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Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered in Mandalay

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This handout photo taken and released on May 7, 2026 by Myanmar Radio and Television shows an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyidaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay Region. — AFP Myanmar said Friday it had discovered a massive 11,000-carat ruby, one of the largest...

Study shows how a potato-based diet changed the genetics of Andean people

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Farmer sells different types of potatoes native to the Andes at the Gastronomic Fair 'Mistura' in Lima, September 7, 2010. — Reuters Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato - a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fibre - 6,000 to 10,000 years ago,...

David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100

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Sir David Attenborough during a luncheon for Members of the Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, November 24, 2022. — Reuters LONDON: Britain's David Attenborough, who has for decades been the world's most authoritative voice on the natural world and whose...

WATCH: Stranded whale 'Timmy' released into North Sea in dramatic rescue

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Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. — AFP A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after...

Indian man brings dead sister's skeleton after bank asks for account holder

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Image shows a fake skull on papers. — Pexels A tribal man in India's Odisha state dug up his dead sister's skeleton and took it to a bank after officials repeatedly told him to bring the account holder to withdraw INR20,000 from her account, according to Indian media. The...

Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

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A monkey asks for food on the top of the Rock in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, April 18, 2018. — Reuters On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food — and sometimes...