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Why poke on Facebook?

When you poke your friend (presumably, they are still your friend after all these years), the person gets a notification stating that you have poked them
‘Bubble man’ roams San Francisco streets, bringing joy

The massive bubble Kurth Reis conjured, rising like a genie from a bucket of soap, startled a small girl visiting San Francisco's Embarcadero, almost enveloping her as she scampered away.
'World's happiest country' seeks migrants

Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage.
Indian village prays to 'goddess corona' to rid them of the virus

Indian villagers have erected a shrine to "goddess corona" and are offering her prayers in the hope that divine intervention can banish the deadly virus.
Are you supposed to be enjoying yourselves? Queen Elizabeth asks G7

Britain's Queen Elizabeth met US President Joe Biden under the canopy of the world's largest indoor rainforest on Friday as she hosted a reception for leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations, who are holding a three-day summit.
Argentine president says Brazilians 'came from the jungle', sparking uproar

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez triggered a Twitter storm and a regional race debate on Wednesday with misjudged comments to visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that sought to play up the South American country's ties with Europe.
GD filed in Gazipur to 'protect goodwill' of viral hit Kakoli Furniture

SM Sohel Rana, chairman of Kakoli Furniture, has filed a general diary in Gazipur’s Sreepur Police Station today, alleging misuse of his now viral hit business's name on social media.
People around the world watch super blood moon

People around the world stayed up Wednesday to watch a cosmic event called a super blood moon, a combination of a total lunar eclipse and a brighter-than-usual supermoon.
Vlad the vaccinator: Dracula's castle lures visitors with COVID-19 jabs

Visitors to Dracula's castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set up a COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Transylvanian attraction.
The feeding of the one thousand: Idlib sanctuary offers cats a refuge from war

When Syria’s war forced Alaa al-Jaleel to close his cat sanctuary in Aleppo in 2015 and head north to the rebel stronghold of Idlib, he took around 100 animals with him and reopened it there.
Hong Kong emigration wave takes toll on its least political residents - its pets

Hong Kong’s politics-driven emigration wave, which may see hundreds of thousands relocating to Britain, Canada and elsewhere in coming years, has been a boon for pet relocation companies.
And they say romance is dead: Ukrainian couple handcuff themselves together

A Ukrainian couple who grew tired of arguing are trying to mend their on-off relationship by handcuffing their hands together for three months and documenting their experiences on social media.
‘Shoot me instead’: Myanmar nun pleads with junta forces

Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare “the children” and take her life instead.
‘How many dead bodies?’ asked Myanmar protester killed on bloodiest day

The day before he was killed, internet network engineer Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing had posted on Facebook about the increasingly violent military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Myanmar.
Catfishing: What you need to know about this form of cyberbullying

Thanks to the internet and social media, we can now connect and communicate with new people now and then. However, this innovative way of communication opens up the doors to fraudulence and cyberbullying. And catfishing is one of those deceptive ways to trick and bully people.
‘Won’t go to Bhasan Char without my dog’

For eleven-year-old Mohammad Sohel, a new shot at life without his dog Moti is impossible to imagine. So, when he and his family packed up their belongings -- collected over the years at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia’s Kutupalong -- to move to Bhasan Char, leaving Moti behind was not even a question.
Off the streets and back to school

A few days ago, commuters would come across a boy, aged around nine to 10, selling cigarettes and betel leaves from a heavy metal box suspended from his shoulders, on the roads near the capital’s Mugda Medical College and Hospital.
Myanmar Aerobics Instructor Dances Through Military Coup

Pumping her arms to an electronic ditty, aerobics instructor Khing Hnin Wai appeared oblivious as a convoy of armoured vehicles drove by -- accidentally capturing Myanmar's military coup-in-progress in a surreal video that has now gone viral.
Viral Bernie meme turned to sweatshirt for charity, all sold out

US politician Bernie Sanders recently became a social media sensation as meme on the Vermont senator’s photo at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration -- huddled in a chair, wearing mittens, with arms folded and also sporting an average-guy winter coat -- went viral.
Construction of hanging bridge at Nafakhum draws criticism on social media

A photo of an under-construction hanging bridge at Nafakhum waterfall, a popular tourist attraction in Bandarban district, has gone viral on social media, with netizens protesting the “development”, claiming that it is detrimental to the natural beauty of the area.
German pilot flies 200km tracing giant syringe in the sky

A German pilot has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Europe.
Saved from the garbage, Russian cat lands on its feet in minister's chair

When a worker at a Russian waste-sorting plant rescued a cat from imminent death, he had no idea it would end up being adopted by the Ulyanovsk region’s environment ministry and unofficially given the position of deputy environment minister.
Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia

Some 10,000 people attended a wedding reception in the Malaysian administrative capital of Putrajaya on Sunday without stepping out of their vehicles, to comply with Covid-19 health protocols.
Wearing someone else’s face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan

A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger’s features in three dimensions.
PM’s candid photos go straight to people’s hearts

Two candid photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have gone viral on Facebook.
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza’s first woman taxi driver

For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life.
Seven-year-old Italian influencer challenges disability stereotypes

Sirio Persichetti can't speak and can't feed himself but the seven-year-old has taken the social media world by storm with his daily antics, proving that a disability is no barrier to inspiring others.
Trump will lose special Twitter protections in January

US President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter Inc rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the social media company confirmed this week.
In George Floyd’s hometown, a season of protest ends at the polls

“Y’all vote?! Did you?” Dexter Faircloth, 35, hollered repeatedly at people as he stalked the streets of Houston’s Third Ward, the historic Black neighborhood where he was born and raised, shouting greetings and asking the urgent question.
By the pool or ferris wheel? Japanese theme park becomes new office for teleworkers

The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers, with a haunted house for the bargain.