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Norway Mourns the Death of King Harald V
The 89-year-old monarch died in an Oslo hospital after 35 years on the throne, leaving his son Haakon to lead a royal family under intense scrutiny.
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A routine beach clean-up in Western Australia uncovered two remarkably preserved letters written by soldiers sailing to the First World War in 1916. One survived the conflict; the other never returned home.
Fisherman Reels In a Piranha From a UK Park Pond
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Student Thought He Found €1 Coins! It Was €9m in Gold
An 18-year-old summer worker uncovered gold bars, coins and nuggets worth an estimated €9 million while digging a sewer in Belgium. Now police must determine who owns the fortune hidden inside a bricked-up cellar wall.
Lost Bitcoin Recovery Turns £1,500 Into £3.3m
A British investor recovered 61 Bitcoin trapped since the collapse of Intersango. The case may offer hope to thousands of former customers, assuming they can prove what they owned.
Nepal-Tibet Floods Leave 1,300 Missing
The confirmed death toll has risen to 273 as rescue teams confront destroyed bridges, shifting casualty figures and conflicting accounts of the glacier collapse.
Trump Maps Out a New ‘Lake America’
Donald Trump’s proposed name for Lake Ontario arrives alongside a far more consequential dispute: reciprocal 50% tariffs between the US and Canada.
A 550lb Bear Was Evicted From Under a Home, Then It Happened Again
A huge black bear was finally removed from beneath an Altadena house after weeks of failed attempts. Days later, bears appeared under other nearby homes, but officials cannot confirm whether the same serial squatter is responsible.
This Cat Vanished in Yellowstone! Then Turned Up 900 Miles Away
Rayne Beau disappeared during a family camping trip, only to resurface two months later in California. His battered paws offered one clue, but how he made the extraordinary journey home remains a mystery.
Valentino Vendetta Campaign Sells Desire
Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård provide the chemistry as Valentino revives a 1991 fragrance identity with two new scents and a highly polished romance.