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Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin
A Colombian advertising company is pitching a novel if morbid solution to shortages of hospital beds and coffins during the coronavirus pandemic: combine them.
ABC Displays has created a cardboard bed with metal railings that designers say can double as a casket if a patient dies.
Historic Oscars draws smallest-ever audience
This year's historic Oscars were watched by the award show's smallest ever audience, with just 23.6 million viewers tuning in to ABC's domestic television broadcast.
The glitzy show in Hollywood on Feb. 9 night saw "Parasite" become the first-ever non-English-language film to scoop best picture, the movie industry's biggest prize.
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Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response
After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Jan. 12 he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter's life.
Hundreds Missing, Several Feared Dead, after Laos Dam Collapse
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people are missing and several are feared dead after a hydropower dam under construction in southern Laos collapsed, causing flash flooding which swept away homes, state media reported on Tuesday.
US comic Colbert steps into TV legend Letterman's shoes
A new era in American talk show comedy begins Sept. 8 when Stephen Colbert officially steps into the shoes of television legend David Letterman at the helm of "The Late Show." The man who shot to prominence on Comedy Central with an ultra-conservative alter-ego on "The Colbert Report" moves to CBS and a world of late night vastly different from the golden years of Letterman.
Reinventing Spain's 'ageless art' of flamenco
Stamping her heels to the brisk strumming of a guitar, Merche Esmeralda, 68, twirls her black shawl in the sunshine as the Madrid traffic streams by a roundabout behind her.
At an age when most top ballet and contemporary dancers would long ago have hung up their pumps, this flamenco star still shines - and now a generation of new artists is rising to follow.
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After Brussels: Tsipras faces challenge in trying to impose EU-dictated ‘medicine’
The battle to save economically-shackled Greece has left the halls of Brussels as controversial reforms are brought to Greek Parliament. Bleary-eyed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with a selection of SYRIZA deputies on Monday night to come up with a plan to sway radical left coalition (SYRIZA) MPs to accept the most draconian measures imposed on a sovereign nation since World War II.
Spain votes in key test for new political forces
Spaniards started voting May 24 for mayors and regional leaders in a key test for new protest parties that could herald a historic change in Spain's political landscape ahead of a general election.
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Latest men’s fashion craze … ‘anti-ball crushing pants’!
Finally! Pants / trousers / slacks that are … men friendly! And by “men friendly”, manufacturers mean “roomy” for … male genitalia.
Enter Lululemon’s “ABC” men’s pants, which are turning out to be amongst the company’s best selling items.
ABC doesn’t involve the alphabet, by the way, but the term “anti-ball crushing”, as in testicles.
Queen Elizabeth II’s life in photos
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 88th birthday on Tuesday, and ABC channel decided to honor her with rare photos of her life.
The photographic material includes photos from her childhood and younger years. The Queen of England has been on the throne since 1952, and she rules over the 16 commonwealth states.
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