The Pope has commended the work of tax collectors, offering words of encouragement to those whose "work appears to be thankless".
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A scheme to allegedly smuggle thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine into Europe has been foiled by Colombian authorities.
The Royal Mint has released a new coin ahead of Chinese New Year, in celebration of the Year of the Tiger.
The studio behind children's TV phenomenon Peppa Pig is suing a Vietnamese rival over its cartoon about a childlike wolf.
The Beatles and John Lennon memorabilia are set to be sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) by John Lennon's eldest son, Julian.
Loyal fans of Hollywood star Ana de Armas are suing a film studio for $5 million after renting a film in the mistaken belief that she was in it alongside actress Lily James. Ms de Armas – who shot to fame with her appearance in Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out and No Time to Die – appeared
A Henry III gold penny found buried in farmland in the Devon village of Hemyock has been sold at an auction for a record £648,000. The penny was found buried 10cm deep by metal detectorist Michael Leigh-Mallory.
Women have been banned from the front seats of trucks in Uganda after being branded a road hazard.
Ed Sheeran has submitted plans to add a burial zone to a new chapel on his £3.7 million estate.
Happy couples have been banned from laughing at their weddings by authorities in the south of Russia.
An Italian couple have won a nearly two-decade-long court battle over their neighbour's toilet flushing loudly in the night. The couple, from La Spezia, launched the case in 2003 shortly after their neighbours installed a new bathroom adjacent to the couple's bedroom.
A rare 555.55-carat black diamond is set to be sold at a Sotheby's auction next month.
Hundreds of thousands of boxes of Kellogg's cereals have been seized by Mexican authorities for being too appealing to children.
A cat has been taken into custody after a woman called police because her cats were fighting. The 52-year-old woman in Omaha, Nebraska said she tried to break up the fight and verbally told the aggressor she would "put it in its room".
A court has upheld the sacking of two police officers who ignored an ongoing robbery to continue playing Pokémon Go. Los Angeles police officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were recorded dismissing a call to assist with the robbery while boasting of catching rare Pokémon in the mobi