Woman injured after being shot in the face with a hot dog

A Philadelphia Phillies fan has reportedly been injured after the team’s mascot shot her in the face with a hot dug cannon. The woman was left with minor bruising under one eye, and has been offered free tickets to the next Phillies game as compensation.

Burger King Russia pulls pregnancy promotion

Burger King Russia has apologised after offering the equivalent of £35,000 and free hamburgers for life to any woman who got pregnant to a World Cup footballer. It has since abandoned the promotion.

Algeria turns off the internet to tackle cheating

Officials in Algeria have cut off the country’s internet access in a bid to stop cheating during high-school examinations. The Algerian government will maintain the internet blackouts for the next six days, following widespread cheating during the 2016 high school diploma exams.