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Swedish baby wins TV fame in US

A Swedish baby and her King Charles Spaniel scored more than three million views on America’s Funniest Home Videos in just one day, after the baby's father sent a video of the then six-month-old being bowled over by the puppy.

Swedish baby wins TV fame in US
A screenshot of Alma and Maja before the collision from America's Funniest Home Videos
The child's father Viktor Johansson was at a friend's house in Gothenburg when his partner Sara Sandstig sent him a video clip of Alma, now 14-months-old, being knocked for six by their dog Maja. 
 
“At first I was terrified, but when I got home, I saw that all was well,” he told his local Göteborgs-Posten newspaper
 
The family found the clip so funny that they sent it to America’s Funniest Home Videos, the long-running US reality show aired by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). 
 
On Friday the clip made the top of the program’s Facebook page, since when it has gained more than three million views. 
 
“The video seems to have aroused a lot of thoughts and feelings,” Johansson said. “Some people accuse my partner of being a bad mother, but others defend her. I really hadn’t expected such a response. I’m almost a little shocked.” 
 
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Meet the German airport dog sniffing out huge bundles of cash

Money talks, they say, but for some, money also smells.

Meet the German airport dog sniffing out huge bundles of cash
Here's an archive photo of Aki with some of her cash finds. Photo: DPA

Aki, a nine-year old Belgian Shepherd dog based at Frankfurt's international airport in Germany, sniffed out almost a quarter of million euros in cash from travellers in a few days.

Between the end of June and the start of July, Aki caught 12 passengers carrying a total of €247,280 ($290,540), according to the airport's customs office.

In one incident, the nosy mutt sniffed out almost €52,000 in the belt bag of a passenger.

Other cash was found in handbags, shoulder bags and inside jacket pockets.

“With her keen nose, Aki supports the custom officers… in the fight against tax evasion, money laundering and international terrorism,” said Isabell Gillmann, spokeswoman at the customs office in Frankfurt, Germany's business capital.

READ ALSO: Customs dog sniffs out €1.2 million in cash at Düsseldorf airport

All 12 travellers could face fines.

In 2019, customs officials in Frankfurt caught passengers carrying a total of around €23.6 million in undeclared cash.

According to EU laws in place since 2007, if passengers enter or leave the EU with €10,000 or more in cash, they must declare it and its origins to Customs.

These regulations are in place to help investigators detect any illegal activity involving high volumes of cash, such as drug trafficking or money laundering.

Corona dogs?

German sniffer dogs may also be put to use in the battle against coronavirus.

Researchers from Hanover's University of Veterinary Medicine found in July that man's best friend could detect Covid-19 in human samples, suggesting that in future they could be deployed in transport centres or sporting events.

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