From Mark Zuckerberg's McDonald's order to India's runaway train: The week's offbeat news

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How laid-back: Burkina Faso is trying to persuade its most famous amateur stuntman to wear a helmet now he is 72. But Rasmane Ouedraogo - known as "Rastafou" (or Crazy Rasta) - who speeds around his hometown of Koudougou lying on his moped and steering it with his feet, is not convinced. National television gifted him with head to toe protection gear but Rastafou has been reluctant to wear it, saying, "I'm continuing with my stunts, trusting in God." Image Credit: AFP

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Just like us: He's the fourth richest man in the world, but when Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg visited the gourmet paradise that is Japan, where do you think he ate? McDonald's of course. Zuckerberg posted pictures of his tray of chicken nuggets, teriyaki burger and fries. "Japanese McDonald's: 10/10. Give these guys a Michelin star," he wrote. Image Credit: Instagram/zuck

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Lucky brake: A runaway train barrelled 70 kilometres (43 miles) across India without a driver after a crew change went disastrously wrong. The engine and its 50 carriages shot off solo from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir into neighbouring Punjab, hitting speeds of 100 kilometres an hour before it was stopped. Miraculously no one was hurt. Image Credit: ANI

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No turding back: Politicians that walk the talk are a rare breed. But French President Emmanuel Macron is prepared to put his body on the line by swimming in the Seine to prove his government has cleaned all sewage from the river for the Paris Olympics this year. "I'll do it, but I won't give you the date," he told reporters, with the city's mayor saying she would also take the plunge. Image Credit: Reuters

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Swiss rolling in it: Swiss banks are not renowned for their generosity. But Zurich Cantonal Bank double paid the city's municipality after a computer glitch. Staff have unfortunately got to pay the money back, though one cheeky chap wrote to his bosses to say, "Thank you. Please repeat." The error was pinned on software from a supplier to telecoms operator Swisscom. Image Credit: AFP

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