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KitKat, owned by Swiss food giant Nestle, confirmed in a statement sent to AFP on Saturday, March 28 that "a truck transporting 413,793 units of its new chocolate range has been stolen during transit in Europe." The shipment, weighing around 12 metric tons, disappeared last week while heading between production and distribution locations, it said.

"We've always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat," a spokesperson for the brand said, referring to its catchphrase. "But it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate."

Glad it was Nestle that got got. Fuck 'em.

Who knew that a creature resembling a giant guinea pig could move so fast and hide so well?

Removal work of a massive steel pipe that burst out of the ground during sewer construction work starts in Osaka.

Caught in a viral video, the duo’s graveyard escapade was interrupted by a witness threatening police action.

In the 38-second clip, the couple’s “sexy time” was interrupted by a woman, who berated them as the couple put their clothes back on.

“You two again! They have been caught naked here several times already. I am going to call the police,” she can be heard yelling at the couple while the man can be heard apologising.

Maker of bizarre caffeine brew says it prevents sleepiness in spring and heatstroke in summer; experts say it is toxic and of no benefit at all.

Alcoholic goes to hospital for check-up but rejects operation which would require surgeons to cut his neck to remove eating implement.

Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name.

A German tourist filed a lawsuit claiming he felt unpleasant symptoms after eating tacos with salsa at Los Tacos No 1

Already?? Are people just a lot more horny when it's cold outside?

Woman has participated in wedding banquets about every 10 days in past 3 years, sometimes bringing home 30kg of untouched leftover food.

He should have punched harder and knocked some sense into himself.

Austin Appelbee swam four kilometres to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday with his mother, Joanne Appelbee, 47, brother Beau, 12, and sister Grace, 8, police said.

Austin said he initially set off for help on an inflatable kayak that was taking water. He abandoned the kayak, then took off his life jacket because it impeded his swimming.

He said he tried to focus on positive thoughts as he swam for around four hours through rough seas for shore, raising the alarm at 6 p.m.

"The waves are massive and I have no life jacket on. … I just kept thinking, just keep swimming, just keep swimming," Austin said on Tuesday. "And then I finally I made it to shore and I hit the bottom of the beach and I just collapsed."

The family, from the state capital, Perth, were on vacation and were using kayaks and paddle boards hired from their hotel around noon when rough ocean and wind conditions started dragging them out to sea.

A search helicopter found the mom and two children wearing life jackets and clinging to a paddleboard at 8:30 p.m., police said. They had drifted 14 kilometres from Quindalup in Western Australia state, after spending up to 10 hours in the water.

"The actions of the 13-year-old boy cannot be praised highly enough — his determination and courage ultimately saved the lives of his mother and siblings," Insp. James Bradley said.

Joanne Appelbee told reporters on Tuesday she sent her oldest child for help because she could not leave the three children.

"One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin, 'Try and get to shore and get some help. This could get really serious really quickly,'" she told Australian Broadcasting Corp.

She said she was confident he would reach shore but was filled with doubt as the sun set and help had not arrived.

Ontario's Wiarton Willie is a staple on Groundhog Day, one of the many animal prognosticators that emerge to give good or bad weather news, depending on if you love or hate winter. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)