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Algerian man who went missing in 1998 found held in neighbour's home after 26 years

Identified as Omar B, the man vanished in 1998, and his family presumed he had been “kidnapped or killed”.

Javier Milei had the faces and names of five dogs engraved on the presidential baton Photo: Luciano INGARAMO
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Barking mad? Milei's attachment to 'dead' dog raises sanity worries

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KFC launches BBQ perfume

Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel late on Saturday as it retaliated following a suspected Israeli strike on the consulate annex building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month. Photo: X/File
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Used missiles for sale: Iranian weapons used against Israel are up for grabs on Jordan-based website

Members of the 'Canaria se agota' ('Canaria is exhausted') movement take part in a protest against the constuction of a hotel near La Tejita playa and other mass tourism infrastructures, in La Laguna on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on April 13, 2024. Photo: DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
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'Go home': Overtourism sparks backlash in Spain

This photo provided by Busch Gardens Tampa Bay shows a newborn female endangered Bornean orangutan that was delivered by caesarean section on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Photo: Jesse Adair/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay via AP
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Endangered Bornean orangutan born in Florida

Kiss away the calories: 11 fun facts about kissing
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Kiss away the calories: 11 fun facts about kissing

John Tinniswood, 111, poses with his certificate from the Guinness World Records, who announced that he is the world's oldest living man, in Southport, Britain April 4, 2024 in this handout image. Guinness World Records/Handout via REUTERS
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World's oldest man reveals secret to his longevity: ‘regular fish, chips and…’

Eclipse chaser Leticia Ferrer and her husband Daniel Brookshier observe the sun through eclipse glasses, in front of their home in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
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Texas woman who measures her life in eclipses about to see her 21st

A view of one of the oldest books in existence, the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, which is expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction, in New York, U.S., April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Hofstetter
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One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction

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Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, demographics professor warns

Participants had to carry a tray with a croissant, empty cup of coffee, and glass of water during the race. Photo: AP
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Waiters, waitresses race through Paris in a return of a 110-year tradition to promote Summer Olympics

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This Russian family cut themselves off from civilisation for 40 years