Image copyright Anonymouse Image caption Anonymouse’s work has tiny details only visible close-up, including a sign saying which credit cards the restaurant accepts A miniature street scene has been created at pavement level in a Swedish city, apparently to cater to the local mouse population. The scene is built into …

Image copyright Alamy Image caption An earlier attempt to turn Eylau Castle into a hotel failed for financial reasons Prosecutors in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region are demanding that the local authorities restore Eylau Castle, a 14th Century fortress built by the Teutonic Knights but gutted in a major fire in 2014. The …

Image copyright AFP Image caption The grey wolf is a protected species, so the vest’s inventor needed a non-lethal solution Dogs in one town in Finland are to be kitted out in special vests to protect them from wolf attacks. According to Finnish broadcaster YLE, residents of the town of …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Original emojis. The successful candidate will be paid per emoji for translation jobs A company in London has advertised for an emoji translator in what is thought to be the first such job worldwide. The role will involve explaining cross-cultural misunderstandings in the use of …

Image copyright Game of War A man went on a $1m (£800,000) spending spree on the Game of War app after stealing $4.8m from his employer. Kevin Lee Co, 45, from Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to fraudulently using company credit cards to steal the money. Court documents reveal Mr Co …

Cindy and Lana have a son and a daughter and form one of Taiwan’s newest types of family. They hope same-sex marriage will be legalised there, a move that would make Taiwan the first place in Asia to approve it. But opposition is growing, especially from religious groups. The BBC’s …

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Delphine Traore Maidou from Burkina Faso is the head of insurance giant Allianz in Africa and she wants to see more people who “look like her” in the top jobs. In her work she tries to mentor others so she doesn’t end up “sitting alone in the C-suite as a …

12 December 2016 Last updated at 19:12 GMT A couple in Germany who love Christmas have decorated 100 trees this year. They started two months ago.

Madonna delivers a powerful acceptance speech as she picks up the Woman of the Year award at the Billboards. Before the speech, Anderson Cooper introduced Madonna with a heartfelt tribute to her ongoing influence. “Madonna is Billboard’s Woman of the Year, but as far as I’m concerned in terms of …