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Pope gives his ‘support’ to New Orleans Saints in twitter gaffe
The Vatican employees who manage Pope Francis’ official Twitter account in English confused the two on Sunday when Tweeting about five new saints he canonised in St. Peter’s Square. Couldn't lose after...
View ArticleDying for a better life: South Koreans fake their funerals for life lessons
A South Korean service is offering free funerals – but only to the living. More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since it opened in 2012,...
View ArticleNot all Ben & Jerry’s cows are ‘happy cows’ claims advocate
Ben & Jerry’s has been sued by an environmental advocate who said it deceived consumers by touting that the milk and cream it uses to make ice cream came exclusively from “happy cows.” In a...
View ArticleFrench court rules in favour of quacking
The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled earlier this week, rejecting a neighbour’s complaint that the birds’ racket was making their life a misery. The...
View ArticleMan who ate $120,000 banana at art show says ‘I’m not sorry’
A performance artist who ate a banana taped to a wall that was an artwork valued at $120,000 said his actions were not vandalism and he does not regret his snack at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida....
View ArticleDone in a Datsun: Man cooks roast pork in car during Australian heatwave
A man has successfully cooked a pork roast in a car on a scorching hot day in Australia. Stu Pengelly placed the slab of pork in a baking tin on the car seat of his red Datsun Sunny in Perth, Western...
View ArticleSpotify launches playlists for dogs left home alone
Spotify has made playlists and a podcast for dogs to listen to in their owners’ absence, after finding that nearly 74% of UK pet-owners play music for their animals. The Swedish audio-streaming...
View ArticleBat spit coffee is a hit with Madagascar consumers
In the rich volcanic soils of central Madagascar’s Itasy province grows a rare and fragrant coffee coveted by bats and humans alike. The twist: humans want it even more after the bats have nibbled on...
View ArticleOsaka airport introduces canine comfort room, complete with pole
Osaka‘s Itami airport is setting up a toilet area for travelling dogs, complete with a pole for them to cock a leg on. The toilet, in a fenced-off yard outside the terminal, will also have a shower and...
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Rio Tinto exits seen reverberating across boardrooms
The departure of Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques over the destruction of ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia has put mining executives globally on notice – ignore cultural...
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Unfur-gettable: Puppy with green fur born in Sardinia
Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci could not believe his eyes when Spelacchia, one of his eight dogs, gave birth to a green-furred puppy. The tiny dog, immediately named Pistachio, was part of a five-dog...
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Offbeat: Santa’s marzipan mask, fish friends, gun-toting deer
New idea for your Santa list? Crockery, slippers or trolleys from British Airways British Airways put crockery, slippers and trolleys from its now retired jumbo jets up for sale on Monday, seeking to...
View ArticleTired of sniggers, Austrian village tweaks its name to Fugging
The Austrian village of Fucking is changing its name, the mayor of the municipality where it is located said on Thursday, after residents apparently grew tired of the sniggers it prompted in the...
View ArticleOvercoming the ‘yuck factor’: Yellow grub becomes EU’s first insect food
Mealworms may soon find their way into Europe’s pasta bowls and dinner dishes, after becoming the first insect approved in the region as a human food. This weeks decision by the European Food Safety...
View ArticleKing toppled from throne by gender-neutral card deck
Indy Mellink, a Dutch card fan, was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen? The 23-year-old forensic psychology graduate,...
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King toppled from throne by gender-neutral card deck
Indy Mellink, a Dutch card fan, was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen? Indy Mellink asked herself: why should a king be...
View ArticleLockdown getting you down, start screaming
Tired of COVID-19 confinement and seeking both communion and emotional release, some Israelis have taken to group screaming. A record vaccine rollout has done little to ease Israel’s pandemic curbs....
View ArticleSexist tea mugs leave a sour taste in China
A popular chain of Chinese tea shops has apologised for a range of cups and teabags sporting sexist slogans, after they sparked widespread outrage on the internet, the Shanghai Daily reported on...
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Pakistan police pop their rollerblades on to catch criminals (Video)
Police in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are deploying an armed rollerblading unit to curb theft and harassment on its teeming streets. Gliding in a circle with their weapons pointed inwards, and...
View Article‘Pawri’ power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer
A 19-year-old Pakistani student who shot to fame after her five-second video went viral on social media across the subcontinent, hopes numerous renditions of her monologue will translate into more...
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