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Optical illusion brain teaser: Find the diamond ring hidden among piles of carrots and bunnies; You are a genius if you spot it in a minute!

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World - / Aug 7, 2026 - Quote of the day by Mignon McLaughlin: 'The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it' and why some things never change - Human character possesses a remarkable capacity for self-deception, particularly when it comes to the pursuit of virtue. When Mignon McLaughlin, an American journalist, editor and author best known for her sharp aphorisms, penned the observation that

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World - / Aug 7, 2026 - Quote of the day by JD Vance on 'Limousine socialists': 'They're not promising you industry, they're not promising you good jobs, what they are promising you is...' Vice President JD Vance recently unleashed a brutal attack on what he called 'limousine socialists' as he spoke against Democratic Abdul El-Sayed who won the Michigan primary. Though it is a rant against a Democrat politician, it reflected Vance's

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Is Pirro About To Target Fauci? Trump Fury And MAGA Pressure Ignite New Washington Storm

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'Will Fauci Go To Prison?': Josh Hawley Lays Out Explosive Case As Contempt Vote Erupts | Watch"

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On Cam: Trump Debuts 'Secret' Wig After Vegas Disaster; New Hairstyle Brutally Mocked | Watch

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Trump 'PICKS' His MAGA Heir: Not Rubio, But JD Vance To Be America's Next President? | Report

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Russia Says It Hit 'Military Cargo' Ships Near Ukraine's Odessa As Black Sea Tensions Soar

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Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii actress Tina Parekh ditched designer lehenga and lavish venue; opted for a simple wedding surrounded by family in an ashram

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8 traditional varieties of South Indian idlis that are perfect for breakfast

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Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani look straight out of modern-day 'Ramayan' in regal Gopi Vaid ensembles

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10 TRENDY THREE-LETTER BABY NAMES WITH BEAUTIFUL MEANINGS

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Your 50s could decide how many years you live without dementia: Study says controlling 3 midlife health risks may add up to 12.6 healthy brain years

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Influencer Sydney Towle passes away at 26 after rare cancer battle; emotional message resurfaces, brother recalls her final days: 'She was very at peace'

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'It will end pretty soon': Trump hints at peace in US-Iran war; Tehran mocks 'theatre diplomacy'

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Quote of the day by Martha Nussbaum: 'Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior' and how our education system forgot the second half

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Hawaii congressional candidate Kirill Basin allegedly threatened beachgoers in Maui; after being knocked unconscious, he was charged and held on $1 million bail

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'USCIS makes mistakes': Immigration expert breaks down new H-1B, Green Card rule, calls its another step in dismantling legal immigration

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Popeyes sued for $1.5 million after customers claim they found 'condom-like' object in fried chicken

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'12 years in the US, leaving with empty hands': Indian woman says her H-1B was revoked because employer didn't run payroll

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In 2025, CBP agents entered Leo Feler's Chicago property without a warrant; in 2026, he sued the US government over about $30,000 in damage

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'Islamification of the country has to stop': McKinney council meeting extends for 5 hours over debate on mosque project, plan gets nod after massive fight

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Missile impossible: Trump's Iran war runs into dwindling arsenal?

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Indian-origin landlord sued in Pennsylvania for harassing tenant: Only wore khaki pants, showed photo of naked man and woman

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US student visas for Indians drop 62%; CIS report urges scrapping of OPT programme

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Vance over Rubio for 2028? What Trump reportedly told donors at private meeting

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In 2023, an Oregon veterinarian left a $150,000 job to 'soft retire'; three years later, relief work pays about twice as much

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Unknown gunmen kill Pakistani policeman, abduct another in separate incidents

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Pakistan's crackdown in PoK: How Islamabad is tightening information chokehold amid global scrutiny

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Imran Khan's three years in jail spark protests across Pakistan; over 100 held

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Peace talks abroad, protests at home: The many contradictions shaping Pakistan today

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Hand grenade explosion kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

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NOC to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi - Pakistan restricts foreign journalists amid PoK crackdown

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Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander

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11:49 - 'How do you explain US, China?' Former India envoy counters Pakistan army's 'kaafir' remark

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'Long history of unlawful violence': Global watchdogs condemn Pakistan's crackdown in PoK

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Indian agents killed over 30 LeT operatives in Pakistan since 2020, claims Lashkar leader

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'They'll arrest us at hospitals': PoK protesters risk death over electricity, flour demands

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'15-year-olds shot, only asked for basic rights': Inside the deadly PoK crackdown

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'Do not befriend Kaafirs': Pakistani general levels terror allegations against India

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Pakistan restricts digital news websites reporting on PoK protests, crackdowns: Report

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'Double tap': How terrorists are trapping Pakistan's security personnel

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Peace rally in Pakistan rocked by suicide blast; 14 killed, 20 injured

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Bangladesh Chalo: Defiant Hasina says will return, not afraid of jail or death

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Video shows petrol bomb attack on Shakib Al Hasan's home after Hasina's Delhi presser

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'May be jailed, but I'll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina

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'Tried to set it on fire': Shakib Al Hasan's house attacked after he attends Hasina's presser

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'Won't leave him behind': Against all odds, Purja's 'formidable rival' brings his body back to Broad Peak base camp

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'Students emotionally manipulated': Sheikh Hasina on 'truth' behind protests that led to her ouster

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Ahead of Hasina's presser, Bangladesh warns TV channels against broadcasting her statements

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Quote of the day by Chandrika Kumaratunga: 'Power is a joke, but it gives me the authority to do what I think I need to do for the country'

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Bangladesh seeks India's stand on Sheikh Hasina's Aug 5 virtual address

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Nearly 200 deaths linked to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro in the UK

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Meet Betty Bromage: 97-year-old breaks her own Guinness World Record as oldest female wing walker after recovering from stroke

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Newly elected PoK legislator is on police bail in UK for child sex offences: Report

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Andy Burnham 'personally intervenes' as UK reviews early release of grooming gang offenders

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'He deserves to be remembered': British man who wrongly spent 11 years in jail raises funds to restore murder victim's grave

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UK officials issued a legal warning after protected seahorses were disturbed; divers should observe for under five minutes and never touch or pursue them

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Meet 'Granny H', the mystery grandma who leaves knitted toys in a village in England that kids can't wait to find!

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Who is Jason Arday? Cambridge professor resigns amid plagiarism allegations

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Birmingham weather forecast: Light showers expected August 6, with warming trend ahead

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures today, August 6, 2026

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Manchester weather forecast: Light rain and sunny intervals expected August 6, 2026

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and rain expected August 6, with warming trend

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 6

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Birmingham weather forecast: Light showers expected August 6, with warmer sunnier days ahead

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Newcastle weather forecast: Sunny intervals and showers today, warming trend ahead

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Pakistan crackdown in PoK draws protests on UK streets

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Quote of the day by Michel Foucault: 'Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are' and how every self-help guru got it wrong

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Since 2018, Europe's forests have lost 46% more biomass per hectare each year; drought and bark beetles are weakening a carbon sink that stored 72% less CO2 in 2020–2022

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Built over 2,300 years ago, this ancient Greek theatre still stages live performances with extraordinary natural acoustics

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German airport stops flights after armed drone sighting, collision

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'New level of danger': Explosive drone found near Ukrainian cargo plane at Germany airport

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Quote of the day inspired by Homer's Odyssey: 'Men are so quick to blame the gods, they say that...' — and why the worst disasters are always self-inflicted

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Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making..." - a timeless lesson on patience, strategy and knowing when not to act

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'Black widows': Russian women accused of marrying soldiers to claim war death payouts

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Ukraine orders evacuation of Kramatorsk region as Russian strikes kills 17

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Quote of the day by Socrates: "The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in..." - why this timeless lesson on contentment still matters today

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Meet Princess Isabella: Denmark's 19-year-old royal joins the military, declines pay and enters the country's new 11-month conscription programme

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A 45,000-year-old crystal tool found in France suggests Neanderthals chose beauty as well as practicality

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Polish swimmer becomes the first person to swim from Sweden to Poland across the Baltic Sea in 55 hours

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Russia-Ukraine war intensifies: Overnight airstrikes kill 14 in Kyiv, damage warehouses, spark fire - watch

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Russian drone chases Ukrainian vegetable seller in 'safari' attack - Watch

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EU eyes tougher border controls after Ceuta migrant surge triggers alarm

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'Baseless accusations': Beijing protests Japan's assessment of China as 'greatest strategic challenge'

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Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: 'You don't get to do over parts or go back and change your path. Your life is decided by...' and how split-second choices reveal who you really are when there's no safety net

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China develops world's first tunnel boring and blasting machine

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World's oldest amber has been found in China, and it is 65 million years older than expected

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China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world's largest diversion project now serves 185 million people

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Chinese man didn't invite his mother to his wedding because he was ashamed of her looks; boss fired him and gave her the job

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Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China's young workers feel economic squeeze

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In the 1960s, China sent hundreds of young foresters into a dying landscape. Today it is home to the world's largest man-made forest

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China built a futuristic city for 300,000 people. It soon became the world's most famous 'ghost city'

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Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: 'Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful' and a philosophy that can't be lied to

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'It will end pretty soon': Trump hints at peace in US-Iran war; Tehran mocks 'theatre diplomacy'

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Saudi Arabia, pushes defence ties amid West Asia escalation

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30 Yemeni soldiers killed by Iran-backed Houthis amid heightened West Asia tensions

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'Crazy radicals who want war to continue': Vance sees 'messy' negotiations with Iran ahead

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'No fees or tolls': How the Iran-Oman deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz will work

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'Enemies sought to replicate Syria's fate': Pezeshkian hails Mojtaba Khamenei for 'united' Iran

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'Very difficult to communicate': Iran President Pezeshkian on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

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Deal on Hormuz shipping route reached with Oman, says Iran

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Indian expat from Kerala killed in Dubai gas cylinder blast; colleague recalls moments before explosion

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'Extremely hazardous': Seafarers' union urges PM Modi to deploy Navy after Indian vessel sinks

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Seven blasts rock Dubai's Jebel Ali as massive fire erupts near strategic port amid Iran war

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'We'll know in 48 hours': Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

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Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including dozens of children, recovered from 2023 strike

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Iran won't escalate tensions but will defend itself, says Pezeshkian as Donald Trump claims Tehran has 'last chance'

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'Hamas must be disarmed': Netanyahu acknowledges differences with Trump over Gaza framework

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Iran planned strikes on Ukraine but backed down after Kyiv's 'apology'

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Quote of the day by Michael Fassbender: "I've always been more inclined to go out to work than..." - why success doesn't always begin in a classroom

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's $450 million superyacht hides a secret sea cabin deep inside the hull, designed to reduce seasickness and ensure peaceful sleep during rough voyages

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Canadian man pleads guilty in US cybercrime case over cloud hack, extorting millions from victims

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Canada deported 3,323 Indians in first half of 2026: Report

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The 'Caspian Sea Monster': How a Cold War spy satellite uncovered a mysterious 100-metre Soviet craft unlike any aircraft ever built

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Japan's National Route 339 becomes a 362-step staircase near Cape Tappi, making it the country's only pedestrian-only national highway

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Quote of the day by Keanu Reeves: 'Grief changes shape, but it never ends,' and why healing is not the same as forgetting

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In 1997, Kazakhstan began surrounding Astana with trees; around 78,000 hectares were forested to slow dust, wind and blizzards

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In 1986, Australia eradicated rabbits from an island stripped bare by 150 years of grazing; native vegetation and seabird habitat are returning

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In the 1920s, New Zealand sent prisoners to plant a barren volcanic plateau, laying the foundation for today's 205,000-hectare forest

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In the 1980s, Niger's farmers stopped clearing "dead" tree stumps; hidden roots regrew 200 million trees across five million hectares

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Meet Richard Turere, the Kenyan teen who built flashing "Lion Lights" from scrap as an 11-year-old and stopped lions from taking his family's cattle

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Quote of the day by Emma Watson: 'Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do,' and why limits are often imposed before they are real

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In 1915, New Mexico built a $1 million mining utopia for 4,000 residents; six years later, it was empty, and the copper mine eventually swallowed the town

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Beginning in 2007, South Korea planted about 3,046 hectares of forest in Mongolia to help combat desertification and reduce Gobi dust reaching the Korean Peninsula

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What is 'kokushobi'? Japan's new word for extreme heat after soaring temperatures kill lions and overwhelm hospitals

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Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars

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Rebecca DePaula was an NYPD officer, pastor and mother of three; her family is demanding an investigation after she died following surgery in the Dominican Republic

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In 1994, Alabama sank 100 retired M60 battle tanks in the Gulf, giving obsolete military machines a 50-year second life as fish reefs

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New York capped what was once one of the world's largest garbage dumps; its 2,200 acres are becoming grasslands and wetlands that support rare nesting birds

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In 2018, scientists spread 30 truckloads of coffee pulp on a degraded Costa Rican pasture; two years later, tree canopy exceeded 80%, compared with about 20% in an untreated plot

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Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: "I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be..." - an inspiring lesson on finding your own path

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In 2020, Boston introduced a floating wetland in the Charles River to test whether plant roots could help curb algal blooms

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Fifteen volunteers spent 40 days inside a French cave without clocks, sunlight or phones and emerged believing only 30 days had passed

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Quote of the day by Princess Diana: "Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to..." - a timeless lesson on humility, compassion and leading through kindness

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Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "What is the point of being on this Earth if you..." - a timeless lesson on being unapologetically yourself

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North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity

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In 1977, California removed the last introduced grazing herbivores from San Miguel Island; a landscape once described as a "barren lump of sand" is now covered with recovering native vegetation

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'Why December? She should come now': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's aide challenges Sheikh Hasina

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million project to save 100 of world's most threatened species, from salamanders and pangolins to rare pigs

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In 2018, Australia sank the retired 127-metre military transport ship HMAS Tobruk; the former warship now supports an artificial reef inhabited by corals, turtles, rays and sharks

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Who was Mina Chan? ENHYPEN fan dies by suicide at 26 as Ni-ki faces backlash over livestream remarks

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On a budget! Woman reveals how she survives in NYC on a $35K annual income - she lives in a Brooklyn apartment, eats out, and still enjoys life

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Florida woman flight instructor safely lands an aircraft on busy Interstate 10 after engine trouble, then tells drivers, "My fault for the traffic guys"

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US judge clears way for Trump admin to end deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians

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RANDOM MUSING | Empire's Guilt? How Cambridge's youngest black professor 'conned' Great Britain

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Sydney Towle health update: TikTok star enters hospice after courageous three-year battle with rare cancer

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Scientists tested road dust in 7 eastern US cities; metals from old factories and decades-old pesticides were still sitting near parks and schools

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Who is Sadhana Gollapudi? Row over Indian woman's dancing video as she's baselessly accused of visa fraud; attorney says she's US citizen

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Beginning in 1999, Virginia scientists scattered about 70 million eelgrass seeds, helping nearly 9,000 acres of seagrass return

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Top 7 US employers pay H-1B workers 50% more than national median: Report

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Canadian woman who slapped teen wearing pro-Trump clothing faces deportation

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Detroit was built for 2 million people, but its shrinking population turned abandoned lots into one of America's largest urban farming movements

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In 1894, a conservationist rowed hundreds of flightless birds to a remote island; then he lived there for 14 years to protect them

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New York recycled almost 5,000 discarded toilets into artificial oyster reefs beneath Jamaica Bay instead of sending them to landfill; know why

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