Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched to Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of it, as tensions on the Gaza border remained high.
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The Noah's Ark for plants beneath the English countryside
Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of wild plant seeds from around the world, many of which are in danger of disappearing.
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Commerce minister to pay rare senior Chinese visit to US
China's commerce minister will visit the United States next week, the Chinese embassy announced Thursday, in a rare trip to Washington by a top Beijing official as tensions flare.
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Bayern face resurgent Leipzig with Dortmund nipping at their heels
With two rounds of the Bundesliga season remaining, Bayern Munich face the biggest threat to their title hopes, at home against a resurgent RB Leipzig on Saturday.
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TikTok users sue to stop app ban in Montana
Five TikTok users are calling on a federal court to overturn Montana's overall ban on the video sharing app, arguing that it violates their free speech rights.
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Gaza beekeeper tends hives by restive border
In a field close to the Gaza Strip's restive frontier, apiarist Miassar Khoudair checks that her queen bee has survived five days of deadly cross-border fire between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army.
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The bloody battle for Mariupol
Throughout the spring of 2022 one city represented the horrific suffering and catastrophic destruction caused by the war in Ukraine: Mariupol.
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'You never forget': Mariupol refugee in Moscow haunted by horrors
Alyona and her family survived one hundred days of hell during Russia's siege of Mariupol, which ended a year ago on Saturday, when the last Ukrainian troops in the city surrendered.
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Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman 'magic money' scams
Indonesian mother-of-three Aslem was a domestic worker in Dubai when she started wiring cash to a self-professed shaman, believing that he would honour his promise to magically multiply her hard-earned wages.
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Tom Kim has an 'full-in' mud bath during PGA first round
South Korea's Tom Kim took an impromptu mud bath in a marshy area of Oak Hill while trying to save a stroke in Thursday's opening round of the PGA Championship.
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