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Italy: 54,000 Brindisi residents evacuated as WWII bomb defused

More than 54,000 residents were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi as experts defused a British bomb dropped during WWII.

15 December 2019

Hungary

Hungarian arena apologises after blasting Rammstein song at night

You shook me all night long: People residing near the soon-to-be-completed Puskas Arena in Bupadest's 14th district reported that Rammstein's recently-released 'Deutschland' song could be heard through the facility's sound system on repeat for hours in the night from Monday to Tuesday.

19 September 2019

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Cossacks have been gathering in Russia to show off their ferocious swo

Cossacks have been gathering in Russia to show off their ferocious sword skills. The winners must slash their way through water-filled bottles and thick vines, showing dexterity and precision, as well as a determination to succeed.

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USA

A man brought this missile launcher back as a 'souvenir' from Kuwait

A spokeswoman for the TSA told Euronews that finding such an item in luggage was rare, although not unheard of — in August 2018, officers discovered a set of replica grenades in bags at Newark Liberty International Airport.

India

Man bites snake: Indian man retaliates after snake attack

An Indian man bit a snake to pieces after it attacked him at his home in Uttar Pradesh state.

USA

FBI offers $10,000 reward for 'Pink Lady Bandit' after string of bank robberies

The suspect earned her moniker because she carried a pink handbag in at least two of her heists.

Spain

Made toupee? Man 'tries to smuggle cocaine under his wig'

Spanish police said he attracted their attention because he looked nervous and had a disproportionately large hairpiece under his hat.

USA

US police find girl from viral video who licked supermarket ice cream

It was the "cold case" that gripped the US but police in Texas said on Friday they had found the girl who was filmed licking a tub of ice cream and returning it to a supermarket fridge in a viral video last week.

Germany

'It's too hot', naked motorcyclist tells German police during heatwave

Police in Brandenburg released pictures of the man on their social media accounts and praised him for wearing a helmet.

USA

World's smallest surviving baby born in San Diego

At 8.6 ounces, or 245 grams, the newborn known as Saybie weighed 7 grams less than the previous world's smallest surviving baby.

Spain

Migrant found hiding in vehicle's glove box by border police

A migrant was found hiding in a vehicle's glove box on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

USA

The world's smallest McDonald's was built for very special guests

There's a lot of buzz surrounding this adorable little restaurant.

Romania

Locals in Romania asked for password to enter their own city

The bizarre move happened as Târgoviște — based 75 km north-west of Bucharest — hosted a political rally for the Social Democrats (PSD).

France

Don’t give a crepe: Pancake van thief won’t pull over for police

Don’t give a crepe: Pancake van thief won’t pull over for police

World News

Barbecue-turned-forest fire could cost two young Italians €27 million

An Italian students' end-of-the-year barbecue, which turned into a forest fire, could result in a €27 million fine for damages.

Japan

Faecal fun for everyone as museum dedicated to poo opens in Japan

"By providing visitors with experiences where they see poops as fun, cute and something they want to talk to other people, we thought we can offer entertainment that no one has experienced before."

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Apprentice makeup artists compete for prize in Germany

Six apprentice makeup artists showed off their best handiwork with brushes, prosthetics and maquillage on Sunday (March 31) at the German makeup artistry championship

Turkey

Watch: Turkish man flies with umbrella in strong winds

The video went viral and Turks responded on Twitter with jokes dubbing the man "Turkey's first astronaut".

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Artist creates lifelike sculptures from plastic bottles

Artist Veronika Richterova has a shed full of bags of plastic bottles at her home in the small Czech town of Bustehrad — the raw material for her lifelike sculptures.