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'Once every 500 years': Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

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A person wears a hat for shade under the morning sun while walking along The Strand in Redondo Beach, California on March 20, 2026, during a heat wave. — AFP A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-year type event and all but...

Chinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break

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A couple stands at the embankment of a river. — Reuters/File A Chinese university is urging students to "enjoy the flowers, fall in love" during their mid-term break, an unusual directive in a nation obsessed with getting good grades, as authorities seek new ways to spur marriages...

Female biker sets on historic bike ride from London to Lahore

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British-Pakistani biker Guliafshan Tariq becomes first woman to ride from London to Lahore. — Reporter LONDON: British-Pakistani female biker Guliafshan Tariq is making a new history by travelling to Pakistan from London to Lahore on her motorbike, becoming the first ever female...

Microchip reveals racehorse meat served at Turkey soup kitchen: reports

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Representational photo shows Kavurma, a traditional Turkish dish of sauteed meat cooked with vegetables. — Freepik A four-year-old English racehorse, which was retired after an injury, ended up being slaughtered and served to unwitting diners at a Turkish soup kitchen, local media...

Punch the Japanese snow monkey captures hearts while kin face culls

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A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026. — Reuters Punch the baby snow monkey and his stuffed orangutan have captured ​hearts around the world, spawned memes,...

Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert

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US paleontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago. — AFP Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century. Around 95 million years ago, the...