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The Mura tribe has long had a history of resistance in the Amazon

Indigenous people vow to fight for Amazon's survival

News Lens / 6 hrs

The natural phenomenon is known as inversion

'River of clouds' passes through Swiss valley

News Lens / 5 hrs

Image: Corey Fullarton

Barge carrying sewage tank capsizes off Sydney

News Lens / 22 Aug

Image: Sinogene

Garlic the kitten paves way for cat cloning - for €32k

News Lens / 22 Aug

Image: EPCSAR

Climber saved after night at Bottomless Pit in Rockies

News Lens / 22 Aug

Image: New Zealand Parliament

Speaker holds MP's baby while chairing debate in NZ

News Lens / 21 hrs

(Courtesy: Paul Wood / Brisbane Backyard Bees)

60,000 bees removed from Brisbane woman's home

News Lens / 21 Aug

Animal protection groups have said social media users are endangering otters

Otterly irresponsible? Selfies putting otters at risk

News Lens / 22 Aug

Five things to know about Greenland

News Lens / 21 Aug

(Courtesy: Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks)

Thousands of birds dead, hurt after Montana hailstorm

News Lens / 21 Aug

A NASA satellite image from 13 August shows fires in the states of Amazonas (top C-L), Para (top R), Mato Grosso (bottom R) and Rondonia (bottom C)

Brazil's Bolsonaro blames NGOs for Amazon forest fires

News Lens / 22 Aug

The party will take place on Wijk aan Zee beach near Amsterdam - Google Maps

Dutch plan big Brexit beach party

Brexit / 20 Aug

Image: Robb Manes / @robbmanes

Gone with the Wind: Mattresses take off at cinema event

News Lens / 20 Aug

The vehicle is registered as a motorbike with a 'shell' (Courtesy: BCH Road Policing)

Roadworthy homemade car surprises traffic police

News Lens / 20 Aug

(Courtesy: IFI and British Pathé)

1924 footage shows first images of border

News Lens / 20 Aug

"I keep randomly shouting out 'broccoli' and 'cauliflower' - I think I might have florets."

Vegetable pun voted best joke at Edinburgh Fringe

News Lens / 19 Aug

Image: Andrew Hooper @homewiththehoopers and Josh Bastyr @steeringsouth

Kayakers have lucky escape as glacier collapses

News Lens / 18 Aug

Image: Straightliners Top Speed Records

Daredevil sets new cycling speed record - for men

News Lens / 18 Aug

Image: Department Of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand

Plastic kills Thailand's beloved orphaned baby dugong

News Lens / 17 Aug

The moon rises behind the Empire State Building and Hudson as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey | Image: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

News Lens / 17 Aug

Image: Volusia County Sheriff's Office

'Robber raccoon' rescued in Florida

News Lens / 17 Aug

Jakarta is one of the world's most densely populated cities

Indonesian president proposes to move capital to Borneo

News Lens / 16 Aug

'The plastic just jumped out in both its abundance and its scale' (Image:EPA-EFE/Kajetan Deja/Alfred Wegener Institut)

Scientists discover microplastics in Arctic ice

News Lens / 15 Aug

Police said the driver suffered minor injuries (Courtesy: Berlin Police Department)

Texting while driving: Police release video as warning

News Lens / 15 Aug

Researchers said 'The tail keeps balance like a pendulum'

'Tails' could help older people keep their balance

News Lens / 14 Aug

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