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In 2023, Reed Hastings invested $100 million to become majority owner of Utah's Powder Mountain; he is now spending another $200 million as the resort expands public and private skiing

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US volunteers fuel Nepal relief, give 800 litres free

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In 1991, Monty Don bought a Herefordshire home with a 2-acre abandoned field; 35 years later, Longmeadow became the garden millions knew from TV

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In 2019, Britain laid tyre-rubber asphalt on the M1; after successful trials, it won UK industry approval in 2021, with up to 750 waste tyres reusable per kilometre

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Belfast weather forecast September 13 2026 sunny intervals chance of rain mild temperatures

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Nottingham weather forecast: High chance of rain today, mild temperatures, and 7-day outlook

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Edinburgh weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected today, September 13, 2026

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Bristol weather forecast: Heavy rain expected today, September 13, 2026, with 95% chance of precipitation

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Glasgow weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, showers expected later in the week

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Sweden opposition holds narrow lead in tight election, projection shows as vote counting continues

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Russia strikes Ukrainian train near Poland border minutes after Boris Johnson, European leaders pass through

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Canada explores EU 'associate membership' as Carney seeks closer ties with Europe amid US trade war

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2 killed, several injured as Russia-Ukraine drone attacks intensify

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Russia strikes truck near Polish border in western Ukraine

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Kremlin says PM Modi, Xi offered Putin their 'good offices' to help end Ukraine war

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Ukraine deploys drone specialists to Africa, Middle East to target Russian interests: Report

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Two giant dams changed Europe's second-longest river. Decades later, scientists found the Danube Delta was being starved of sediment

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Zelensky ready to meet Putin at G20

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Eight killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine; Putin warns Europe over troop deployment

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Germany suspects Russian spy link in Leipzig airport drone plot: Report

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Zelenskyy open to meeting Putin at Miami G20 as Ukraine war continues: Report

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'Western troops in Ukraine would mean war with Russia': Putin ahead of Brics meet

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44 injured, 18-year-old critically hurt after train derails in northern France

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Princess Alexandra of Hanover announces engagement after 10-year romance; who is her fiancé?

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Beijing tightens drone crackdown, bans possession and storage across city from November 15

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China rejects Anthropic allegations of using Claude to train their models

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In 2021, China built its first plastic road using 6,000 milk bottles; the result turned hard-to-recycle plastic waste into useful paving material

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At least 25 killed in cargo ship fire at China's Qingdao port - all you need to know

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China planted three types of forests on the Loess Plateau; 18 years later, natural forests held 8% more soil moisture

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5.3-magnitude quake hits Tibet as region reels from deadly flash floods

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PLA report warns Chinese cities of potential nuclear attacks, flags Japan as 'threat'

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China's 'chemical trap' targets hidden nuclear fuel in seawater, beats US benchmark 8 times over

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China mudslide: One missing person found dead as death toll rises to two; 10 remain missing

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Nearly 'eight vessels per day': Taiwan faces alarming Chinese presence around its territory

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'Some regional countries requested': Iran after meeting with Gulf states in Oman postponed

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Houthis advance in Yemen, attack Saudi Arabia as rebel forces near US base in Djibouti

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'I don't care': Trump on Gulf-Iran talks at Brics Summit

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Brics diplomacy: Iran president says Tehran, UAE want to 'turn the page' on war

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Iran-linked groups used Claude to target US Navy, run propaganda: Report

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Fresh attacks on Strait of Hormuz shipping fuel fears over oil supplies

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Iran, Oman agree on details of new entry and exit routes for Strait of Hormuz, says report

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Two wounded, mosque damaged in Houthi projectile strike on Saudi's Jazan region

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Houthis called us to say they don't want to fight US: Trump

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Saudis shut key pipeline, spark fears of further fuel price rise

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Middle East war: Iraq links Saudi pipeline attack to its territory as Yemen displacement surges

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From Iraq to Yemen: How Iran-linked groups are putting Saudi energy routes under pressure

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Yemen war escalates: Nearly 50,000 flee homes as Iran-backed Houthi offensive threatens Red Sea trade

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At least 7 Kurds killed in Syria prison riot as tensions flare in Kurdish-held Kobani

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Between 1970 and 1991, New Zealand phased sheep off a remote island; the vegetation recovered and even the island's cats eventually disappeared

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In 1995, just 51 rare snakes survived on one tiny Caribbean island; 21 years later their population topped 1,100

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In 1885, Italy forced every resident off Asinara Island and their donkeys were left behind; 131 years later, scientists traced the animals' white coats to one recessive mutation

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In 1957, officials released one male and one female wild sheep on a remote Kerguelen island; 46 years later, their isolated population had higher genetic diversity

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In 1984–85, scientists moved 100 rare frogs into restored forest on New Zealand's Maud Island; nearly 20 years later, 70 founders had been recaptured, and the frogs were heavier and breeding

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Australia switched on a $7.8 million wastewater plant that can process 700 megalitres a year; its inventor says it breaks down stubborn pollutants 16 times more efficiently

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Canadian Citizenship Certificate backlog hits 136,000, wait time now nearly 3 years

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Indian-origin Fiji minister Agni Deo Singh dies in Brisbane during Australia visit at 60

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130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship sinks in Java Sea; 107 rescued, 6 dead - video

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Turkey detains 26 after 'family values' raids on LGBTQ+ groups

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Punjab-origin man killed in Australia truck crash, leaves behind wife and 2 daughters including newborn

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Indian-origin father dies after being struck by truck in Australia, weeks after daughter's birth

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In 2006, NBA star Yao Ming publicly rejected shark-fin soup; WildAid later reported consumption across mainland China had fallen by 80% since 2011

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Japan's Ocean Postbox: In 1999, a Japanese postmaster sank a working mailbox 33 feet into Susami Bay to attract visitors; by 2018, divers had mailed nearly 38,000 waterproof letters

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World's Oldest Message: In 1906, a British biologist released 1,020 weighted bottles with messages to map North Sea currents; 55% returned quickly, while one resurfaced 108 years later

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Priced out of Melbourne, an Australian couple bought 1.5 hectares in Tasmania for $330,000; in 2022 they began a recycled bottle Earthship and completed the home nearly three years later for $880,000

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In 1983, Atari dumped truckloads of unsold video games in a New Mexico landfill; when the site was excavated in 2014, about 1,300 cartridges were recovered, with some later selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars

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At 100, Atlanta's Barbara Haig still drives her white Ford Mustang; she says caution, not age, will determine how long she stays behind the wheel

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Indian-origin lab owner wanted in US over $93m-Medicare fraud; suspect may be in Hyderabad

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Meet Ryan: The 13-year-old who turns thousands of empty cans collected from homes and businesses into money for charities across the West Midlands

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In 2001, Bear Grylls bought a remote Welsh island for £95,000; after four years rebuilding its only house, it now runs off-grid on wind, solar and harvested rainwater

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In 2000, Martha Stewart bought a 152-acre New York farmhouse; 26 years later, the horse farm has 100+ chickens and 11 pheasants after she added 13 chickens and a silver pheasant

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In 2018, Microsoft sank 864 servers 117 feet beneath the North Sea to cool them naturally; two years later, their failure rate was one-eighth that of land-based machines

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Cheyenne's Twin Chimneys motor court stood for almost 90 years; this week its landmark chimneys fell in about 30 seconds to make way for a drive-thru coffee shop

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Robin Williams built a 640-acre Napa estate with a 20,000-sq-ft mansion; after years on the market, it sold for $18.1 million after being listed for $35 million

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In 2017, a Washington couple began building homeless shelters that assembled in under an hour; after reportedly sheltering more than 30,000 people, their company is shutting down

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Explained: Why the West is acting now on Israel's 'settler terrorists' & 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank

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In 2021, an Illinois grain farmer put a 499-foot wind turbine on his 1,100-acre farm; it used just 0.1% of the land and the lease paid more than the crops that land could produce

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Candace Owens details uncomfortable Kim Kardashian encounter ahead of Kanye West's Chicago show

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Twitch Ambassador Steven Spohn calls out ExtraEmily as dangerous driving clip sparks backlash

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What is Kai Cenat's $550 Vivet streamer backpack? Luxury design built for IRL streaming

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In 1876, Los Angeles built the Perry House; 99 years later it was moved to Heritage Square for preservation, and at 150 its normally closed second floor opened to visitors

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US Republican governor candidate escapes plane crash, swims to safety after emergency lake landing

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US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children secretly flown out of UK before police were informed: Report

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In 2001, a Houston baby needed a liver transplant as US flights were grounded; strangers moved the organ 800 miles by C-130, and 25 years later she is in law school

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