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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…

Germany

Police investigate mystery of man who never went out

German police are investigating a couple who reportedly kept their son at home for 30 years.

Egypt

Cairocomix exhibition opens in Cairo

Some say there's never been a greater need for comedy in Egypt than now.

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Watermelon Carving Competition in China

A watermelon lamp carving competition kicked off in Pinghu City in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province on Saturday.

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Brit wins Ig Nobel Prize for impersonating a goat

A British researcher and designer has won a prize in this year’s Ig Nobel spoof awards for his excellent work impersonating an Alpine goat.

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Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50

Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50 A Galapagos tortoise at Australia’s Perth Zoo celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday.

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Germany: the oldest hot air balloon race

Balloonists from 12 countries launched late on Sunday from Gladbeck, Germany for the start of the 60th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, aviation’s oldest and most prestigious hot air balloon…

USA

Trump and Clinton as model aeroplanes

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have taken to the skies in the form of radio-controlled models.

Russia

Tiny kitten narrowly avoids being hit by several cars on Russian motorway

A kitten had a succession of near misses when it found itself in the middle of a busy motorway in Kaliningrad, Russia.

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Belgium

Bruges' beer pipeline becomes reality

4,000 litres – how much is pumped an hour Four million euros – how much it cost Three kilometres – the total length Belgium’s new beer pipeline opens It is one pipe dream that has very much become

Georgia

"Stop clowning around" says Georgia state police department

Police in the US receive calls from children and adults after suspicious “clown sightings”

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'Domino Drop Shot' world record broken in Dubai

A bar in Dubai has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot.

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Philippines says Duterte 'regrets' Obama insult

The Philippines says President Rodrigo Duterte regrets insulting Barack Obama.

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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 Barack Obama creates the world’s lar

Norway

Lightning strike kills 323 wild reindeer in Norway

A lightning strike in Norway has killed more than 300 reindeer.

India

India: Doctors remove 40 knives from police officer's stomach

Forty knives have been surgically removed from the stomach of a police officer in northern India.

USA

Orange is the new black - pot noodles are the new tobacco

Instant ramen pot noodles are replacing tobacco as currency among prisoners in the United States according to study which blames reduced spending on prison food.

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Vandals release three saltwater crocodiles in Australia high school

Police in Darwin, Australia, are looking for four men who have been caught on CCTV breaking into a local high school and releasing three live saltwater…

USA

Donald Trump appears naked in US cities... in statue form

Nude statues of Donald Trump – together with the slogan “The Emperor Has No Balls” – have been appearing in several American cities.