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Flipping lids! Chinese barber offers eyelid shaves

CHENGDU, China Chinese street barber Xiong Gaowu deftly scrapes a straight razor along the inside of his customer's eyelid.

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U.S. Navy crew grounded after pilot draws penis in the sky

WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy air crew was grounded on Friday after using their advanced fighter jet to draw a giant image of a penis in the sky with the exhaust, officials said.

18 Nov 2017

Finnish police rap deputy minister for hiding in car boot in government crisis

HELSINKI Finnish police reprimanded a man for traveling in a car boot to hide his meeting with Prime Minister Juha Sipila during a government crisis last summer, saying this was breach of the traffic code.

17 Nov 2017

I went to Brazil for a bath, says McLaren reserve Norris

A canceled Formula One tire test meant McLaren reserve Lando Norris effectively flew all the way from Britain to Brazil this week just to take a bath.

16 Nov 2017

'No cash, Carney?' Bank of England Governor unable to find wallet

LIVERPOOL, England Bank of England Governor Mark Carney appeared unable to find his wallet on Thursday while attending a central bank event to promote public understanding of economics.

16 Nov 2017

India gives 'king of sweets' a geographical tag to end bitter rivalry

KOLKATA, India India has awarded a "geographical indications" tag to rosogolla, the king of Indian sweets, after a years-long battle between two neighboring states over the ownership rights.

Life, 14 Nov 2017