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Faceplanting to fame: New Zealand livestream catches albatross in awkward landing

Reuters
Mar 10 06:01 PM

A livestream camera at a New Zealand nature reserve has caught a Royal Albatross making an awkward landing, with the video of the faceplanting now propelling the bird to fame. Read more »

Stuntman soaks in bean dip for 24 hours to save favorite restaurant

Rollo Ross, Reuters
Mar 10 08:38 AM

When your favorite Mexican restaurant is struggling to stay alive, what else would you do but sit in a pool of bean dip outside for 24 hours to attract diners? To drive the point home, stuntman Hunter Ray Barker is wearing a T-shirt and mask with the Los Toros restaurant logo which features three bulls, and getting his arm tattooed with the image during the marathon. Read more »

Norway penguins get vaccinated too vs bird flu

Agence France-Presse
Mar 09 06:55 AM

Twenty-nine gentoo penguins at Norway's Bergen Aquarium have had a tarp stretched over their pen since early December after cases of a highly infectious bird flu strain, H5N8, were detected in the country.   Read more »

In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests

Hideto Sakai and Rocky Swift, Reuters
Mar 08 07:32 PM

In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble vending machine. Read more »

'I feel blessed': Plane crash survivor cheats death anew after bus falls off cliff

Agence France-Presse
Mar 04 01:27 PM

La Paz, Bolivia - A 30-year-old flight engineer who survived a horror plane crash in Colombia in 2016 has crawled alive from the wreckage of a bus in Bolivia that plunged off a cliff, killing 21 people. Read more »

'Dead' man in India comes alive moments before autopsy

Agence France-Presse
Mar 04 12:01 PM | Updated Mar 04 01:18 PM

An Indian man severely injured in a motorcycle crash was found moving on an autopsy table just before doctors prepared to open him up, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

What a find! $35 bowl found at yard sale turns out to be rare artifact

Agence France-Presse
Mar 04 07:15 AM | Updated Mar 04 02:23 PM

NEW YORK - How about this for bargain-hunting? A small bowl bought for $35 in a yard sale in the US turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact possibly worth $500,000.   Read more »

Late sa COVID-19 vaccination: 88 anyos sa France huling nagmamaneho sa bilis na 191 kph

ABS-CBN News
Mar 02 05:20 PM

Sinita ang isang 88 anyos na lalaki na lumagpas sa speed limit dahil umano late na siya sa kaniyang coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine appointment.    Read more »

Finnish team cuts giant 'ice carousel' into frozen lake

Agence France-Presse
Mar 01 08:52 AM

Lappajärvi, Finland - A team of cold-weather enthusiasts in Finland have spent the last week trying to carve a huge, perfect circle into a frozen lake to build the world's largest "ice carousel". Read more »

Indian rooster kills owner with cockfight blade

Agence France-Presse
Feb 28 09:44 AM

A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organizers of the event, police said Saturday.   Read more »

Lola, 90, naglakad ng halos 10 kilometro sa snow para mabakunahan sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Feb 28 05:01 AM

Ayon sa ulat, ilang beses na sinubukan ni Fran Goldman ng Seattle para magkaroon ng appointment sa kaniyang kauna-unahang coronavirus vaccine shot.  Read more »

Araw ng mga sawa? Mga higanteng ahas nahuli sa Cebu, CDO

ABS-CBN News
Feb 27 10:00 PM

Pumulupot ang isang sawa sa gulong ng sasakyan sa Cebu.  Read more »

The fast and the flavorful? Edible car sets unusual Guinness world record

ABS-CBN News
Feb 27 08:18 PM

The edible race cars were each made of about 140 sheet cakes with butter cream frosting. Both are fully covered with fondant with edible images and fondant details.   Read more »

Tupa na tinubuan ng balahibo o balahibo na tinubuan ng tupa?

ABS-CBN News
Feb 26 05:58 PM | Updated Feb 27 06:56 PM

Halos nguso na lang ang nakikita sa mukha ng tupa dahil sa kapal ng kaniyang balahibo o fleece.  Read more »

Tokyo high schools ask students to certify hair color not altered

Reuters
Feb 26 01:10 PM

Nearly half of Tokyo high schools ask students with hair that is wavy or not black to submit certificates confirming that their hair is not artificially altered, public broadcaster NHK has reported. Read more »

Silver monolith appears in Congo, prompting suspicion and selfies

Reuters
Feb 18 02:59 AM

A roundabout in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa has become the latest site occupied by a mystery monolith after similar objects in the United States and elsewhere caught the fancy of science-fiction fans.   Read more »

35 single employees ng isang munisipyo pinag-half day 'para maghanap ng date'

ABS-CBN News
Feb 12 04:28 PM

Maagang nakauwi noong Huwebes ang nasa 35 empleyado ng munisipyo ng Rizal matapos maglabas ng Executive Order (EO) si Mayor Vener Muñoz. Read more »

'Pusa', umeksena sa virtual court hearing

ABS-CBN News
Feb 10 06:49 PM | Updated Feb 10 07:09 PM

Viral ang video ng isang virtual court hearing kung saan ang isa sa mga kasali ay "pusa".  Read more »

I'm not a cat: Lawyer attends Zoom court hearing with cat filter on

Reuters
Feb 10 09:14 AM

When Judge Roy Ferguson opened up virtual proceedings of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas on Zoom on Tuesday, he was not expecting to see two lawyers and a kitten. Read more »

US woman who glued hair receives internet's help

Agence France-Presse
Feb 10 08:26 AM

NEW YORK - An American woman who used extra strong glue to style her hair, leaving it stuck in the same position for a month, has raised more than $15,000 for possible surgery.   Read more »

Baha sa Indonesia nagmistulang dugo dahil sa 'batik dye'

ABS-CBN News
Feb 09 07:44 AM

Usap-usapan sa social media nitong weekend ang mistulang kulay-dugo na baha sa Pekalongan City, Central Java, Indonesia. Read more »

Lake Placid: Man pries crocodile jaws off his head

Agence France-Presse
Feb 08 06:49 AM

BRISBANE - A man pried a crocodile's jaws from his head to survive an attack in northern Australia on Thursday, afterwards insisting he will soon return to the swimming spot, according to paramedics. Read more »

For sale: London's thinnest house

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Feb 08 06:35 AM

LONDON - Blink and you could easily miss it. Wedged between a doctor's surgery and a hairdressing salon, London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint. Read more »

Kasya sa kuko: Pinakamaliit na reptile sa buong mundo

ABS-CBN News
Feb 05 07:03 PM

Kasinghaba lang ng isang pulgada ang chameleon na nadiskubre sa Madagascar.  Read more »

Chinese scientists use sound waves to increase rainfall on Tibetan Plateau

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Feb 04 01:38 PM

In a weather manipulation experiment conducted on the Tibetan Plateau last year, the researchers said they recorded increases in rainfall of up to 17 per cent by pointing a giant loudspeaker at the sky. Read more »