1011 GMT March 09, 2021
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A family in Australia received an unpleasant surprise on spotting one of the world's deadliest snakes in their swimming pool. The eastern brown snake was found taking a dip to cool down in the suburb of Marino in Adelaide.
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It’s been an ongoing debate since the start of the pandemic: should schools remain open?
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By Mir Sabbir
Apu Sarker was showing his open palm to me on a video call from his home in Bangladesh. Nothing seemed unusual at first, but as I looked closer I could see the smooth surfaces of his fingertips.
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Nestled amid ancient ruins overrun by vegetation, Nikos Argirakis' estate in Greece's main olive growing region usually has dozens of foreign workers toiling around his 1,000 olive trees.
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A Breckenridge couple and their child were escorted off a United Airlines flight from Denver to Newark, New Jersey. The child is two years old and did not want to wear a face mask.
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A family in Adelaide, Australia, has told how it came home to find a confused koala clinging onto its Christmas tree and tangled up in the lights.
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A Malaysian family has cooked up a tasty solution to its economic woes during the pandemic by opening a backyard pizzeria that has proved a hit in its sleepy village.
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Among the olive trees in northwestern Syria, displaced teenager Wissam Diab plucks an oud outside his new home, a tent surrounded by luscious plants.
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A family was stunned to discover that a mirror hanging in their bathroom once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry said efforts are underway to repatriate the bodies of members of an Iranian family who died trying to cross the English Channel.
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A 10-year-old boy has been sleeping outside in a tent for more than 200 days in memory of two family friends.
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A family who bought a caravan discovered a heartwarming note left for them by one of its previous owners.
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A family who traveled for more than six hours to a popular beach were fuming after being turned away by police.
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Archeologists in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have unearthed a well-preserved, large family cemetery site of an ancient Chinese official in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), the provincial institute of archeology said.
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The coronavirus has been hard for retired Lieutenant Colonel Mel Hays and his family in Portland, the US. But, he got to see all of those who loved him for his 98th birthday.
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