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Swiss boy sparks police probe over toy banknote
Agence France-Presse. Geneva | Updated at 11:32am on June 11, 2020
Swiss police confirmed Wednesday they have investigated an eight-year-old boy after he allegedly asked whether he could use a toy banknote in a village shop....
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Divorce rate goes up in Saudi Arabia amid pandemic lockdown
New Age Online | Updated at 12:34pm on June 10, 2020
Divorce rates in Saudi Arabia have increased by 30 per cent during the lockdown enforced by the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, reports Gulf News.The the...
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Australian surfer killed in shark attack in New South Wales
United News of Bangladesh / Associated Press . Sydney | Updated at 12:18pm on June 07, 2020
A 60-year-old surfer was attacked and killed by a 3-meter shark off the coast of northern New South Wales state on Sunday, Australian police said...
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Pregnant elephant dies in Kerala eating explosive fruit trap
New Age Desk | Updated at 06:23pm on June 03, 2020
In a shocking incident of animal abuse in Kerala’s Malappuram district, a pregnant elephant recently died after eating a pineapple filled with firecrackers, offered to...
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Indian monkeys snatch coronavirus samples
Agence France-Presse. New Delhi | Updated at 08:34pm on May 29, 2020
Monkeys mobbed an Indian health worker and made off with coronavirus test blood samples, spreading fears that the stealing simians could spread the pandemic in...
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UK pop star comes to the rescue in Singapore quiz row
Agence France-Presse. Singapore | Updated at 11:26am on May 23, 2020
A Singapore quiz contestant has been handed a cash prize following a row with a radio station over his pronunciation of Spandau Ballet star Tony...
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Astronauts bake first cookies in space
Agence France-Presse. Washington | Updated at 07:31pm on January 24, 2020
Astronauts on the International Space Station have baked the first cookies in space, but they took far longer than on Earth. The space station's Italian...
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Brazil collects venom from deadly snakes to save lives
Agence France-Presse . Sao Paulo | Updated at 03:30pm on December 10, 2019
Gripping the deadly snake behind its jaws, Fabiola de Souza massages its venom glands to squeeze out drops that will save lives around Brazil where...
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Pope mistakenly Tweets support for US ‘Saints’ football team
Reuters. Vatican City | Updated at 08:38pm on October 14, 2019
Some saints wear halos, other saints wear helmets.
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Angry bees delay Air India flight carrying Bangladesh minister
Agence France-Presse. New Delhi | Updated at 02:37pm on September 16, 2019
An Air India flight was delayed by several hours after a swarm of bees landed on the cockpit window, attacking ground staff when they tried...
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