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Mexicans are hoarding bank notes which depict the country's beloved axolotl, research has found. According to a report from the Bank of Mexico, around 11.2 million people told a survey that they're holding onto 50 peso notes instead of spending them.

A legal battle has erupted in Arizona over a $12.8 million (c. £9.5m) lottery ticket that sat unclaimed behind a convenience store counter before being purchased by the store manager after the draw. Circle K has filed a declaratory judgment complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court to determ

A man who admitted smuggling drugs into Mexico has been given the benefit of the doubt after saying he didn't mean to bring them back to Canada. Daniel Jacob Cluett was charged with three counts of importing substances into Canada after border officials found cocaine and MDMA in his luggage.

When 29-year-old business owner Sophie Downing visited a 200 Degrees coffee shop in Nottingham, she expected a simple matcha latte and a routine deduction from her £10 gift card. Instead, she walked away with a receipt claiming her remaining balance was a staggering £63 quadrillion. The

Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a fine imposed on search giant Google which is roughly a million times more than the combined GDP of the entire world. Judge Sergei Samuylov said there were no grounds to review the imposition of the 91.5 quintillion rouble fine (around €1.2 quintillion or &pou

A truck that was deployed to repair a sinkhole in New Jersey this week fell victim to another sinkhole, which swallowed up the entire vehicle. The massive sinkhole opened up in Phillipsburg on Tuesday. The truck fell into it when it was in the neighbourhood to help repair another sinkhole that opene

A former HSBC executive has been narrowly spared jail after orchestrating a systematic rail fare fraud that saved him nearly £6,000.

A rare Pokémon card made history this Monday in New Jersey, fetching a staggering $16,492,000 (c. 12,150,000) at auction and shattering the record for the most expensive trading card ever sold publicly. Consigned by American influencer Logan Paul via Goldin Auctions, the legendary "Poké

A local authority is recruiting a team of professional sniffers to help identify businesses producing bad smells. Brendola, a small town of around 4,000 people in northern Italy, is putting together a team of six "odour evaluators" following complaints from local residents about bad smells, The Guar

An athlete who defrauded a teammate has now also beaten her victim to a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Julia Simon came first in the women's 15km biathlon – which combines skiing and rifle shooting. Her victim and teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, came in 80th place.

A manufacturing blunder in China has resulted in a windfall for a factory worker whose error birthed an unlikely cultural icon in the form of a crying horse plushie.

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, issued a formal apology after a promotional error led to the accidental distribution of over $40 billion (c. £30bn) in Bitcoin to its users. During a marketing event on Friday, intended to gift users small cash rewards of roughly 2,000 won (c. &

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has sent a Valentine’s Day card to every MP and MSP, urging politicians to “turn on” the North Sea and end policies that are accelerating job losses, weakening energy security and increasing emissions.

Macau’s Grand Emperor Hotel has dismantled its signature "golden pathway", selling the 79kg of bullion that once lined its lobby floor for approximately $12.8 million (c. £9.6m).

The Royal Australian Mint has been forced to defend its new commemorative coins depicting Queen Elizabeth II after they were widely mocked on social media. The $5 and 50c coins, which mark 100 years since the late monarch's birth, have been criticised for bearing little resemblance to her.