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Brazil

Robber shoots at his own reflection and wounds sidekick

One of the most imperfect crimes in history?

Russia

Escalating embarrassment: stairway glitch leaves king stranded

First world problems caused a hiccup for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman

Sweden

83-year-old Swedish woman takes on far-right protesters

I'll drive straight into them, I'll drive straight into them," Ingegerd told a journalist on the scene

United Kingdom

Bad day for May: British PM battles through nightmare speech

It's safe to say Theresa May's speech at the Conservative Party Conference didn't quite go to plan

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Canada

Groom saves boy from drowning during wedding photoshoot

The result of most wedding photoshoots is a set of smiling photos, but one Canadian couple ended up with images to remember.

USA

Woman finds $40 and joint taped to her scratched car with apology note

"Sorry 4 the scratch man."

United Kingdom

Around 400 nude swimmers brave the freezing North Sea for annual UK skinny dip

Skinny-dippers young and old endure the chilly waters of the UK's North Sea to celebrate the autumn equinox and raise money for charity

United Kingdom

Pieces of crate! Parrot shocks owner by ordering gift boxes from Amazon

The pet used the internet giant's voice-controlled system to place an order.

Switzerland

Flush with cash: toilets in Switzerland found stuffed with €500 notes

Over €83,000 in high-denomination banknotes was found stuffed in toilets in Geneva’s financial district

World News

Watch: Koala survives 16-km road trip trapped in 4x4's wheel arch

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Black Pudding Throwing Championship

World Black Pudding Throwing Championships take place near Manchester.

China

Watch: CCTV captures wall collapsing and flattening cars

A wall collapsed in a parking area in China, crushing 10 cars

USA

Watch: Handcuffed woman steals police car

The woman jumped into the front seat and accelerated while officers were outside checking her bags.

USA

People treated for putting sun cream on eyeballs to watch eclipse

Unsurprisingly, sun cream was not recommended as eye protection to watch the solar eclipse.

United Kingdom

Pensioners go on drink-fuelled naked rampage through luxury hotel

Robert Fergus, 72, ran bare-bottomed into the reception of MacDonald Loch Rannoch in Scotland, wielding a pair of scissors.

USA

Colonies of fire ants float around flooded Texas streets

What should you do when faced with a floating colony of fire ants?

USA

Watch: Intrepid alligators swim in back garden of flood-hit Texas home

Spain

La Tomatina: Facts to ketch-up on about the world’s biggest food fight

The fruit-based extravaganza sees thousands of revellers hurl over-ripe tomatoes at each other.

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Spain's annual 'Tomatina' fight draws thousands

Tens of thousands of partygoers in Spain were left drenched in red pulp after throwing 160 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other in an epic food fight known as 'La Tomatina' on Wednesday.

USA

Wanted by the FBI: bank-robbing nuns

CCTV images show the suspects entering the bank carrying a black handgun before unsuccessfully threatening the bank clerk for money.