China censors videos showing deadly flash floods in Tibet
China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet borderDramatic footage showing flash floods tearing through the main border crossing between Nepal and Tibet has been widely shared around the world.But the footage has become almost…
Our DNA dilemma: Why we broke the law to make sure we were not siblings
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Why young Brits are going to Japan
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Newspaper headlines: ‘We’ve not given up’ and ‘The X Backtop’
'Healey eyes banks and oil tax' and 'X Factor comeback'41 minutes agoAs rescue efforts enter a fifth day on the Nepal-Tibet border following the devastating flash flood, Sunday's papers report on the climbing death toll. The Independent headlines on the…
Pine tar: The surprising, smoky goo that Finns can’t stop eating
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‘We don’t see why people should persecute us’: Why the teenage David Bowie was already a rebel
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‘Jaw-dropping’: The moment Cher wore the ultimate ‘revenge’ outfit
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British friends died in 50C desert valley hike near Dubai
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Dutch health institute issues warning over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
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LenÃn Moreno: Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption4 hours agoAleks PhillipsGetty ImagesLenÃn Moreno will serve his sentence at home and has indicated he will appeal against the rulingA former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in…