ABS-CBN News
Jul 14 12:04 PM

Isang biik na may dalawang ulo ang ipinanganak noong Hulyo 6 sa Barangay Bialong sa bayan ng M'lang sa Cotabato. Read more »

Masayang libing na hiling ng yumao sa Pampanga, patok sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Jul 13 06:30 AM | Updated Jul 15 08:29 AM

Ayon sa mga kaanak ni Jhon Rudolf Pacia, o Dyosa kung siya'y tawagin, ito ang huling hiling ng yumaong Tiktoker din noong nabubuhay pa ito.    Read more »

Buhay na leopard gecko na padala mula Thailand nasabat ng Customs

ABS-CBN News
Jul 12 11:14 AM

Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs ang isang buhay na leopard gecko sa isang padalang parcel mula Thailand. Read more »

Magkapatid sa India nakatakas sa leopard gamit ang birthday cake

ABS-CBN News
Jul 09 02:36 PM

Nakatakas ang magkapatid sa India habang hinahabol ng leopard matapos itong hagisan ng birthday cake habang nakaangkas sa motor, ayon sa ilang opisyal.  Read more »

Ilegal na alak nabuking dahil sa mga buffalo na lasing

ABS-CBN News
Jul 08 12:51 PM

Arestado ang tatlong magsasaka sa Gujarat, India matapos mahuling nagbebenta ng ilegal na alak dahil sa kanilang nalasing na mga buffalo.  Read more »

Inspired by COVID? World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark

Agence France-Presse
Jul 08 07:00 AM

Its creator wanted the 21.16-meter-high castle to represent the power of the novel coronavirus over the world since the beginning of the pandemic.   Read more »

Smallest cow in the world?

Munir Uz zaman, AFP
Jul 06 10:12 PM

People take pictures of a dwarf cow named Rani at a cattle farm in Charigram, Bangladesh on Tuesday. Read more »

Ginawang pet? Leon na tinanggalan ng mga pangil, kuko sinagip pero ibinalik din sa amo

ABS-CBN News
Jul 06 03:13 PM

Sinagip ng mga awtoridad dito, pero kalaunan ay ibinalik din, ang isang leon na tinaggalan ng pangil at mga kuko para gawing alaga ng isang Chinese national.  Read more »

Hot-dog eating champ breaks own record by downing 76 franks and buns

Agence France-Presse
Jul 06 06:03 AM

Chestnut gulped down 26 more frankfurters and buns than the runner-up, and one more than he ate in winning the annual Fourth of July holiday event last year. Read more »

Indian lawyers told to smarten up in virtual hearings

Agence France-Presse
Jul 02 10:28 PM

Indian lawyers have been told to smarten up their act after some appeared in virtual hearings in colorful shirts, just a vest or even while riding a scooter. Read more »

Kape at kabaong: Tingnan ang kakaibang setup ng coffee shop na ito sa Bacolod

ABS-CBN News
Jun 29 01:54 PM

Sa isang coffee shop sa Bacolod City, ataul ang katabi ng mga kostumer sa pagkakape o kaya'y sa mismong ataul sila uupo. Read more »

Nude Aussie sunbathers rescued, fined after deer run-in

Agence France-Presse
Jun 28 03:09 PM

A pair of nude sunbathers who ran into bushland after being "startled" by a deer have been rescued, and promptly fined for breaching coronavirus rules, Australian police said Monday. Read more »