Swiss 'Mountain Tinder' sparks high-altitude attraction

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Cathy and Patrick relish describing how they found each other: through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop. "It was just a beautiful way to meet. "

They once shared recipes, now her family is starving in Gaza

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They used to swap TikTok recipes and photos of mouthwatering spreads: crispy falafel, baked chicken, grilled beef kebabs. Now her aunt in Gaza appeared on a WhatsApp ...

A Danish zoo is seeking unwanted pets — to feed to its predators

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A zoo in Denmark has put out a call for people to donate unwanted pets and animals - including chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs - so they can be turned into feed ...

How man, 80, runs ultramarathons and breaks records

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Bob Becker has long thrived on competition, even in snowball fights as a child. Now that he’s 80, his competitive edge has only gotten sharper. Even his doctors ...

Moving nuclear subs isn’t something you announce on social media

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It was not just a pointless demonstration of bravado - it also showed that careless words and vague military threats can move the world closer to a disastrous conflict. ...

You might be fooling yourself about peanut butter, plus 5 other protein mistakes

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Scientists have cautioned that peanut butter isn’t as high in protein as many people think.

Family adopts a shelter dog — then learns he’s the father of their late dog

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Ziggy’s appearance and personality are similar to those of their late dog, Rufus, who died a few days before they brought Ziggy home in early April. Reiff thought ...

Do women really need more sleep than men?

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If you spend any time in the wellness corners of TikTok or Instagram, you’ll see claims women need one to two hours more sleep than men. But what does the research ...

Trump wants his Coca-Cola made in Mexico

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Mexican Coke, which is made with real sugar, unlike the US version sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, has many fans - and American soda drinkers might soon ...

Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound

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Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware ...

The ghostly white plant that has sparked a war among foragers

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Until a few years ago, most people who knew what a ghost pipe was had a degree in botany. The spindly stems of the parasitic species - which appear bleach-white ...

Forget the tennis finals. At Wimbledon this July, it’s pickleball.

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On Day 4 of Wimbledon, some of the fans who queued up outside the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to see Novak Djokovic take on Dan Evans might have heard ...

Is a floral dress a political statement?

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When the conservative youth group Turning Point USA was planning its recent Young Women’s Leadership Summit in Texas, organizers sent out a Pinterest mood board ...

Love note in a bottle found years later, an ocean away

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It was September 2012 when Brad Squires and Anita Moran decided to cap off their impromptu romantic picnic on Canada’s Bell Island by flinging a bottle containing ...

Eight decades later, a Holocaust survivor reunites with his liberator

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Jack Moran entered Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945 to help liberate more than 21,000 people imprisoned there. Among the prisoners was Andrew Roth, ...

Bird lovers flock to adopt parrot who is ‘rated R’

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“If you adopt Hendrix, you’re basically adopting Samuel L. Jackson,” the animal sanctuary wrote on Facebook, referring to the actor who is known, in part, for his ...

Angola opens up to tourists in a pivot from oil

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Wary of its dependence on oil and already burned by the market's volatility, Angola is embarking on a drive to lure back foreign tourists by easing access for travellers ...

The 24/7 war room taking on global cybercriminals

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The numbers that the payments giant grapples with are enormous. Every year, $15 trillion flows through Visa's networks, representing roughly 15 percent of the world's ...

Who’s your daddy? These days, who isn’t?

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What distinguishes the dads from the daddies. The term signifies an older man who’s protective, experienced, usually a more dominant type. These are all associations ...