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Even small delays in Japan’s much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy “shinkansen” services....
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An Iranian man searching through the rubbish found a bag containing gold and dollars and returned it to its owner, a local newspaper reported...
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KFC said on Tuesday that the statue was now "too dilapidated to maintain" and would be disposed of.
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From an off-the-scale honour for a heavy metal icon to how love blinds us all… your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the...
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Happy Valentine’s Day, you’re under arrest! Two Peruvian women accused of drug trafficking got more than they bargained for on Wednesday when a romantic...
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Bobi the Dog’s title as the world’s oldest canine was suspended on Tuesday after Guinness World Records officials began to have doubts about his...
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Lawmakers in tightly-controlled Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday backed a proposal to modify the country’s flag so that it will feature sun rays, arguing the move...
Tech & Science
Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalog doesn’t accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature — and that hurts...
Entertainment
The landmark word has loomed over Tinseltown since before movies started talking, becoming a symbol of the entire film industry.
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The speaker of Kenya’s parliament has cracked down on what he described as inappropriate attire worn by MPs, even banning traditional African dress and...