STRAIGHT OUT OF A MOVIE
Bitcoin Exchange Chief Kidnapped As He Leaves Work
The chief executive of a UK-based Bitcoin exchange called EXMO has reportedly been kidnapped in Ukraine.
The Telegraph
CRACKING THE FACADE
North Korea Steps Up Security Around Monuments To Kim Family As Anger Grows Over Poor Living Standards
North Korea has stepped up security around statues and other larger-than-life monuments to the ruling Kim family, apparently out of concern that they might be vandalized by a disgruntled — and increasingly hungry — citizenry.
A NEW KIND OF LATE BLOOMER
The Astonishing Village Where Little Girls Turn Into Boys Aged 12
Many children who live in Salinas, an isolated village in the southwestern Dominican Republic, are seemingly born female, only to become men in their teenage years.
AN UNLUCKY FIND
German Woman Pockets 'Amber' Stone That Turns Out To Be Explosive WW2-Era White Phosphorous
A German woman has emerged unscathed after she picked up what she thought was a chunk of amber, but turned out to be WW2-era white phosphorous which ignited in her pocket.
SHOT OUTSIDE OF PARK
Cecil The Lion's Son Xanda Killed By Trophy Hunter
One of Cecil the Lion’s cubs has been shot dead by a big game trophy hunter in Zimbabwe, just two years after his father was killed in similar circumstances.
CALL THE MINISTRY!
JK Rowling Tells Fans Not To Buy $32,000 Harry Potter Prequel Stolen In Burglary
A unique handwritten Harry Potter story, bought at a charity auction for $32,000, has been stolen in a burglary, amid fears thieves will dispose of it without realising its worth.
THINGS GOT A BIT TOO SPICY
US Apologizes To UK Spy Agency Over Trump Wiretapping Claims
The US has reportedly made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House.
A LITTLE HUMAN INGENUITY NEEDED
The Chess Problem Which Could Illuminate Human Consciousness
It might look like a simple chess problem, but the puzzle could finally help scientists uncover what makes the human mind so unique, and why it may never be matched by a computer.
MISSING STATE REPORT
The Highly-Politicized Terrain Of Airline Route Maps
Research shows that many airlines have chosen to remove Israel from their route maps.
MERDE
A Regular Café Got Flooded With Customers Thanks To A Michelin Star Mishap
A workmen’s café in central France was overwhelmed with phone calls from gourmet diners wanting to book tables after it was awarded a Michelin star — by mistake, it later turned out.
PHYSICAL OBJECTS ARE VERY 20TH CENTURY
How Australia Plans To Make Passports Obsolete By 2020
Australia is planning to adopt a new contactless passenger identification system that would eliminate the need for passport scanners, paper landing cards and manned immigration desks.
SCIENCE IS SWEETER THAN CANDY
Scientists Discover That Alzheimer's Drug May Help Rebuild Rotting Teeth
Fillings could be consigned to history after scientists discovered that a drug already in Alzheimer's patients can encourage tooth regrowth and repair cavities.
MOUNTAIN DEW AND SEPPUKU
Skiing, Surfing And Skating In Full Samurai Warrior Armour
If you're not first, you're the last.
NEW KEYNES, PLEASE
Bank Of England's Chief Economist Says Economics Needs To Get Real
“Salvation for the economics profession probably lies not among existing academic and policymaking dinosaurs, like me, but among the new generation of students of the discipline.”
'IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE'
Bob Dylan: I'll Be At The Nobel Prize Ceremony... If I Can
Yes, he is planning to turn up to the awards ceremony in Stockholm. “Absolutely,” he says. “If it’s at all possible.”
NAPFLIX
The Boring Spanish TV Channel That’s Fuelling Siesta Time
Two enterprising Spanish nappers claim to have “taken siesta to the next level” by creating Napflix, a digital channel that streams the world’s most boring videos
NOT A TUNE WE LIKE
Spotify Ads Found To Be Serving Malware To Customers
Listeners who use the free version of its service have been directed to virus-riddled websites by terrible ads.
'NO DETECTABLE VIRUS' IN HIS BLOOD
British Man Might Be The World's First Person Cured Of HIV
The 44-year-old is one of 50 people currently trialling a treatment which targets the disease even in its dormant state.
IN HIS ELEMENT
Chemistry Student Makes Near-Impossible Paper Ball Shot Securing Class A 100 On Their Quiz
Every year at OSU, an organic chemistry class demonstrates "donating a proton" in a unique way. The professor throws a paper ball up into the lecture hall's upper balcony and challenges a student to make a far off shot into a recycling bin. The professor also offers the entire class an A+ on their first quiz if the student can make it. And that's how Vinny became a hero.
DISASTER
Over A Hundred Dead After 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Destroys Italian Towns
At least 120 people were killed in the 6.2 magnitude quake, which sent residents fleeing their homes and running into the streets. The mayor of Amatrice said "the town doesn't exist anymore."
