PROTIVIN, Czech Republic - Crayfish equipped with high-tech sensors have been drafted in by a Czech brewery in its quest to keep their water supply pure.
LONDON - Under an anonymous back street in south London lies a vast underground air-raid shelter that has been turned into a pioneering urban farm supplying supermarkets and restaurants in the capital.
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A 3-year-old girl was anointed the new Kumari of Nepal's capital Kathmandu by Hindu priests on Thursday, after her predecessor retired when she reached puberty, continuing an ancient tradition that sees young girls worshipped as "living goddesses".
LONDON - Global food supplies could be threatened by the mass extinction of global wildlife that is under way, a report said on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY - A week after an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, thousands of Mexicans were still unable to return on Tuesday to their badly damaged homes, much less their normal lives.
Chinese tourists who have been stuck at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow since Saturday after a local airline went bankrupt are finally returning home, according to the Chinese embassy in Russia.
TOKYO - A "general election" is now under way to choose the most popular otter at aquariums and zoos across Japan.
SINGAPORE - In the not-so-distant future, tucking into Hokkien prawn mee could be a healthier affair for diabetics.
MOMCHILOVTSI, Bulgaria - The Bulgarian villagers hunker over their books, struggling with their Mandarin words and characters. But they are not going to China - China is coming to them. Because of yogurt.
VANCOUVER - A tennis ball-sized rough diamond unearthed nearly two years ago by Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp has been sold for $53 million, the Vancouver-based company said on Monday.
MIAMI, Florida - Miami is a city that lives on air conditioning. When it fails, people can die.
DASOL, Philippines - Policemen in a remote village have been giving out free haircuts as part of a program to prevent young boys from joining rebel groups.
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