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Donors give computers to Ghana school teacher
Richard Appiah Akoto who used his blackboard to explain computer features and software to his students in the southern Ghana, is earning numerous headlines and worldwide admiration, reports CNN.
18 March 2018, 07:35 AM
French baker fined 3,000 euros for working too hard
French people appreciate their holidays so much that apparently a French baker is fined €3,000 (£2,650) for keeping his business open seven days a week, breaking their labour rules.
18 March 2018, 05:00 AM
Swimmer, 99, 'breaks world record' in Australia
Australian George Corones shaves a good chunk of time off the 50 metres long course freestyle world record for his age group at Commonwealth Games trials.
2 March 2018, 06:31 AM
Woman climbs into X-ray machine with handbag at China train station
A train commuter goes through extreme lengths to keep her valuables by her side during a security check at a station in China, when she climbed into an X-ray machine while holding on to her handbag.
14 February 2018, 04:54 AM
'Trump' and 'Kim' thrown out of Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
People dressed up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cause a commotion when they appear in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony before swiftly being shown out by security staff.
10 February 2018, 04:54 AM
100 million-year-old spider with a tail found trapped in amber
Two teams of scientists unveil a "missing-link" species of spider with a scorpion-like tail found perfectly preserved in amber in Southeast Asia's forests after at least 100 million years.
6 February 2018, 06:52 AM
Ice instruments ring out coolest music in Norway
Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of musical instruments made of ice warms the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius.
5 February 2018, 14:58 PM
Penis whitening fad worries surgeons
Plastic surgeons raise red flags about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic "fashion" with uncertain benefits and many risks.
3 February 2018, 11:46 AM
Camels banned from Saudi beauty contest over Botox
A dozen beasts are disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.
25 January 2018, 05:49 AM
Man accused of shooting 2 dogs in revenge for cat’s death
Authorities say a Virginia man whose cat was killed by two Labrador retrievers pursue their owner and fatally shoots the dogs.
17 January 2018, 15:38 PM
Florida 20-year-old wins $451m jackpot
The 20-year-old Florida man who claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot chooses to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual instalments.
13 January 2018, 09:45 AM
Nobody moove! Cow causes chaos at Indian airport
First it was monkeys and rabbits. Now a cow has forced flights to be diverted from Ahmedabad airport and Indian authorities said Friday human negligence may have had a role.
12 January 2018, 14:19 PM
Flight Takes Off In 2018, Lands In 2017
Time travel, this fascinating concept of - moving between different points in time- has always been a popular topic for science fiction enthusiasts for decades.
4 January 2018, 05:01 AM
Self-healing glass: a cracking discovery from Japan
A Japanese researcher develops -- by accident-- a new type of glass that can be repaired simply by pressing it back together after it cracks.
28 December 2017, 06:40 AM
Fish sex so loud it could deafen dolphins
A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals, awed scientists say, calling for preservation of the "spectacle" threatened by overfishing.
21 December 2017, 07:43 AM
Woman held over 'replacement husband plot'
The Telangana police investigates a bizarre murder case in which a pair of lovers have been accused of allegedly killing the woman’s husband and then sought cosmetic surgery so the male lover could take his place.
13 December 2017, 12:37 PM
Snake on a train: Indonesian man kills serpent with bare hands
An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has become an Internet hero.
23 November 2017, 07:35 AM
Cyclist who gave Trump the finger is showered with money
More than $70,000 in donations pour into a crowdfunding site set up for the cyclist who is fired from her job for making a rude gesture to President Donald Trump's motorcade.
15 November 2017, 14:19 PM
'Good morning' Facebook post leads to Palestinian arrest
Israeli police have mistakenly arrested then released a Palestinian who posted "good morning" in Arabic on Facebook after software mistranslated it as "attack them," police and a media reports say.
23 October 2017, 04:39 AM
US ‘time traveller’ warns of alien invasion
Police say a central Wyoming man they arrested for public intoxication claimed he had travelled back in time to warn of an alien invasion.
5 October 2017, 04:39 AM