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An eight-year-old boy, abandoned in the company of his family’s six dogs for years in Thailand, could communicate only by barking, authorities found when they turned up to check on him in response to reports from a local school principal and child activist. The boy had not been to school in two years despite his mother receiving about 400 baht (US$12) in government education support funds to enrol him in classes, according to news site Khaosod English. Neighbours said the 46-year-old would beg for money and food at local villages and temples, leaving her son with only the dogs for company at their single-storey wooden house in northern Thailand’s Uttaradit...

(The Hong Kong Commercial Daily reported on Monday that Chow’s property, named "Sunshine Garden," was initially acquired by the actor for HK$128 million in 2010. It was put on the market in 2022 for HK$220 million. The estate covers 236 square meters and includes a 186 square meter flower garden adjacent to it. Chow has neither resided in nor rented out the property since he bought it. Sources indicate that the actor is particular about who may view the house, restricting access to select potential buyers. This property is among the highest value real estate holdings in Chow’s portfolio. He and his family own at least seven houses and a plot of land, collectively worth over...

A cat-loving elderly man in China wants to leave his inheritance to strangers on the condition that they provide unconditional care for his beloved feline. The wish of the 82-year-old, surnamed Long, from southern China’s Guangdong province has sparked a heated discussion on mainland social media. Long is still searching for someone to look after his pet, Xianba, after he dies. Mainland media outlets report that Long has no children and lived alone after his wife died a decade ago. He adopted four stray cats on a rainy day: Xianba and her three kittens. Only Xianba remains with him, prompting Long to begin looking for carers in case he dies before her. According to Guangdong...

  A 33-year-old man in China recently faced a medical emergency that sounds like something out of a horror film: doctors found a live, foot-long eel wriggling inside his abdominal cavity Chinese newspaper Huaihua Daily reported that the bizarre ordeal began when the unnamed man arrived at an emergency room, sweating profusely and experiencing excruciating stomach pain. Doctors at the hospital were immediately concerned, observing his pale complexion and fearing a severe infection. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a mysterious foreign object lodged within his abdomen, prompting an urgent laparoscopic surgery to investigate. During the operation, medical professionals were...

Pop star Taylor Swift looks to be having anything but a "Cruel Summer" as she soaks up every available opportunity to spend time with her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce ahead of football season. But even before Swift, 35, and Kelce, 35, began dating, the songstress had made a reputation for herself for being the season's hostess with the mostest—particularly when it comes to the Fourth of July. Beginning in 2013, the same year that she purchased her Watch Hill dwelling for $17.75 million, Swift has gathered some of her nearest and dearest at the property to mark the patriotic holiday in true celebrity style. (Swift is known for throwing elaborate parties at her sprawling...