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Tuna sells for record $3m at Tokyo auction
The owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain yesterday set a record by paying more than $3 million for a bluefin tuna in the year's first
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Air New Zealand Christmas ad replicates Trump’s UN laughter moment
An Air New Zealand advertisement released for the Christmas season takes a dig at US President Donald Trump by portraying an American boy wearing a “Make Christmas Great Again” red cap being laughed at by other children on Santa’s “naughty” list.
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Taking a week off from social media causes withdrawal symptoms
New European research finds that even just a one-week break from social media can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced when quitting addictive substances.
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Dating apps use AI to help search for love
Forget swiping through endless profiles.Dating apps are using artificial intelligence to suggest where to go on a first date, recommend what to say and even find a partner who looks like your favourite celebrity.
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Taking the hard rap ahead of Thailand’s national election
Just months away from the Thai election, a music video gets the generals, artists and scholars in a twist.
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No money? No worries. Indonesians get bus ride with plastic waste
Indonesia’s second-largest city comes up with a novel way to encourage its residents to recycle waste: giving free bus rides in exchange for used plastic bottles.
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Student gets perfect score in exam for writing ‘legit’ funny joke
A teacher in the United States got very amused while checking papers recently, thanks to the witty and humorous answer of her seventh grader-student.
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Fake moon plans for Chinese city laughed off
A Chinese city’s plans to launch a man-made moon to replace street lights is met with derision and incredulity online.
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Jia you! Phrase 'add oil!' added to Oxford English Dictionary
It is a phrase that may be heard in Singapore exam halls as students give one another messages of encouragement.
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Dog lover gives up city life to care for stray animals
Anna Veselovskaya gives up her city life to house and look after dozens of stray cats and dogs at Crimea’s biggest private animal shelter. Watch the video to know more.
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High flying: Canada to let airline passengers pack cannabis
On October 17 Canada will become the first Group of Seven (G7) member and second country in the world after Uruguay to allow the recreational consumption of cannabis.
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Aerobatics amid fireworks wow audience in north China
Aerobatic teams from countries including China, Britain, the United States and Italy present an amazing maneuver amid fireworks at sunset in Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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UN debut for NZ's 'First Baby'
With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly.
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Flight attendant fired after boyfriend proposed to her mid-flight
Wedding proposals, for the most part, are romantic in nature -- until it causes one to lose his or her job.
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Florence: Reporter struggles to stand as people walk by calmly
A video which has gone viral on Twitter with over 10 million views shows a weatherman struggling to stand in the face of strong winds during Hurricane Florence while two men walk calmly behind him apparently unaffected, reports NDTV.
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Kuwait store shut down after sticking googly eyes on fish
One seafood shop in Kuwait, tries to trick buyers who apply the check-eyes-first technique, passing off the fish they sell as fresh by sticking googly eyes on them.
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Twitter becomes a Freeway of Love for singer Aretha Franklin
Tributes pour in for legendary singer Aretha Franklin in social media following her demise.
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Grieving orca finally lets go of dead calf
Researchers say an endangered killer whale that drew international attention as she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks is finally back to feeding and frolicking with her pod.
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Vietnam's Golden Bridge goes viral
In the mountains of central Vietnam, a colossal pair of hands lifts a golden thread of walkway high above the clifftops, as if the mountain itself has sprouted limbs.
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Rahul Gandhi wink gives Priya Varrier competition
Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes the lower house of Parliament by surprise as he decides to hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of his fiery speech during the debate on the no-confidence motion.
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Thai cave rescue dominates social media
Audiences around the world cheer the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand with messages of support as the saga generated suggestions of help, prayers and -- finally -- expressions of relief.
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Statue of Liberty protest climber detained
A woman who climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest the separation of migrant families is taken into custody after a standoff with police on the Fourth of July.
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Crayfish becomes online hero by detaching claw to escape boiling soup
Seemingly inspired by the survival movie 127 Hours, a tenacious crayfish desperate to live decides to amputate its own arm to escape a boiling hotpot in China.
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Real-life Spider-Man scrambles up 4 storeys to save boy
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo praises the heroism of a Malian immigrant who scaled the facade of a four-storey building in the north of capital to save a child hanging from a ledge, saying the city will support his effort to settle in France.
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6 million tweets for Meghan and Harry
Almost six million people tweeted their thoughts on Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle, French social media monitoring firm Visibrain says.
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Video of healthy vs smoker’s lungs goes viral
A disturbing video showing the devastating and detrimental effects of smoking on the lungs goes viral on social media.
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China family finds lost daughter after 24-year search
After searching 24 years for a daughter they lost while tending their street stall, a couple in China are finally reunited with their child.
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Smoking elephant puzzles experts
Scientists are puzzled by a video showing an elephant apparently smoking.
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Musk deletes Facebook pages of Tesla, SpaceX
Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappear minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promises on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users.
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Ghanaian teacher uses blackboard to explain software
Richard Appiah Akoto is a Ghanaian teacher who faces a pretty discouraging dilemma. His students need to pass a national exam that includes questions on information and communication technology (ICT) -- but the school hasn't had a computer since 2011, reports CNN.
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