LONDON (Reuters) – 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 business company said it has launched a podcast... More »
MANILA (Reuters) – To some athletes, brands count for everything when it comes to performance. Filipina schoolgirl Rhea Bullos bagged three gold medals at an athletics competition this week without wearing shoes, opting instead to wrap her feet in tape and dra... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – An English pub has canceled a charity snail race scheduled to take place on Saturday after unseasonably icy weather made potential competitors too slow to compete. “The cold snap has led to a medical problem with our racing snails – it’s cal... More »
It was seven inches long, two inches wide, pink, stripy and the English family who discovered it hiding under a bed thought it could be a dangerous lizard. More »
A briefcase filled with 3,500 euros ($4,097) along with 22 gold bars weighing a total of 1kg and worth 30,000 euros was discovered beneath a tree by an honest finder who promptly turned over the small fortune to Berlin police, authorities said on Friday. More »
By Lin TaylorLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British shoppers seeking last-minute Christmas presents may want try their luck at charity stores More »
Santa Claus successfully renewed his commercial pilot’s license, passing a written exam as well as a health check – despite high sugar levels – and is good to fly for Christmas, Canada’s transportation department said on Thursday. More »
A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Searches for selfies led to many bad decisions, an outbreak of creepy clo... More »
Nigel Farage, the outgoing leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), gestures as he arrives at the party’s annual conference in Bournemouth, Britain, September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville Nigel Farage bowed out as leader of Britain’s UK Indep... More »
A German pensioner crashed into 14 cars in a parking lot and caused an estimated 25,000 euros of damage to 15 vehicles including her own, police in the western town of Dueren said. More »
JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his family had put its dog in quarantine after she made headlines by biting two guests at a Jewish religious event they had hosted. “We were compelled, with sorrow, to put Kaiya into quarantine... More »
JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recently adopted dog Kaiya has sunk her teeth into her new position, biting two visitors at an event on Wednesday, including the husband of the deputy foreign minister. At a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the Jew... More »
