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Mark Zuckerberg killed a goat and served it up for dinner to Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, a dalek display could be exterminated by planning regulations and an Australian bar ran out of free beer: Here's our round-up of odd news stories around the world:

Doomsday clock

The Doomsday Clock will remain at two minutes to midnight for the second year running, scientists have announced.

The clock, which serves as a metaphor for global apocalypse, was moved forward by 30 seconds to two minutes before midnight by the clock's keepers in January 2018.

The announcement on Thursday means the clock remains the closest to midnight it has ever been, with the last time it was set to this time in 1953.

Cold goat dinner

Mark Zuckerberg once offered Jack Dorsey cold goat that he had killed himself for dinner, the Twitter boss has revealed in an interview.

Mr Dorsey recalled the bizarre meal between the two social network leaders in an interview with Rolling Stone, claiming that Mr Zuckerberg used a form of laser or stun gun and a knife to kill the animal - though Mr Zuckerberg did not perform the ritual in front of him.

The Twitter co-founder said he decided to only eat the accompanying salad during the "memorable" encounter because it was cold.

Drunken mistake

A drunk man took the wrong Lyft taxi and tried to get into a house he mistakenly thought was his home, police in Maine said.

Cape Elizabeth police said the man mistakenly got into a Lyft summoned by a man who lived next door. The man was dropped off in the early hours of the morning and staggered towards a nearby home, believing it to be his, police said.

He caused a commotion trying to get in, leading the homeowner to call the police. Cape Elizabeth police chief Paul Fenton said the intoxicated man was taken back to the police station to sober up. Mr Fenton said the homeowner did not want to press charges and that the man was very sorry.

Dalek decision

A family that runs a homemade sci-fi museum from their basement fear they may have to close because a Dalek on display in their front garden doesn't comply with planning regulations.

The owners of the homemade Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale, Northumberland, have been told they must remove the shed housing the replica Dalek at the front of their house by February 5.

Neil Cole, museum owner, art teacher and member of the Dalek Builder's Guild, put the monster together with his students at an after-school club. The full-size replica Dalek is stored outside the entrance to the museum in a custom-built shed, but the structure requires planning permission which would not likely be granted, as it doesn't fit with the character of the Grade-two listed property.

Dog rescue

A St Bernard dog that ran away from a foster home in Minnesota has been found alive after surviving 17 days in freezing temperatures.

Ruff Start Rescue director Azure Davis said she was not sure the 10-year-old dog named Old Lady was alive after so much time had passed. Old Lady bolted from her foster home on January 4 and her leash got tangled in the woods in Zimmerman.

Posters were posted and search parties were formed but there was no sign of Old Lady until Monday. A grandfather and his grandsons spotted her in the woods and called law enforcement, which notified Ruff Start Rescue. Old Lady is frostbitten and malnourished, but rescuers said her vital signs are strong.

Free beer

A bar in Adelaide which promised free beer if the mercury topped 45C (113F) ran out after temperatures in the Australian city set a national heat record.

The Red Lion Hotel promised the free beer only while the temperature exceeded that benchmark, but the heat in the South Australia state capital peaked at a searing 46.6C (115.9F). Bar manager Stephen Firth said the pub ran dry after giving away more than 700 litres (185 gallons) of beer over more than two hours.

"We probably thought it would come around one day, but we didn't think it would be for such a prolonged period," Mr Firth said.