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Research suggests fake news travels faster than truth on the internet
Falsehoods were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than the truth.
09 Mar 2018 7:24 PM
Man trying to burn cockroaches sets off explosion in his own house
While the explosion damaged the kitchen and walls of the house, the shrapnel caused lacerations on the man’s head and hand.
09 Mar 2018 5:05 PM
Painful trend involves people getting fingers pierced instead of wearing wedding rings
The trend seems to be a way to show commitment in a relationship but many found it disturbing.
08 Mar 2018 7:48 PM
Viral footage shows orangutan smoking cigarette in zoo
The images of 22-year-old Bornean orangutan Ozon at the zoo in Bandung, about 150 kilometres (93 miles) southeast of Jakarta, went viral.
08 Mar 2018 7:03 PM
Drunk husband using mortar bomb as sex toy ends up killing wife
Meanwhile the man says that he only remembers his wife telling him to use household objects as sex toys.
08 Mar 2018 2:39 PM
Female students at Islamic university in Indonesia banned from wearing burqa
The university said it had 41 students using the full veil, or burqa, who would be offered counselling sessions.
07 Mar 2018 8:33 PM
Pop star kills woman by shoving garlic cloves in her throat as part of exorcism
Both the singer and the woman were convinced they were possessed and started feeding garlic cloves to each other.
07 Mar 2018 2:49 PM
Hairdressers in Pakistan say no to French and English beards calling them un-Islamic
Last month, the Dera Ghazi Khan District Council passed a resolution for imposing a ban on growing beard of various designs.
06 Mar 2018 8:44 PM
France takes steps to end sexist stereotypes in advertisements
Broadcasters and advertisers will submit a report on their efforts to fight sexism and will face sanctions for any ads deemed "excessive."
06 Mar 2018 8:34 PM
Girl falling from 25-foot-high ski lift saved by quick thinking staff
While the woman was screaming for help, the staff members waiting below with a tarp convinced her to let the girl go.
06 Mar 2018 3:03 PM
Researcher claims he can expose NASA's cover up about aliens on Mars
Barry DiGregorio says that the discovery may have been ignored because of the agency’s plans for a manned mission to explore Mars.
06 Mar 2018 2:26 PM
32 lions died due to accidents in the past two years in Gir
Preventive measures include construction of fences along the railway tracks passing through Amreli district and building speed breakers.
05 Mar 2018 8:30 PM
Scientists astonished at 11-foot-long python devouring deer weighing more than itself
Biologists found the reptile after it had consumed a large animal, and it regurgitated the deer when they moved it to an open area.
05 Mar 2018 6:53 PM
Alien hunters claim that unknown mass seen in Antarctica on Google Earth is a spaceship
The alleged spacecraft was seen in a remote South Georgia Island where only 20 people live.
05 Mar 2018 2:53 PM
Paris metro sparks outrage by fining pregnant woman for walking the wrong way
Michel Babut from the leading passenger group FNAUT branded the fine "completely stupid", adding the rules need changing.
04 Mar 2018 7:29 PM
Thrilling footage shows bear engaged in fierce showdown with a tiger
The video starts with the big cat chasing away a sloth bear but then the bear decides to charge at the striped predator.
02 Mar 2018 4:44 PM
British baby born on roadside as heavy snow blocks road to hospital
Paramedics arrived soon after and tended to mother and newborn before rushing them to Darlington Memorial Hospital maternity unit.
02 Mar 2018 8:51 AM
Villagers battle giant anaconda to save a dog from being killed
The villagers can be seen holding the snake by its tail and pulling it out of the water.
01 Mar 2018 12:34 PM
Pastor in South Africa fined for spraying insecticide on people to heal them
The pastor claimed that some people were healed of various medical complaints after he had sprayed them.
01 Mar 2018 8:28 AM
Disturbing footage shows tiny spiders from egg sac crawling on woman's hand
She was concerned that they hadn’t hatched even after being laid around Christmas.
28 Feb 2018 5:01 PM
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