Paris, France, Feb 6, 2026 (AFP) - Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

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2026-02-06

From the morose mare cheering up China to some below the belt rumours at the Winter Olympics... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. - Why the long face? - A manufacturing boob has turned a smiling horse plushie into an icon of Chinese youth cheesed off with its gruelling "996" work culture. A worker mistakenly stitched the mouth of the festive foal made for the "Year of the Horse" upside down -- turning its smile into......

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