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World - / Jul 15, 2026 - New highway hurt his town. At 98, he helped revive America's famous Route 66 - Long before Route 66 became a nostalgic symbol of American road trips, it was a vital highway connecting small towns across the United States. But when Interstate 40 bypassed many of these communities in the 1980s, businesses closed, tourists

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World - / Jul 15, 2026 - Fijians predict when a cyclone is approaching using bees, breadfruit and ancient wisdom - Long before satellites, weather radars and computer models transformed cyclone forecasting, communities across the Pacific relied on nature itself for early warning signs. In Fiji, many Indigenous farmers still observe the behaviour of plants

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Indian truck driver Jashanpreet Singh jailed for nearly 5 years for deadly California crash

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Insurgents kill 18 cops, 11 soldiers abducted this week in southwest Pakistan

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Pak cargo plane wreckage found, search continues for 5 missing crew

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Extradite political dissidents for repatriating child rapist: Pakistan's demand shocks UK

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Nepal court jails ex-deputy PM, home minister in fake refugee scam; 14 others convicted

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Bangladesh arrests organiser of proposed 81-foot Lord Ram statue on money laundering charges

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Youth-backed protests sweep Nepal as evictions, self-immolation stir public outrage

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Bangladesh bars media from publishing Hasina statements

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Sheikh Hasina: May get arrested or killed but will go back to Bangladesh by December

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'May get arrested or killed': Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh in December

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Bangladesh: Rohingya camp landslide kills at least eight children, multiple injured

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Bomb blast at anti-Sheikh Hasina rally in Bangladesh, three injured

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Britain left a five-acre farm without crops or new seeds; 15 years later, nature had turned it into a wildflower-rich meadow

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Lion's mane jellyfish are washing up on New England beaches, and experts warn people not to touch them even after they die

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British man jailed in Iran on spying charges gets 2 more years for speaking to media, family claims

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UK proposes overnight social media curfew for 16, 17-year-olds

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Andy Burnham condemns alleged right-wing terror plot at Islamic gathering, says 'hatred against Muslims has no place in UK'

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Birmingham weather on July 15: Sunny skies, 25°C high, pleasant week ahead

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London weather on July 15: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected on July 15

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Quote of the day by Princess Diana: "I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to..." - why emotional security can matter more than wealth or luxury

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A Labrador began swaying and could no longer walk on Britain's highest mountain; rescuers later discovered what she had eaten

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UK wasted £9.9 billion on Covid PPE, finds inquiry; stockpile, procurement flaws flagged

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The Dutch police trained eagles to catch illegal drones, but the unusual experiment was later abandoned

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France to vote on assisted dying bill; critics warn of risks - all about Macron-backed end-of-life care

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Russian strikes killed nearly 300 Ukrainian civilians in June; deadliest month since 2022

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Quote of the day by Plutarch: 'I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better' and the true meaning of friendship

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Quote of the day by Heraclitus: 'No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man' and a lesson on how change is the only constant

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Several dead in Brussels construction site fire, say authorities

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Mindaugas Sinkevicius becomes Lithuania PM after parliament approves manifesto

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9 European nations, Ukraine form an anti-ballistic missile coalition

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Quote of the day by Marcus Aurelius: 'The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away' and how money gains its true value only when it is used to create something beyond yourself

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Quote of the Day by Napoleon Bonaparte: 'Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake' and how patience prevails over impulsive action on the battlefield

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Russia's growing missile threat forces Europe, Ukraine to launch anti-ballistic missile coalition

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'Mastermind was not happy': Louvre burglars reveal how they pulled off €88 million jewel heist

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China's Brahmaputra mega dam: Can it control river water flowing into India?

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US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years without trial: Family

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China charges US seismologist who studied North Korea's nuclear tests with espionage

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Quote of the day by Confucius: 'The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions'

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China cries foul after 14 nations, including Japan, reject Beijing's South China Sea claims

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China rejects US-led backing for South China Sea ruling, calls tribunal award 'illegal'

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China builds full-scale US warship replica for missile target practice, satellite images show

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2016 ruling on South China Sea remains pivotal as 14 nations voice support, China's rejection persists

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'No legal basis': US, EU and 13 nations reject Beijing's South China Sea claims

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Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China, over 1 million evacuated

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Iran says 30 civilians killed in US strikes as Trump warns of 'hitting them harder'

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'Next week comes bridges, power plants': Donald Trump says US strikes on Iran to escalate in three days

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'Launched precision munitions': US targets coastal defence systems, missile launch sites on Greater Tunb Island in fresh Iran strikes

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Saudi Arabia warns expats of SR50,000 fine, jail and deportation for overstaying entry visas

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Palestine welcomes India's renewed support for two-state solution and development projects

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Watch: US strikes hit watchtower at Iran's Chabahar as Middle East conflict escalates

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Middle East war: Trump weighs 'devastating strikes'; Iran targets US bases in Middle East - key points

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Israel will deliver 'decisive blow' if Iran attacks: Bibi

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'Hormuz to remain closed until end of America's evils': Iran defiant as US continues strikes

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Trump pressures Netanyahu to pull Israeli forces out of Syria, Lebanon

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US resumes Iran naval blockade, launches fourth straight day of strikes over Strait of Hormuz

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'Will replace 20% Hormuz fee with ... ': Trump says strait open for all but Iran

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'Pirates of Hormuz': Brazil PM Lula attacks Trump's 20% shipping toll, calls it 'piracy'

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'Possible target for a nice big fat shot': Trump threatens strike on key Iran Nuclear site

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Middle East crisis: Indian killed, sirens blare across Gulf states as US-Iran trade strikes - top developments

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Bali's 1,000-year-old rice fields once worked as a giant water system. Now 6,500 hectares have vanished and locals are buying water

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Singapore turned wastewater into drinking water: How Singapore has treated the sewage water into liquid gold through NEWater, achieving a sustainable supply that exceeds World Health Organisation standards

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The world's first known customer complaint: Nearly 4,000 years ago, a man bought low-quality copper, complained to the seller on a clay tablet, and created the world's oldest known customer complaint

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Declared dead in 1969 and once so polluted it caught fire, Toronto's Don River is roaring back: Atlantic salmon and 20 fish species have returned

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Invasive fish do far more than eat native species; a review of 149 studies finds they can shift clear lakes into murky, nutrient-rich water that may be hard to restore

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A chemical plant dumped mercury upriver from Grassy Narrows in the 1960s, and 2017 tests found downstream levels 130 times higher, raising fears the water was still being poisoned

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In 1622, a Spanish ship sank off Florida carrying silver and gold, but divers have just found the first silver bar from the wreck in nearly 30 years

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Quote of the day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: 'The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for,' and why purpose matters more than survival

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Switzerland built giant tunnels under the Alps to reduce truck traffic, but the project is now helping protect the country's mountains from climate threats

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Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln: 'I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true,' and why integrity is the only success that cannot be measured by victory

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Saudi Arabia is building a giant car-free region beside the Red Sea, but its futuristic city plans have changed

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A Canadian entrepreneur sold his tech company for millions, then spent $1.5 million building tiny homes for people without homes

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Britain bought 1,525 acres of nearly lifeless farmland for £13.8 million; four years later, beavers are helping it make money

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Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: "Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not..." - know why real learning often begins when comfort ends

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Meet Carol Ruckdeschel: 84-year-old 'wildest woman in America' who has been living on an island for the 53 years in order to preserve nature for the future

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Quote of the day by Michael Jordan: "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But..." - the life lesson that proves regret often lasts longer than failure

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Quote of the day by Seneca: 'It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult,' and how fear reshapes the obstacles we believe stand before us

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Researchers discover cave with rare cave pearls in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

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Florida treasure hunters searching a 400-year-old shipwreck discovered a rare 22.5-pound silver bar worth up to $100,000

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Egypt built the Aswan High Dam to tame the Nile's floods, but scientists now say the project starved the delta of fertile sediments and accelerated coastal erosion

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Japan introduced black bass in 1925 to improve sport fishing, but scientists now say the invasive predators transformed Lake Biwa and drove native fish into decline

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Britain hunted beavers to extinction around 400 years ago, but they are now returning to England's wetlands to rebuild rivers and restore disappearing ecosystems

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'Extreme right-wing terror' threat: UK police arrest 12 over plot targeting Islamic event

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Soviet scientists released red king crabs into the Barents Sea in the 1960s to build a new fishing industry, but decades later, the giant crabs have spread across Russian and Norwegian waters, altering seafloor communities as they feed on native marine life

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FBI adds Indian-origin man to most wanted list over alleged organised crime links

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Quote of the day by Julius Caesar: 'The greatest power is not in defeating an enemy, but in making him no longer desire to fight you' and how the Roman leader used the strategy of the 'empty sword' to win without fighting endless wars

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A 120-year-old North Atlantic right whale skeleton left Hull Museum for conservation 6 years ago, now it has returned as the centrepiece of a new gallery

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The hidden island paradise in the middle of Africa's largest lake: Uganda's Ssese Islands

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Bring a python, get a pizza: A Florida restaurant is giving away free 'python pizza' if you bring a Burmese python caught in the Everglades

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He lost both his arms at age two in a farm accident. Then he taught himself to write, drive tractors, repair machinery and run a 1,300-acre farm using only his feet, building a YouTube following of more than 134,000 subscribers

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7 pink lakes in Australia and the science behind their unusual colours

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New England had almost completely lost its forests by the 1800s after centuries of logging. Then nature slowly reclaimed the land in one of history's greatest forest recoveries, covering about 60% of the region once again

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