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'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together

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Pigeons fly in the sky in Sanliurfa, Turkey, December 10, 2016. — Reuters PARIS: They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertiliser and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human...

High gas prices spur Americans to improvise, from bus rides to toy cars

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Mali Hightower, 30, poses with what he describes as a self-created gas saver, a pink Power Wheels Barbie Dream Camper, at a gas station in Ellenwood, Georgia, US, May 18, 2026.— Reuters Mali Hightower's answer to high gas prices is a toy he fished out of someone's...

Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur identified in Thailand

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This handout illustration by Patchanop Boonsai released on May 14, 2026 shows the artist's impression of the Cretaceous period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis. — AFP Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature...

Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

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Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14, 2026. — Reuters Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand...

China's marriages drop to decade low, deepening demographic concerns

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Newlywed couples pose for pictures at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, an outdoor marriage registration site in Beijing, China, October 28, 2025.— Reuters Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half 2017 levels, official data show,...

South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks

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A voter carrying a baby casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2025. — Reuters/File Kim Su-jin and her husband have set aside their doubts and embraced parenthood, joining a small but notable wave of South Korean couples...