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Overdue book returned to British library after 50 years

A library at Britain's University of Cambridge said a recent college reunion event ended with a surprise: The return of a library book that was 50 years overdue.

English mum keeps burgers and pizza in cupboards for two years to prove it ‘never goes off’

A mum’s very organised food cupboard has caused a stir but not for the reason you may expect.

New Yorker couple: Man tossed used cups in our yard for three years

An upstate New York couple may have finally solved the mystery of who's been tossing used coffee cups in their front yard for nearly three years.

They put the bite in trilobite

Hundreds of millions of years ago, trilobites filled the ancient seas. Now, their iconic fossils are plucked from shale beds to fill museum shelves and eBay stores, quintessential symbols of the teeming Cambrian Period. There is even at least one newspaper column named for them.

Spox: Three years of US sanctions strengthened Iran’s economy

US President Donald Trump attempted to pressure and weaken Iran’s economy by the harshest-ever sanctions but the embargoes have backfired and further strengthened the Islamic Republic, said the Iranian Government spokesman.

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Five years on from the Paris Agreement, the world looks ahead to the Climate Ambition Summit

By ambassadors of Italy, France and UK in Tehran

Coin removed from man’s nose after being stuck for more than 50 years

A man has finally had a coin removed from his nose after it was stuck for more than half a century.

Nearly 100 coffins buried over 2,500 years ago found in Egypt

Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and about 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.

Class ring found in New Hampshire pond after 53 years

A class ring lost in a New Hampshire pond was returned to its owner 53 years later when a recent drought caused the pond to partially drain.

Lost cat to be reunited with owner after three years

They say home is where the heart is. And for the past three years, Angie Hernandez’s heart has been broken.

150 years of industrialization has undone 6,000 years of global cooling, study shows

In little more than 150 years, humans have reversed a 6,000-year pattern of global cooling, a major study into historic temperatures has found.

Close to tipping point, Amazon could collapse in 50 years

The Amazon rainforest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world's largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half-a-century, scientists said.

Aviation emissions set to grow sevenfold over 30 years, experts warn

International aviation carbon emission could grow seven-fold over the next 30 years despite climate change concerns, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) figures.

Special needs pupils 'spend years out of school' in UK

Julie became tearful when she started talking about her autistic son's struggle to stay in school.

Migrant crisis haunts EU three years after Merkel's fateful call

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won accolades for her stunning call on September 4, 2015 to keep open Germany's doors to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, many fleeing war-torn Syria or Iraq.