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Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin

Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin

High tide: French police warn cocaine hunters off beaches

High tide: French police warn cocaine hunters off beaches

US teen swimmer sanctioned for buttocks-baring bathing suit

US teen swimmer sanctioned for buttocks-baring bathing suit

Russian disqualified from Tango competition over ‘punch’

Russian disqualified from Tango competition over ‘punch’

32 rubber ducks found in pet Bulldog's stomach

32 rubber ducks found in pet Bulldog's stomach

Lottery winner arrested for meth giveaways

Lottery winner arrested for meth giveaways
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Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin
Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin
Friday 2 April 2021, 07:30AM
THAILAND: Since November 2020, there have been over 200 reported sightings of monoliths internationally.
High tide: French police warn cocaine hunters off beaches
High tide: French police warn cocaine hunters off beaches
Wednesday 13 November 2019, 11:05AM
FRANCE: Authorities have closed beaches in southwest France as packages of cocaine continue to mysteriously wash up along the country’s Atlantic coast, with more than 1,000 kilograms discovered since mid-October, a prosecutor said Tuesday (Nov 12).
US teen swimmer sanctioned for buttocks-baring bathing suit
US teen swimmer sanctioned for buttocks-baring bathing suit
Thursday 12 September 2019, 10:22AM
UNITED STATES: A US teen disqualified after winning a swim meet over a school-approved bathing suit that bared too much of her buttocks has been reinstated following an uproar.
Russian disqualified from Tango competition over ‘punch’
Russian disqualified from Tango competition over ‘punch’
Thursday 22 August 2019, 09:00AM
ARGENTINA: A Russian participant in the World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires has been disqualified for violence towards his partner, the organisers said Wednesday (Aug 21).
32 rubber ducks found in pet Bulldog's stomach
32 rubber ducks found in pet Bulldog's stomach
Friday 16 August 2019, 09:29AM
PATTAYA: A Pattaya veterinarian has warned dog lovers to stop buying toy ducks for their pets to play with, after removing 32 small rubber duckies from an ailing Bulldog’s stomach.
Lottery winner arrested for meth giveaways
Lottery winner arrested for meth giveaways
Thursday 8 August 2019, 03:32PM
SAMUT SAKHON: A 38-year-old man who won a B12 million lottery prize last year has been arrested for welcoming the endless stream of friends to his new house with free methamphetamine pills.
Mexican lawmaker proposes warm beers to cool desire for a drink
Mexican lawmaker proposes warm beers to cool desire for a drink
Sunday 28 April 2019, 12:00PM
MEXICO CITY: Time to crack open a cold one? Not so fast – a local Mexican lawmaker proposed a measure Thursday (Apr 25) limiting the sale of cold beer to curb alcohol consumption, unbottling a wave of mainly mocking reactions online.
Australia’s Daily Telegraph prints rival’s pages by mistake
Australia’s Daily Telegraph prints rival’s pages by mistake
Friday 26 April 2019, 10:03AM
AUSTRALIA: The Sydney Daily Telegraph, one of Australia’s most popular tabloids, has blamed a printing error after pages from a rival newspaper appeared in its Thursday edition (Apr 25).
Bring home the bacon: the Taiwanese woman living with four pet pigs
Bring home the bacon: the Taiwanese woman living with four pet pigs
Sunday 3 February 2019, 02:00PM
PHUKET: Every year is the Year of the Pig in Jenny Tsai’s ninth-floor apartment in Taiwan’s Taichung City which she shares with one fellow human and four pampered porcine housemates.
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 04:27PM
AUSTRALIA: A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour.
Nappy change: Dutch to turn diapers into furniture
Nappy change: Dutch to turn diapers into furniture
Thursday 20 September 2018, 04:31PM
NETHERLANDS: Fed-up with a growing mountain of stinking disposable nappies, a Dutch firm on Tuesday (Sept 18) started building the country’s first recycling plant to turn poo into profit.
US boy survives impaling head on kebab skewer
US boy survives impaling head on kebab skewer
Thursday 13 September 2018, 09:47AM
UNITED STATES: A 10-year-old American boy was making a remarkable recovery yesterday (sept 12) after a meat skewer impaled his skull but missed his brain, in what medics called a “one in a million” accident.
French and British fishermen clash in scallop war skirmish
French and British fishermen clash in scallop war skirmish
Wednesday 29 August 2018, 09:29AM
FRANCE: Stone-throwing, insults and dangerous manoeuvres on the high seas: French and British fishermen clashed in the English Channel over a hoard of scallops yesterday (Aug 29), the latest flare-up in a years-long war over the prized shellfish.
In Paris, eco-friendly urinals spark sniggers and seething
In Paris, eco-friendly urinals spark sniggers and seething
Friday 17 August 2018, 11:58AM
FRANCE: In the heart of Paris, a radical experiment in urine management is taking place: new eco-friendly urinals which are prompting titters from some and furious complaints from others.
Norway to test free heroin for drug addicts
Norway to test free heroin for drug addicts
Friday 10 August 2018, 05:58PM
NORWAY: Norway, which has one of the highest deadly drug overdose rates in Europe, will test prescribing free heroin to the most serious addicts to improve their living conditions, the government said today (Aug 10).
Russia names Steven Seagal humanitarian envoy with US
Russia names Steven Seagal humanitarian envoy with US
Monday 6 August 2018, 09:54AM
MOSCOW: Moscow has appointed US actor Steven Seagal as a special envoy, dealing with humanitarian links with the United States, the Russian foreign ministry announced on Saturday (Aug 4).
Police find shark stolen from US aquarium in baby stroller
Police find shark stolen from US aquarium in baby stroller
Wednesday 1 August 2018, 09:56AM
UNITED STATES: Police in the US state of Texas have recovered a small shark smuggled out of an aquarium in a baby carriage by three thieves, and arrested one of the alleged culprits.
Acting New Zealand PM tells Australia to change its flag
Acting New Zealand PM tells Australia to change its flag
Thursday 26 July 2018, 03:48PM
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand’s Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters called on neighbouring Australia to change its flag today (July 26), saying it had pinched the Kiwi banner’s design and was causing confusion.
Fair game? Lions eat poachers on South Africa reserve
Fair game? Lions eat poachers on South Africa reserve
Friday 6 July 2018, 11:50AM
SOUTH AFRICA: At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said yesterday (July 5).
Japan worker’s pay docked for taking lunch three mins early
Japan worker’s pay docked for taking lunch three mins early
Thursday 21 June 2018, 02:46PM
JAPAN: A Japanese city official has been reprimanded and fined for repeatedly leaving his desk during work hours – but only for around three minutes to buy lunch.
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