China’s pig-intestine latte, an ingested toothbrush removed: 5 trending stories

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1. Chinese cafe goes viral over coffee drink laced with cooked pig intestine

A cafe in southwestern China has been thrust into the limelight thanks to its newly launched coffee, which is made with cooked pork intestines.

2. Chinese man, 64, finds toothbrush he swallowed at age 12 stuck in intestine

A 64-year-old man in China who swallowed a toothbrush when he was 12 years old has finally had it removed from his stomach in an 80-minute surgical procedure. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
A 64-year-old man in China who swallowed a toothbrush when he was 12 years old has finally had it removed from his stomach in an 80-minute surgical procedure. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

A 64-year-old Chinese man who felt a strange sensation in his stomach and went to the doctor was shocked to discover that a toothbrush had been stuck in his intestines for 52 years. The man, surnamed Yang, from eastern China’s Anhui province, said he remembered swallowing it at the age of 12 and was too scared to tell his parents about it.

3. China father and son back in news as son honours dad 15 years after viral photo

A hard-working Chinese man and his son, who went viral thanks to a photo taken 15 years ago when the boy was a toddler, are back in the spotlight thanks to a Father’s Day tribute. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper/CCTV
A hard-working Chinese man and his son, who went viral thanks to a photo taken 15 years ago when the boy was a toddler, are back in the spotlight thanks to a Father’s Day tribute. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper/CCTV

  

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