Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADDS THE UPDATE TO THE SECOND SENTENCE - In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, the female green green turtle nicknamed "Bank" swims ...

Weeks after the euro became official, the European Union is complaining that Thai 10-baht coins -- worth a mere 26 euro cents -- have been showing up in vending machines all over Europe. The coin is ...

Thai surgeons on Monday performed an emergency operation to avoid breaking the "Bank" -- the nickname of a sea turtle who had ingested 915 coins that were cracking its shell. Veterinarians in Bangkok ...

BANGKOK — It took several hours for veterinarians in Thailand to remove 915 coins from inside a green sea turtle. The turtle been eating the coins as tourists tossed them into her pond for good luck. ...

A THAI coin, which is identical in weight and size - but not value - to the new two euro coin, could cause problems for vending machine operators in the Republic. A THAI coin, which is identical in ...

Reporting from BANGKOK — Tourists in eastern Thailand used to toss coins at a green sea turtle that lived in a pond in eastern Thailand, wishing for luck and longevity. But swallowing the shiny ...

BANGKOK – Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins. Veterinarians in ...

BANGKOK — Tourists used to toss coins at a green sea turtle that lived in a pond in eastern Thailand, wishing for luck and longevity. But swallowing the shiny tidbits turned out to be a death sentence ...