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  Indian minister mocked for urinating in public

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 03:29pm on June 30, 2017

  A government minister was mocked on social media for urinating in public despite the prime minister’s flagship public hygiene drive as...

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  New sonic blast shrimp named after Pink Floyd

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 02:44pm on April 14, 2017

  A newly-discovered shrimp species with a bright pink claw and the ability to produce one of the loudest sounds in the ocean has been named after legendary British band Pink Floyd, zoologists said on Wednesday...

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  British Columbia ends high heel dress code requirements

  BBC | Updated at 08:35am on April 08, 2017

  A Canadian province has scrapped the dress code which requires female employees to wear high heels...

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  Chicago police arrest 14-year-old in sex assault on Facebook

  Associated Press | Updated at 11:45am on April 02, 2017

  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn't report it to authorities, police said late Saturday...

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  Teens wearing leggings barred from United flight

  Associated Press | Updated at 03:24pm on March 27, 2017

  Two teenage girls were barred by a gate agent from boarding a United Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday because they...

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  ‘Troll's Penis’ to be re-erected in Norway

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 10:16am on June 27, 2017

  Norwegians have come out en masse to raise nearly 20,000 euros to repair an eye-catching penis-shaped rock formation apparently knocked down by vandals, an online collection showed on Monday...

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  Hawaii-bound flight diverted over blanket dispute

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 04:52pm on March 09, 2017

  A flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu was diverted to Los Angeles on Wednesday after a passenger refused to pay $12 for a blanket and was...

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  From Planet Earth II, the man who lives with hyenas

  BBC | Updated at 09:05am on December 07, 2016

  Spotted hyenas are the second largest land predator in Africa (after lions). They are feared for their raids on towns where they have been known to...