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South Korean 'phone maniac' won't give up his LG smartphones

Reuters
Apr 13 08:15 PM

SEOUL - South Korean Ryu Hyun-soo describes himself as an "LG phone maniac" and says he won't give up his LG smartphones even though the company that makes them is getting out of the business. Read more »

Vico Sotto's plea: Stop sending me pictures of COVID-19 butt vaccinations

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Apr 12 03:40 PM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday appealed to his constituents to stop sending inappropriate pictures of butt vaccinations taken during the city's COVID-19 inoculation program. Read more »

Vanuatu's Prince Philip worshippers say his spirit lives on

Agence France-Presse
Apr 12 02:30 PM

Yakel village on the Vanuatu island of Tanna for decades venerated Prince Philip, who died at Windsor Castle last week at the age of 99. Read more »

Rio red-faced over vaccine campaign with upside-down mask

Agence France-Presse
Apr 12 05:38 AM

An ad campaign encouraging Brazilians to get vaccinated became the butt of online jokes when some noticed it showed a man wearing his mask upside-down. Read more »

'Mukbang' binge-eating videos irk China's graft watchdog

Reuters
Apr 11 11:03 AM | Updated Apr 11 11:40 AM

SHANGHAI - China's corruption watchdog has called on online video-sharing platforms to take action against "mukbang" shows, in which people livestream themselves eating - or drinking - excessively, saying such content encourages food waste.   Read more »

Men who used monkeys to steal cash arrested in India

Agence France-Presse
Apr 11 07:52 AM

NEW DELHI, India - Two men who roamed the Indian capital using monkeys to rob unsuspecting victims have been arrested, New Delhi police said Saturday. Read more »

Pinakamahabang kuko sa mundo, ipinaputol matapos ang halos 3 dekada

ABS-CBN News
Apr 09 08:39 PM

Sa isang video na inilabas ng Guinness, makikitang pinabawasan na ni Williams ang kaniyang makukulay na kuko na umabot sa higit 24 talampakan o nasa 733 sentimetro sa isang doktor sa Texas. Read more »

The ulti-mutt pet? Chinese tech company develops robo-dogs

Helen Roxburgh and Qian Ye, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 01:08 PM

NANJING, China - It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology. Read more »

Mexican tricksters use elderly disguise to get COVID vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 08:53 AM

MEXICO CITY - Two Mexican men in their 30s managed to get the coronavirus vaccine in the capital by disguising themselves as senior citizens, but were later caught, the authorities said Wednesday. Read more »

Norwegian na dumaan ng bundok para lumusot sa quarantine, kinailangan ng rescue

ABS-CBN News
Apr 07 01:05 PM

Nasagip ang isang Norwegian national na sinubukang lusutan ang kanilang quarantine protocols sa pag-ski sa mga kabundukan pabalik ng Sweden.  Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines pilot lands at wrong Zambia airport

Agence France-Presse
Apr 07 08:30 AM

An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane flying from Addis Ababa into Zambia accidentally landed at an airport that is still under construction, a government official and the airline said Monday. Read more »

Sperm bank in China issues social media call-out offering cash

Alice Yan, South China Morning Post
Apr 02 11:28 AM

A sperm bank in China is so desperate for donors it has taken to social media to call for volunteers to fill a shortage in donors and is offering lucrative cash payments for quality men. Read more »

Lockdown home-working thwarts Germany's burglars

Reuters
Apr 01 05:42 PM

BERLIN - The number of break-ins in Germany fell to an all-time low last year because so many people were working from home, the insurance industry association GDV said on Thursday.   Read more »

The feeding of the one thousand: Idlib sanctuary offers cats a refuge from war

Khalil Ashawi, Reuters
Apr 01 12:54 PM

When Syria's war forced Alaa al-Jaleel to close his cat sanctuary in Aleppo in 2015 and head north to the rebel stronghold of Idlib, he took around 100 animals with him and reopened it there.  Read more »

Twin US YouTube stars plead guilty to 'bank robber' prank

Agence France-Presse
Apr 01 11:49 AM

LOS ANGELES - Two US YouTube stars behind a "bank robber" prank that resulted in an unsuspecting Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Wednesday. Read more »

Chinese zoo embarrassed after attempting to pass off golden retriever dog as an African lion

Alice Yan, South China Morning Post
Apr 01 12:28 AM

Visitors to a zoo in China were shocked to find a golden retriever waiting to greet them in a cage labelled as an African lion enclosure. The zoo claimed it was a misunderstanding involving the owner’s pet dog and that there were now lions in the cage.  Read more »

Lalaki sa Batangas nagpapako sa krus, nanawagan ng tamang aksyon laban sa pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Mar 30 08:31 PM | Updated Mar 31 10:06 AM

Hindi napigilan ng pandemya ang panata ni Greg Meer Horton, 57, sa pagpapapako sa krus na kaniyang ginawa ulit Martes ng umaga sa bayang ito.   Read more »

Alagang kabayo inspirasyon ng bagong kantang sinulat ng pangulo ng Turkmenistan

ABS-CBN News
Mar 30 11:00 AM

Na-inspire sa panganganak ng kaniyang alagang kabayo, napasulat ng kanta si President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov para sa naturang okasyon. Read more »

185 tortoises found in suitcase at Galapagos airport

Agence France-Presse
Mar 29 07:28 AM

Trafficking fauna off the Galapagos Islands is a crime punishable by between one and three years in prison. Read more »

Lalaki, mahigit 1 taon nang may nakabaon na kutsilyo sa dibdib

ABS-CBN News
Mar 25 06:41 PM

Lumabas sa x-ray ng lalaki na may nakabaong putol na kutsilyo sa loob ng kaniyang dibdib.  Read more »

Nasabat ng pulisya na 'party drugs' sa France, durog na strawberry candy pala

ABS-CBN News
Mar 25 10:12 AM

Gawa ng sikat na international confectioner na Haribo ang Tagada strawberry sweets.    Read more »

14 buwang nakabaon sa dibdib: Blade ng kutsilyo, nakita sa resulta ng x-ray ng lalaki

ABS-CBN News
Mar 24 05:12 PM | Updated Mar 24 09:52 PM

Ikinagulat ng isang lalaki ang nakitang blade ng kutsilyo na naiwang nakabaon sa dibdib sa resulta ng x-ray niya nitong Martes ng hapon sa isang ospital sa Agusan del Sur. Read more »

Surfing pet goat coolly rides the waves at California beach

Omar Younis, Reuters
Mar 23 11:09 AM

As cheering children and men frantically paddle their inflatable surfboard through the frothy Pacific waves onto the beach, one passenger placidly sits in the bow taking it all in - a large, white goat.   Read more »