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Rare twin elephants born in Thailand 'miracle'
BBC News· 4 days agoAn Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle. The mother, 36-year-old...
Japan's glut of abandoned, derelict homes created so many eyesores and safety hazards it's making...
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The Ice Man of Ladakh building artificial glaciers in the Himalayas
BBC News· 4 days agoA local inventor is building artificial glaciers in the Himalayas to provide farmers with water for...
1,600-year-old Hun burial in Poland contains 2 boys, including one with a deformed skull
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Huns were fearsome, horse-riding nomadic warriors from Central Asia who pillaged across Europe...
The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution
Bloomberg· 13 hours agoA complex of factories, smelters and power plants on the island of Sulawesi, IMIP erupts in a tangle of pipelines and smokestacks that belch particulates...
‘They suggested I sell my daughter’: The dark side of global microfinance
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe two bank representatives stood for several hours outside Dara’s house. They came from Amret, one...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 hours agoThe Japanese investing giant has sold more than $7 billion worth of Alibaba shares this year, the Financial Times reported yesterday (Apr. 12), citing an analysis of regulatory filings sent ...
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan's Golden Steppe after some 200 years
Reuters· 7 days agoThe endangered sandy brown horses once roamed across Central Asia. Now, the Prague Zoo in the Czech...
Biden to unveil sweeping deportation protections, work permits for spouses of US citizens
Wisconsin State Journal· 11 hours agoPresident Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat...
China's 'art factory' goes from Van Gogh copies to originals
Nikkei Asian Review· 3 days agoPainters village in Shenzhen adapts to shifting economic conditions