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Minnesota raccoon climbs to the top of our hearts

A raccoon reached the top of a 25-story St. Paul, Minnesota, skyscraper early on Wednesday (June 13) after becoming a star on the web, where it captured the hearts of followers across the United States and around the globe.

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Meerkats predict Russia win in World Cup opener

Meerkats at a British zoo have been busy predicting the result of Thursday's (June 14) World Cup opener, unanimously suggesting hosts Russia would get the better of Saudi Arabia.

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Underwater hockey 'Octopush' thrives in Britain

Underwater hockey known as 'Octopush' is growing in popularity in the United Kingdom, where it first originated in the 1950s.

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Orangutan makes winter wonderland of faux snow

In an attempt to build herself a nest, the Audubon Zoo's 9-year-old orangutan, Menari, took matters into her own hands and made herself a winter wonderland of faux snow from a donated down comforter.

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Light plane makes emergency landing on Huntington Beach

A student pilot made an emergency flight landing on a busy street in Los Angeles on Friday (June 1).

World News

Italy's 'Mr Scissors', migrant turned hero, English cheese-rolling

Get up to speed on the issues driving the conversation across Europe and the world: Tesa Arcilla anchors Euronews' live daily morning show Good Morning Europe from Euronews' headquarters in Lyon.

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French band performs on slacklines 1,400m in the air

French band Houle Douce amazed Chinese spectators with a thrilling concert on slacklines suspended 1,400-meters-high in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

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Tortoises race in the Zoopolis 500 'sprint'

Indianapolis Zoo hosted its annual Zoopolis 500 on Wednesday, known as the "greatest spectacle in tortoise racing"

United Kingdom

Elderly couple finds car five days after forgetting where they parked

The elderly couple even offered a reward to whoever could find their car.

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Owl freed from football net

Officers from the Boulder City Department of Parks & Recreation had to come to the aid of an eager owl that got itself tangled in a football net on Thursday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Motorised shed breaks speed record on Welsh beach

Owner Kevin Nicks told Euronews he was “quite ecstatic” after reaching speeds of more than 160 kilometres per hour in the four-wheeled shed.

China

Pilot nearly sucked out of cockpit as window shatters mid-flight

“There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window."

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Russian children play football in bumper balls

As the World Cup draws near, Russians adapt new ways to have fun on the pitch such as playing football in bumper balls.

USA

Why witchcraft is making a comeback among US feminists

A growing number of young people — mainly women — are being drawn to a new brand of witchcraft.

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Tons of liquid chocolate spilled from overturned truck on Polish highway

A truck has overturned on a Polish highway, spilling tons of liquid chocolate that solidified into a huge sticky mess.

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Lawnmower racing season kicks off in the UK

The lawnmower racing season began on Sunday in West Sussex, UK, with competitors keen to get their quest to be British champion off to a good start.

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Pelicans gatecrash California university graduation

A pair of pelicans crashed a graduation ceremony at Pepperdine University in the California beachfront community of Malibu over the weekend.

Turkey

Woman turns to YouTube to deliver own baby in Turkish hotel room

Tia Freeman used shoe laces and a pocket knife to cut the umbelical cord after giving birth in her hotel room bath.

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US firefighters rescue kayaker stuck in river

Aerial video from WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows firefighters rescue a kayaker who was stranded in debris in the South Fork Catawba River.