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At just 12, Melati Wijsen began fighting Bali's plastic bags: A hunger strike helped get her to the governor, and her youth movement later spread around the world

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World - / Jul 16, 2026 - UK: Man charged with murder after Indian woman stabbed to death at home in London - A 24-year-old Indian woman was fatally stabbed at her London home. A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the incident. The victim's family alleges the attack was racially motivated and seeks government assistance. They had sold land to fund her education and future aspirations in the UK. British Sikh groups express concern over rising race-based attacks targeting vulnerable individuals.

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World - / Jul 16, 2026 - This billionaire lived six months a year on his 233-foot superyacht to avoid paying land taxes - Innovative Microsoft engineer Charles Simonyi cleverly leveraged a bespoke superyacht to sidestep local taxation and stringent construction regulations. This mobile abode enabled him to traverse the globe while circumventing substantial property tax liabilities. His forward-thinking strategy predates ongoing discussions surrounding wealth taxation in high-levy regions. A trailblazer in digital technology and space tourism, he eventually acquired an even grander superyacht to enhance his aquatic adventures.

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'Lied Under Oath': Josh Hawley Exposes Nick Shirley's Minnesota Fraud Probe; James O'keefe Mum

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'Are You Stupid?': Jon Ossoff Destroys Jay Clayton; Drags Tulsi Gabbard Into Clash Over FBI Raid

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'Are You Confident Kash Patel Is Not Drinking On Job?': Whitehouse Ambushes Todd Blanche In Senate

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'KICK THEM OUT!': French Protesters Slam Ukrainian Troops At Bastille Day Parade In Paris

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IRGC Claims U.S. Fighter Aircraft Hub Targeted In Missile Strike On Jordanian Base

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Looking for better health? Repeat these 10 powerful affirmations every day

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Eye doctor reveals the 7 everyday habits they never skip to protect their vision, and why these simple daily choices matter

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World's 10 most peaceful countries in 2026: Safe, scenic and travel-friendly

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9 Vastu Tips to Attract Love into Your Life

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Young, slim, and feeling perfectly fine? Why more Indians are being diagnosed with prediabetes without any warning signs

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Jones Act waiver extension on the table as Iran tensions threaten US fuel prices - report

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US woman arrested for sexually assaulting 2-year-old; identified by 'boobs' tattoo

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

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Trump admin sued by 9 environmental groups over definition of 'harm'

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'Promise Me, America': Joe Biden to release new memoir on November 17 after US midterm polls

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Why was Washington reflecting pool drained again weeks after $14M renovation

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'I intend to kill Muslims': Indian mall worker in US stabbed by Utah man

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Canadian wildfire smoke blankets US: Air quality dips from Great Lakes to New England

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Planted across California since the 1850s, eucalyptus trees helped fuel the 1991 Oakland firestorm; the blaze killed 25 people and destroyed nearly 3,000 homes

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In 2015, a mine spill sent 3 million gallons of orange acidic wastewater into the San Juan River, and Diné farmers who grew ceremonial corn dropped from 13 to one

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FIFA World Cup: What triggered campaign against Lionel Messi and Argentina

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Before breakfast or playtime, this little girl has one adorable morning routine with her three Golden Retriever pet dogs

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Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos may have enough money to buy entire countries, but they cannot buy their way into this exclusive club on Florida's 'Billionaire Bunker'

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Quote of the day by Mike Tyson: "Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let it work for you. If you don't..." - the boxing legend's powerful lesson on controlling fear before it controls you

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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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Pakistan's Libya peace push has a China connection and $4 billion price tag

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'Protection of children is state's responsibility': Pakistan lawmaker seeks social media ban for under-16s

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Two brothers detained by Pakistani forces found dead in Balochistan; custodial death concerns raised

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LeT, IS operatives among 34 killed in Khuzdar attack: BLA

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Healthcare crisis in Pakistan: Shortage of 100 life-saving medicines like cancer drugs, morphine

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Pakistan turns to army chief Asim Munir in battle against population growth

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Pakistan claims 88 militants killed in ongoing Balochistan crackdown

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'Crypto is haram': Pakistan's leading cleric issues fatwa against digital currency

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Banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen's deputy chief admits Pakistani footprint in Kashmir - video

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Pak refuses to accept grooming gang leader unless UK hands over political dissidents

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Pakistan launches crackdown after Balochistan attacks, claims 75 BLA militants killed

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Pak's remittances of $41. 6bn exceed its total exports

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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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Cargo plane wreckage recovered in Arabian Sea off Pakistan, hunt continues for 5 crew members

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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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'Self-immolation, squatter evictions': Why Nepal's Gen Z protesters are back on the streets

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'We want you tomorrow': Bangladesh official slams Sheikh Hasina's delayed return

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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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7 Britons among 13 killed in Spain's deadly wildfire; family pays emotional tribute

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

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Travel chaos at London's Gatwick Airport: 9 flights declare emergency after sudden runway closure

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

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny skies and 28°C high 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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Quote of the day by Roman emperor Augustus: 'We write our names in the sand and then the waves roll in and wash them away' and how all human achievements eventually fade away

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Quote of the day by Cyrus the Great: 'All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks' and how the search for perfection is a rejection of humanity itself

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Right to die: French Parliament approves assisted dying bill after years of debate

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

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'Combine our strengths': EU, Ukraine sign multi-billion 'drone deal' to counter Russia

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New front? Why the Sea of Azov is the new flashpoint in the Russia-Ukraine war

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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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Quote of the day by Stoic philosopher Epictetus: "Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when..." - why losing control of your emotions can hand power to someone else

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09:59 - 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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Quote of the day by Augustus Caesar: "Have I played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from..." - why the Roman emperor's final words still resonate today

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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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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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After renting in Dubai for 15 years, is buying now finally cheaper? The five numbers every tenant should calculate

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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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For years, Nala the cat greeted every commuter at Stevenage station: Now, months after her death, she's getting a 5. 5ft bronze statue shaped like a ticket barrier

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Grandmother Jean Harris won't sell a strip of her Herefordshire garden, and the dispute could delay a £45m bypass as the council pursues compulsory purchase powers

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5,000 solar panels on an Alpine peak are producing three times more electricity thanks to snow reflection and colder temperatures

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Greenland lost 105 billion tonnes of ice in one year, but scientists say its darkening surface could make future melting worse

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10 largest lake islands in the world: From Manitoulin Island to Idjwi

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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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Fijians predict when a cyclone is approaching using bees, breadfruit and ancient wisdom

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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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Neanderthals nearly disappeared 75,000 years ago, but one small group in France repopulated Europe

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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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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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French prosecutors seek prison sentences and social media bans for streamers in Jean Pormanove case

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voices concern over Clavicular's influence on young men and Israel trip

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Clavicular and Congresswoman exchange sharp words as looksmaxxing and geomaxxing debate takes another dramatic turn

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ExtraEmily gets police warning over expired registration and finally changes IRL streams after three Twitch bans

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Who is Kenichi Takano? Japanese man sentenced to 16 years for killing streamer Airi Sato during Tokyo livestream

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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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