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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...

Pentagon releases previously secret files on UFOs

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This handout image released by the US Department of Defence on May 8, 2026, shows what the Department of Defence and FBI say is an infrared still image derived from a US military system showing unidentified object over the western United States in September, 2025. — AFP Over...

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,...