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Finland's opera-singing policeman spreads message of love under lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Apr 21 07:33 AM

HELSINKI, Finland - A police officer in northern Finland has hit on a novel way to help the public weather the coronavirus lockdown, using his singing talent to lift spirits and going viral in the process. Read more »

Cash cows: Chad repays $100-million debt with cattle

Agence France-Presse
Apr 21 12:57 AM

Angola has received a herd of more than 1,000 cattle from Chad, a government official said Monday, the latest shipment of an unusual debt repayment deal.   Read more »

Alcoholic drinks puwedeng pamalit sa sanitizers sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Apr 20 05:00 PM

VODKA VS VIRUS: Puwedeng gamitin ang mga matatapang na inuming may alkohol bilang pamalit sa mga hand sanitizer sa mga ospital sa Japan, sabi ng mga awtoridad sa naturang bansa.   Read more »

Bigo sa pagluto? Mga kapalpakan sa kusina tampok sa Facebook group sa Vietnam

ABS-CBN News
Apr 20 03:32 PM

Tampok sa isang Facebook group sa Vietnam ang retrato ng mga kapalpakan sa kusina ng mga taong naka-lockdown. Read more »

Lalaki sa Australia sinuway ang quarantine para sa nobya, nakulong

ABS-CBN News
Apr 15 03:24 PM | Updated Apr 15 03:25 PM

Ikinulong ang isang lalaki sa Australia matapos hamakin ang COVID-19 quarantine para makita ang kaniyang nobya.    Read more »

'Ghosts' scare Indonesians indoors and away from coronavirus

Budi Purwanto, Reuters
Apr 14 01:00 AM

KEPUH, Indonesia - Kepuh village in Indonesia has been haunted by ghosts recently – mysterious white figures jumping out at unsuspecting passersby, then gliding off under a full-moon sky. Read more »

Priest brings Easter to his flock, in a Smart convertible

Agence France-Presse
Apr 13 10:46 AM

OEIRAS - Portuguese priest Nuno Westwood took to the streets of a Lisbon suburb in a convertible microcar on Sunday to bring the Easter message to parishioners holed up in their homes to stem the spread of coronavirus.   Read more »

Babae sa California arestado matapos dilaan ang mga paninda sa supermarket

ABS-CBN News
Apr 09 10:30 AM

Arestado ang isang babae sa California matapos niyang dilaan ang mga paninda sa isang supermarket na tinatayang aabot sa P90,000 ($1,800). Read more »

'Coronavirus na kotse' nag-ikot sa India sa gitna ng lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Apr 09 08:52 AM

NEW DELHI - Isang kotse na hugis higanteng novel coronavirus ang lumibot sa mga kalye ng Hyderabad upang maghatid ng mensahe na manatili sa bahay sa kabila ng kinakaharap na COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Bali's miracle: Turning wine into hand sanitizer

Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 09:28 PM

Pharmacists on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are tackling a shortage of anti-coronavirus hand sanitizer by making their own unique, tropical version -- from thousands of liters of fermented palm wine.  Read more »

Mga lumalabag sa curfew sa Parañaque, pinapaupo sa tabi ng ataul

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Apr 08 06:06 AM

Tila may lamay gabi-gabi sa labas ng barangay hall ng San Isidro, Parañaque City matapos pwestuhan ng ataul ang harapan nito noong Lunes.  Read more »

Scammer tries selling world's tallest statue as pandemic boosts India's cyber crime

Abhirup Roy and Nupur Anand, Reuters
Apr 08 01:42 AM

MUMBAI - Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried selling the world's largest statue for $4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to help the Gujarat state government fund its fight against the coronavirus.   Read more »

Dahil gustong bumili ng yosi, lalaki umiwas sa quarantine checkpoint, naligaw sa bundok

ABS-CBN News
Apr 07 01:04 PM

Minultahan sa paglabag ng anti-coronavirus quarantine ang isang lalaki sa France na nagawa pang umakyat ng bundok para lang makabili ng sigarilyo sa bansang Spain.    Read more »

We don't need no social distance: US police bust Pink Floyd 'corona party'

Agence France-Presse
Apr 06 06:35 AM

NEW YORK - Partygoers at a Pink Floyd tribute night have been scolded for shouting abuse at New Jersey police after defying social distancing rules brought in to contain the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Confined Spaniard stays safe by skiing in his living room

Agence France-Presse
Apr 06 06:32 AM

MADRID - When Philipp Klein Herrero had to cancel a skiing holiday because of the coronavirus pandemic he recreated the winter sport experience in confinement in his Barcelona flat. The video has gone viral.   Read more »

Quarantine violators sa Bacoor dinampot, dinala sa sementeryo para 'takutin' sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Apr 01 05:01 PM | Updated Apr 01 09:38 PM

Kung ang ibang lokalidad ay pagparada lang ng kabaong ang panakot sa mga lumalabag sa quarantine order, sa Bacoor City ay tinodo na ang pananakot sa violators at dinala sila sa sementeryo para maipakita umano ang kahahantungan nila sakaling masapul ng COVID-19. Read more »

Magnet mishap puts would-be inventor of virus device in hospital

Agence France-Presse
Apr 01 06:41 AM | Updated Apr 01 07:00 AM

SYDNEY - An Australian astrophysicist bored by coronavirus isolation saw his attempted invention to stop people catching the disease go hilariously wrong when he landed in hospital with magnets stuck up his nose. Read more »

US man teaching dog how to drive arrested after high-speed chase

Agence France-Presse
Mar 31 09:18 AM

LOS ANGELES - A resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel. Read more »