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Australian man, child saved after friends walk 12 hours for help

A father and his 10-year-old son have been rescued in the Australian outback after their three traveling companions walked for 12 hours to seek help.

'World's loneliest elephant' will finally get some friends

Kaavan, dubbed the "world’s loneliest elephant" after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was readied on Sunday for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of other elephants.

British boy sleeps in tent for months in memory of friends

A 10-year-old boy has been sleeping outside in a tent for more than 200 days in memory of two family friends.

Lonely elephant who spent 30 years in chains will move to sanctuary to make friends

An elephant that has been isolated and chained up in a small enclosure for most of its life is finally moving to a sanctuary where he will recover and live with new friends.

British lonely man, 75, puts poster in window asking for friends after wife’s sudden death

A pensioner has put up a heart-breaking poster in his window ‘as a last resort’ to make friends after the death of his wife left him completely isolated.

Care home installs glass pods so residents can see family and friends

A care home has come up with an ingenious solution to enable residents to see their friends and family while self-isolating.

Are your friends bad for your health?

At the start of a new year, lots of people will resolve to make a healthy lifestyle change.

Iran won’t forget true friends in hard times: Mousavi

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi highlighted the country’s strategic relations with Russia and China, saying the Islamic Republic will never forget true friends who sided with it in hard times.

Study suggests seeing friends regularly lowers dementia risk

Being socially active in your fifties and sixties lowers the risk of developing dementia in later life, according to new research.

University friends: By chance or by design?

Students often end up making lifelong friendships with the fellow "freshers" they find themselves placed next to in their accommodation – but what determines who lives alongside each other?

Friends who giggled their way to ecofriendly business

Friends Judith and Anne turned insecurity after surgery into an environmentally friendly business called Giggle Knickers.

'How I became friends with an octopus'

Imagine befriending an octopus, swimming alongside the much-feared great white shark, having your face stroked by a rarely seen clawless otter and cradling a wild rock fish in your hands.

Children trickle back to school in Indonesia quake city to find friends

Children in the Indonesian city of Palu began returning to school on Monday to tidy up their classrooms and to help gather data on how many will be coming back 10 days after a major earthquake and tsunami hit their city.

Friends and family may help counter diabetes stress

People with diabetes may have healthier blood sugar levels when they get lots of encouragement from family and friends to help them overcome the stress of managing their disease, a US study suggests.

Group of friends is better protection against bullying than one best friend

New research from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has found having a group of friends — rather than a best friend — could help to protect children's mental and emotional wellbeing in the face of bullying.