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Egypt girls call for cycling equality

Girls on their bikes at the ride

Young people in the northern city of Port Said want attitudes towards female cyclists to change.

  • 21 November 2016

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Nose-picking ban for Manila police

A new directive tells police in Manila not to pick their noses or scratch any body parts while on duty.

  • 23 August 2016

McDonald's wins EU 'Mac' ruling

McDonalds has won a case preventing a Singaporean business using "Mc" or "Mac" in its trademark.

Town's giant dog dropping goes walkies

Local police on the trail of missing inflatable dog mess.

  • 9 June 2016

Plans for asylum-seeker football league

A new project called Asylum League is aiming to integrate migrants into Danish society.

  • 8 June 2016

Mystery over Paris siege balloon letter

Australia's National Archive tries to establish how a letter flown out of Paris by balloon during an 1870 siege ended up in its collection.

  • 16 February 2016
  • From the section Australia

Chinese tourist claims asylum by mistake

A Chinese tourist spent nearly two weeks in a German migrant hostel after mistakenly applying for asylum when he actually wanted to report a theft.

  • 8 August 2016
  • From the section Europe

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