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Bacan: A Secret Island Near Venice With Unique Ecosystem
Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is 820 feet wide and 33 feet long. Once a temporary feature, Bacan has now become a year-round refuge for Venetians, thanks to the city's flood barriers.
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Video: Small Plane's Emergency Landing On US Beach
A small plane was seen making an emergency landing on a beach in the US with sun setting over the horizon in the background.
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US Doctor Dies In Freak Accident, Clutches Trailer Handle To Avoid Falling On Road
The woman landed on the highway, hitting her head. She was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.
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British Explorer Becomes First Person To Reach Point Nemo, The "Remotest" Place on Earth
Point Nemo is so remote that the nearest land is the Pitcairn Islands 2,688 kilometres away, while the nearest humans are astronauts in the International Space Station, 408 kilometres above, in low earth orbit.
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500,000 People Once Lived In A Vast Submerged Region Near Australia, Study Finds
An area of land north of modern Australia that was submerged thousands of years ago by rising seas once hosted as many as 500,000 people, a new study has revealed.
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"Save Our Village": Indonesians Resist Eviction For China-Backed Project
Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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US Passenger Crash-Lands Plane After Pilot Falls Ill Mid Flight: Report
A passenger took control of a small plane and crash-landed on an island in US' Massachusetts after its pilot suffered a medical emergency on Saturday, The Washington Post reported.
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5 Points On James Marape, Papua New Guinea Leader Who Touched PM Modi's Feet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Sunday to attend the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FPIC). He was greeted at the airport by his counterpart James Marape, who in a surprise move, touched his feet.
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$34 Million For Sand? Dubai Island Sale Sets Record For Vacant Land
This isn't a spectacular mansion. It's not a luxury penthouse or a designer apartment.
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Video: Major Fire At Cochin Port Authority Land In Kerala
A major fire broke out that broke out in a plot belonging to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) at Wellingdon Island in Kochi and spread to dry grass last evening has been completely put out, officials said today.
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Nintendo Direct February 2023: All the Major Announcements and Trailers
2023’s first Nintendo Direct event showcased a slew of new announcements and trailers, for games both old and new. Key highlights include a gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 4 release date, new expansions for Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a new Mario Kart 8 map, and a whole l...
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American Bombers Land In Guam Amid Reports Of New N Korea Nuclear Test
US Air Force B-1B bombers landed in Guam this week in the long-range aircraft's second deployment to the island this year amid regional tension over Taiwan and the looming prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test.
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Navy's Dornier Carries Out 1st Night Landing In Lakshadweep Airfield
An air squadron of the Indian Navy based here carried out its maiden night landing by Dornier aircraft at the Agatti airfield in Lakshadweep islands on Friday as part of its efforts towards round the clock maritime surveillance.
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Bacan: A Secret Island Near Venice With Unique Ecosystem
Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is 820 feet wide and 33 feet long. Once a temporary feature, Bacan has now become a year-round refuge for Venetians, thanks to the city's flood barriers.
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Video: Small Plane's Emergency Landing On US Beach
A small plane was seen making an emergency landing on a beach in the US with sun setting over the horizon in the background.
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US Doctor Dies In Freak Accident, Clutches Trailer Handle To Avoid Falling On Road
The woman landed on the highway, hitting her head. She was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.
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British Explorer Becomes First Person To Reach Point Nemo, The "Remotest" Place on Earth
Point Nemo is so remote that the nearest land is the Pitcairn Islands 2,688 kilometres away, while the nearest humans are astronauts in the International Space Station, 408 kilometres above, in low earth orbit.
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500,000 People Once Lived In A Vast Submerged Region Near Australia, Study Finds
An area of land north of modern Australia that was submerged thousands of years ago by rising seas once hosted as many as 500,000 people, a new study has revealed.
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"Save Our Village": Indonesians Resist Eviction For China-Backed Project
Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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US Passenger Crash-Lands Plane After Pilot Falls Ill Mid Flight: Report
A passenger took control of a small plane and crash-landed on an island in US' Massachusetts after its pilot suffered a medical emergency on Saturday, The Washington Post reported.
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5 Points On James Marape, Papua New Guinea Leader Who Touched PM Modi's Feet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Sunday to attend the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FPIC). He was greeted at the airport by his counterpart James Marape, who in a surprise move, touched his feet.
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$34 Million For Sand? Dubai Island Sale Sets Record For Vacant Land
This isn't a spectacular mansion. It's not a luxury penthouse or a designer apartment.
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Video: Major Fire At Cochin Port Authority Land In Kerala
A major fire broke out that broke out in a plot belonging to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) at Wellingdon Island in Kochi and spread to dry grass last evening has been completely put out, officials said today.
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Nintendo Direct February 2023: All the Major Announcements and Trailers
2023’s first Nintendo Direct event showcased a slew of new announcements and trailers, for games both old and new. Key highlights include a gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 4 release date, new expansions for Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a new Mario Kart 8 map, and a whole l...
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American Bombers Land In Guam Amid Reports Of New N Korea Nuclear Test
US Air Force B-1B bombers landed in Guam this week in the long-range aircraft's second deployment to the island this year amid regional tension over Taiwan and the looming prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test.
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Navy's Dornier Carries Out 1st Night Landing In Lakshadweep Airfield
An air squadron of the Indian Navy based here carried out its maiden night landing by Dornier aircraft at the Agatti airfield in Lakshadweep islands on Friday as part of its efforts towards round the clock maritime surveillance.
