Lego piece dislodged from kid’s nose after two years: report

Samir Anwar was playing with Legos in 2018 when he stuck a piece up his nose -- and it finally dislodged two years later.

Champagne makers fix harvest quotas as sales plummet during pandemic

French Champagne producers decided Tuesday to put unprecedented limits on the quantity of grapes they’ll harvest this year in hopes of propping up prices and containing damage from the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump campaign's contacts with Russia posed 'grave' counterintelligence threat, Senate panel says

The report from the Republican-led panel lays out significant contacts between Trump associates and Russians, describing for instance a close professional relationship between Trump campaign chairman Paul Mananfort and Konstantin Kilimnik, whom the committee describes without equivocation as a Russian intelligence officer.

Chocolate snow rains down on Swiss town

Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder.

Woman claims she found Jesus' face on a potato: 'It was just looking at me'

A woman from Scotland claims she recently spotted something rather odd on the skin of a potato she bought from a nearby supermarket. However, it wasn’t a bug or a patch of mold or anything like that — she says it was the face of Jesus.

French nursing home sees 9 deaths in one week as coronavirus returns

Nine people with the virus died over the past week in a single nursing home in eastern France, and other French care homes are shutting their doors as the country battles a new rise in COVID-19 infections.

New Zealand delays election after COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chosen to delay New Zealand’s national elections by four weeks as the country deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city Auckland.

U.S., Mexico, Canada extend border restrictions
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The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.

German food company to change racist name of popular sauce

One of Germany’s best-known food companies says it will rename a popular spicy dressing because of the racist connotations of its name.

GOP senator calls on China to repay $1.6T of century-old debt

Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution calling on China to repay U.S. bondholders more than $1.6 trillion of sovereign debt, including interest, that pre-dates the country's Communist government.

US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change

A U.S. official says there can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, calling on the country’s political leaders to heed popular calls for change, real reform and an end to endemic corruption.

Australian casino fined $64,000 after 12-year-old caught on camera gambling

The Star Casino in Sydney, Australia was hit with a fine of $64,500 after a series of incidents involving minors, one of which involved a 12-year-old girl gambling on the premises.

12-year-old girl caught gambling at casino in Australia
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A casino in Australia was fined $64,500 after a 12-year-old girl was caught on camera gambling on the premises. Credit: Liquor & Gaming NSW via Storyful

500-plus warned after Toronto strip club employee gets coronavirus

Public health officials on Friday said as many as 550 people may have been exposed to COVID-19 at a Toronto strip club last week and urged them to self-isolate for 14 days.