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Fake lashes, lipstick: Mga manok, nagpasiklaban sa Iloilo

Jennifer Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Sep 02 11:21 PM | Updated Sep 02 11:59 PM

CABATUAN, Iloilo - Agaw pansin sa bayan ng Cabatuan, Iloilo ang pitong pares ng manok sa ginanap na Dress-Up Chicken Contest nitong weekend. Read more »

Pope freed by firemen after getting stuck in Vatican lift

Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Sep 02 08:04 AM

Pope Francis said Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen.   Read more »

Canadian wins $60-million jackpot, but kept it a secret for 10 months

Agence France-Presse
Aug 31 05:25 AM

OTTAWA, Canada—A Vietnamese refugee who played the same lottery numbers since resettling in Canada 36 years ago won a Can$60 million jackpot, but kept it secret for 10 months. Read more »

Deadly cobra caught in Germany after 5 days on the loose

Agence France-Presse
Aug 31 04:38 AM

BERLIN, Germany—A deadly cobra that escaped, terrifying a German community, was captured Friday after 5 days on the loose. Read more »

Escaped cobra terrorizes German town

Agence France-Presse
Aug 28 02:48 AM

A deadly cobra was on the loose in the German town of Herne on Tuesday, with local residents told to keep their windows closed and steer clear of long grass. Read more »

Mga mister nagkarera habang karga si misis sa Albay

ABS-CBN News
Aug 27 12:24 AM

Kakaiba ang karera sa bayan ng Jovellar sa Albay. Ang hamon kasi, tatakbo ang mister karga-karga ang kaniyang misis. Read more »

Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report

Agence France-Presse
Aug 26 08:32 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, Axios reported Sunday. Read more »

Man held for 82 days for bringing honey into US

Agence France-Presse
Aug 24 02:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—A Jamaican national was detained for nearly 3 months in the United States after bringing in bottles of honey from the Caribbean island that customs agents mistakenly believed to be liquid methamphetamine. Read more »

Boy stages own kidnap, demands father pay ransom

Agence France-Presse
Aug 17 04:04 AM

LAGOS, NIGERIA - A 15-year-old Nigerian boy has been arrested for demanding a ransom from his father after staging his own kidnap with his friends in central city of Jos, police said Friday.  Read more »

LOOK: Dead pets get a feast at pet cemetery

Jenny Vaughan and Tran Thi Minh Ha, Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 09:03 AM | Updated Aug 16 10:21 AM

HANOI, Vietnam - Sausages, grapes, milk and mooncakes are laid at the gravestones of beloved cats and dogs at Hanoi's pet cemetery -- an earthly feast for the souls of dead animals believed to return from the afterlife for a meal to mark ghost month. Read more »

Fossils of 'monster penguin' found in New Zealand

Kyodo News
Aug 16 12:35 AM

Scientists in New Zealand have identified a new species of giant penguin that stood 1.6 meters tall, after analyzing fossils found by an amateur paleontologist. Read more »

The weird world of Trump's conspiracy theories

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Aug 13 10:34 PM

The Clintons killed financier Jeffrey Epstein in jail, Barack Obama was secretly born in Africa... the wacky list of conspiracy theories promoted by President Donald Trump knows few limits. Read more »

Study debunks belief in link between deep-sea fish, quakes

ABS-CBN News
Aug 13 09:50 PM

A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. Read more »

Dahil nakalimutan: Pustiso ng lolo napunta sa lalamunan matapos operahan

ABS-CBN News
Aug 13 11:26 AM | Updated Aug 13 11:44 AM

Nakalimutan umano ng lalaki na sabihin sa doktor na gumagamit siya ng pustiso. Read more »

TINGNAN: Lalaki nag-helmet habang nangangabayo sa Tuguegarao

ABS-CBN News
Aug 12 03:18 PM

Huli sa video ang isang lalaking nakasuot ng helmet habang nangangabayo sa national highway sa Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Read more »

Ginang sa Tarlac, umabot sa halos P1 milyon ang bill sa kuryente

ABS-CBN News
Aug 12 01:04 AM

Tila nakuryente si Conchita Tongol nang makita na halos P1 milyon ang kinakailangan niyang bayaran sa kuryente. Read more »

Mga bato sa minahan sa Tsina kinulayan para magmukhang puno, damo

ABS-CBN News
Aug 09 07:40 PM | Updated Aug 09 08:42 PM

Pinintahan ang mga bato dahil naniniwala umano ang mga opisyal na berde ang magpapakita sa satellite photos ng mga awtoridad. Read more »

Viral: Singing donkey becomes Indian sensation

Archana Thiyagarajan, Agence France-Presse
Aug 09 09:13 AM | Updated Aug 09 09:56 AM

Emily, a donkey living at an animal shelter in the Indian city of Pune, became an internet sensation last year after a clip of her "singing" went viral. Read more »

Anlaki! Giant oyster named 'Georgette' found off French coast

Agence France-Presse
Aug 09 07:14 AM

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, France - Oyster farmers in western France have sacrificed a seafood feast and put a mega-mollusc weighing 1.44 kilograms (3.2 pounds) back in the water after naming it "Georgette" in honor of a retiring worker. Read more »

70 anyos na lalaking ooperahan ang pantog, aksidenteng natuli

ABS-CBN News
Aug 08 11:24 AM

Binayaran ng $24,000 (o P1.2 milyon) ang isang Briton matapos umanong tuliin siya nang doktor kahit na ooperahan lang dapat ito sa kaniyang pantog o bladder sa Leicester, United Kingdom. Read more »

Ay daga! Japan convenience store apologizes after viral rodent video

Reuters
Aug 07 09:25 AM

TOKYO - Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart apologized after video went viral on social media of rats scurrying about one of its stores in Tokyo's popular Shibuya district, prompting it to close the outlet until further notice. Read more »

Mystery donor giving away bags filled with cash in Germany

Agence France-Presse
Aug 07 02:16 AM

A mystery German donor has handed over "miracle bags" packed with cash estimated to be worth a total of 200,000 euros for local causes this year, the DPA news agency reported Tuesday. Read more »

Brazilian inmate, who nearly escaped jail dressed as woman, found dead

Reuters
Aug 06 10:47 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Buntis pala: Lalaking atleta suspendido nang gamitin ang ihi ng nobya sa drug test

ABS-CBN News
Aug 06 11:19 AM

Ayon pa sa ulat, hindi pa alam ng kaniyang nobya na buntis na pala siya. Read more »

The man in the plastic mask: Disguised Brazil inmate busted in brazen jailbreak

Reuters
Aug 06 08:40 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend, in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be thwarted on the cusp of freedom by state prison authorities. Read more »