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A judge has taken the medical profession to task over sloppy handwriting resulting in illegible prescriptions and notes. The stereotype of doctors having poor handwriting is common around the world – including in India, where it recently became a significant issue in a serious case involv

A local authority in Poland has been rebuked for exceeding its legal authority by declaring Jesus Christ as its king.

A police team was left stumped after pulling over a car for an illegal manoeuvre only to find out that it had no driver. Police in San Bruno, California said they were at a loss for what to do after spotting a self-driving car making an illegal U-turn.

A billionaire has lost a $410 million lawsuit against his insurers after a judge ruled that five paintings in his collection suffered no visible damage in a fire. Ronald O. Perelman was compensated in relation to a number of destroyed artworks after a 2018 fire at his home in the wealthy Hamptons ar

A Chinese court has ordered two teenagers to pay 2.2 million yuan (around €264,000 or £231,000) in compensation after they urinated into a pot of broth at a popular hotpot restaurant. The 17-year-olds, identified by their surnames Tang and Wu, filmed their disgusting stunt and shared the

A tourist hotspot has announced a new tax on dogs, to be paid both by local residents and visitors. Bolzano, in northern Italy, will ask local residents to pay an annual tax of €100 per dog, while tourists will have to cough up €1.50 per dog per day of their visit.

North Korean authorities have cracked down on the phrase "I love you" as evidence of a "decadent lifestyle". According to Daily NK, factory officials in Hamhung, North Korea's second largest city, publicly condemned a love letter which was discovered in a young worker's bag during a routine ins

The Taliban has banned high-speed internet across much of northern Afghanistan in order to "prevent immoral activities". Fibre-optic internet access has been shut off in between five and 10 provinces, though slower mobile internet still works, according to Sky News.

Pope Leo XIV has said he vetoed a proposal for the creation of an AI-powered virtual Pope because of its impact on "human dignity". The bizarre idea has been brought to light in a new biography by journalist Elise Ann Allen, which is out now in Spanish and to be published in English next year.

A law firm is suing Disney in a bid to use Mickey Mouse in its TV adverts. Florida-headquartered personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan has created a black-and-white animated advert based on Mickey's first cartoon, Steamboat Willie.

A group of virtual celebrities has won a libel case brought against an internet user who insulted their digital avatars. South Korea has seen a boom in the popularity of so-called "virtual idols", whose real identities and appearances are unknown as they interact with the public purely through a dig

Two men have been imprisoned in Zambia for attempting to use witchcraft to kill the country's president. Leonard Phiri and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment after being found guilty of offences under the Witchcraft Act, the BBC reports.

The Scottish island which hosts the World Stone Skimming Championships has been rocked by a cheating scandal. Easdale, one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, which has a permanent population of just over 60 people, welcomed more than 2,200 people from 27 countries to this year's event.

A nightmare neighbour has been arrested and charged after allegedly tunnelling into an adjacent home following a dispute. Police in the Canadian city of Calgary said the bizarre incidents followed weeks of intensifying conflict between neighbours on two floors of an apartment building.

Albania has appointed an AI chatbot as a government minister who it says will be "free of corruption". "Diella" – meaning "Sun" in Albanian – has been put in charge of public procurement, The Guardian reports.