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Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international headlines. British humour hijacks boat poll This story shines a light on the infamous “British” sense of humour. An online poll was launched to find a name for a new polar research boat. But it was hijacked by James Hand, who put forward the silly suggestion of ‘Boaty McBoatface’. Boaty McBoatface: possibly Britain's new polar research ship https://t.co/quXSyvJG3t pic.twitter.com/b4n1AbcDEg— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 25 de marzo de 2016 The proposition proved overwhelmingly popular and leads the poll, which closes on April 16. Despite this a panel of experts could still choose the final name, dealing a blow to democracy. Not the breast way of smuggling drugs… A Colombian was arrested at Frankfurt airport after she was found with 1 kg of cocaine inside her breasts, said German customs officials. The 24-year-old admitted to carrying the drugs, which had been inserted into her body during a hastily-arranged operation. The drugs have a market value of 200,000 euros, a customs spokesman said. “This is the first case in Germany in which drugs have been smuggled in this fashion,” spokesman Hans-Juergen Schmidt told Reuters. Brussels survivor also avoided Boston and Paris blasts A survivor from the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday has an eerie ability to be seemingly in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mason Wells, who suffered leg injuries and burns in the blast, was in Boston when the marathon bomber struck and near the French capital last year for the Paris attacks. BBC News – LDSchurch missionary Mason Wells injured in #BrusselsAttacks also escaped Boston and Paris attacks https://t.co/2hwPMVw1sQ

— Festus Akinbusoye (FestusAkin) March 23, 2016 Rap star confuses Colombia with Romania US rap star Snoop Dog looks set to visit Romania after making a gaffe when checking in on Instagram. He wanted to put his location as the Colombian capital Bogota, but instead wrote Bogata, a village in Romania. The village and its mayor tried to make the best of the mistake, inviting Snoop Dogg to visit. Now the rapper has indicated he will be coming to Romania soon. He wrote: “Shout out to my Romanian fans, the boss comn thru [sic] real soon.” (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));i just steve harveyed my own chit hahahhaha ! shoutout to my romanian fans, tha boss dogg comn thru real soon !!! #visitbogataPosted by Snoop Dogg on Friday, March 18, 2016 Germany’s far-right praises refugees It’s not often politicians on the far-right have a good word to say about refugees. But that’s exactly what happened in Germany when a lead candidate for the ultranationalist National Democratic Party (NPD) was involved in a car crash. Stefan Jagsch, who was set to contest local elections for NPD in the Hesse region this month, was pulled free by two Syrian refugees, according to the local fire brigade. Jean Christoph Fiedler, the NPD’s leader in the Hesse region, told the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper that the Syrians had “likely performed a very good, humane deed”. Geçirdiği trafik kazasında ağır yaralanan neo-nazi NDP lideri Stefan Jagsch, #Suriye'li mültecilerce kurtarıldı. pic.twitter.com/ZeR3EMazfT— Muslim Port (@muslimportcom) March 23, 2016 ‘Cat burglar’s underwear raids A cat owned has laid bare her feline’s penchant for underwear. Sarah Nathan from New Zealand said her cat Brigit had brought home 11 pairs of underpants and 50 socks, in just two months. Literal cat-burglar regularly brings owner stolen undies https://t.co/dYw2uxnSS3 pic.twitter.com/Xrlktpmo8q— CBC News (@CBCNews) March 23, 2016 Sources Boaty McBoatface leads public vote to name £200m research ship Germany catches woman smuggling cocaine in breast implants Mason Wells injured in Brussels avoided Boston and Paris attacks Snoop Dog Facebook post Syrians rescue German far-right candidate from car crash wreckage New Zealand ‘cat burglar’ caught stealing men’s underwear

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