Paris, Aug 22, 2025 (AFP) - Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

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2025-08-22

From a bear cooling down in an ice cream parlour to Japanese staff who took quality control too far. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. A swanky Japanese sleeper train has suspended crew members for helping themselves to expensive wines for years in the name of "quality control". "Some were repeatedly drinking more than they were allowed to as part of quality control testing," JR East, which runs the luxury Shiki-Shim......

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