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Search for woman thought to have fallen into sinkhole turns to recovery effort

Elizabeth Pollard is thought to have fallen into the abandoned mine through a sinkhole while looking for her cat, rescuers say.

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(739) Large Language Models explained briefly - YouTube

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Wisdom: World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at '74'

Laysan albatross Wisdom was spotted with her new partner and egg at a Pacific Ocean refuge.

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Bitcoin man sues Newport council over '£600m fortune lost in tip'

James Howells believes the hard drive is now worth about £600m since the recent Bitcoin surge.

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(734) Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars Explained - YouTube

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(734) But what if we tried MORE power? - YouTube

Get a copy of the 10th Anniversary edition of What If? at: https://xkcd.com/what-if/More serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/Wha...

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Why South Korea's president suddenly declared martial law

South Korea has experienced an unprecedented month, with two presidents suspended from office.

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Can flights hit net zero by 2025 and at what cost to passengers?

Governments don’t want to tell people they’re going to have to pay more, argues an expert.

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Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base

A combat alert was in place on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, he tells the BBC.

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Nigeria's fertility scam: ‘Pregnant’ for 15 months

Women in Nigeria desperate to conceive are drawn into a disturbing scam involving trafficked babies.

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(730) Why the Catholic Church Introduced Celibacy | 60 Seconds History - YouTube

Have you ever wondered why Catholic priests are not allowed to marry or have children? Well, unlike what many people think it doesn't stem from the Bible but...

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Replica Harry Potter swords recalled for breaking weapons law

The Japanese police say the tip of the blade is sharp enough for it to be classified as an actual sword.

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Elgin Marbles: UK-Greece deal on Parthenon Sculptures 'close'

Sir Keir Starmer met the Greek PM for talks at Downing Street - but it was not clear if the issue was discussed.

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Wolves could lose EU safeguards, opening way for culls

The European Commission says numbers have soared and the animals are now causing damage to livestock.

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Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution

She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.

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Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial kidnappings in Congo

Mixed-race children were forcibly removed from their families under a state policy in the 1940s.

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US President Biden hopes Americans will understand son's pardon

Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.

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Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

They will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance and sick days.

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Can murderers change - or are they born evil?

The 2024 Reith lecturer shares her verdict on why violent offenders are not monsters by nature

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Georgian woman looking for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook

Tamuna Museridze has reunited hundreds of families torn apart by a baby trafficking scandal – now she has found her own birth parents.

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Limbo - Encyclopedia Volume - Catholic Encyclopedia - Catholic Online

(Late Latin limbus ) a word of Teutonic derivation, meaning literally 'hem' or 'border,' as of a garment, or anything joined on (cf. Italian lembo or English limb ). In theological usage the name is applied to (a) the temporary place or state of the souls of the just who, ...

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Games industry in 2024: The obstacles facing indie developers

Making games is hard and, in 2024, getting people to buy them is another challenge.

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ZX Spectrum: The computer that became a 1980s icon

A new documentary looks at the impact of the ZX Spectrum, the computer that kickstarted a gaming revolution

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New Zealand: Crashed warship Manawanui was left on autopilot, inquiry finds

The crew of the HMNZS Manawanui thought the ship was under manual control while sailing in Samoan waters.

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Australian social media ban on under-16s approved by Senate

The ban aims to reduce "harms" on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.

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