British police on the hunt for 70,000 pints of stolen Guinness
LONDON (AP) — British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two…
Copper vests help Chile’s penguins heal
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins — snug…
In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal
SANTIAGO, Chile — Researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins — snug red…
‘Aura farming’: The video game-inspired trend sweeping Latin America
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dozens of young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru’s capital to dance,…
La Tomatina food fight draws foreigners and Spanish locals
BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers — including many lured by a Bollywood film — descended on…
Low water reveals ancient bridge in Rome’s Tiber River
ROME (AP) — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s…
Count Binface brings comedy to British politics in special election
LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial…
Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group…
Pacific Island of Nauru changes its name to Naoero
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic…
TSA finds stolen Civil War cannonballs in suitcase at Alabama airport
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — A TSA agent discovered a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a…
Australian public library receives book returned 150 years late
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian public library has had a book returned an estimated 150 years late…
Canadian town of St. Mary’s removes rotten fish smell after years of stench
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The townspeople of St. Mary’s can breathe a sigh of relief. They are…