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Russian military helicopters fly over Moscow's Red Square

Russia stages grand WWII parade ahead of reform vote

News Lens / 24 Jun

People enjoying the heatwave at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris

Europe basks in hot weather as experts fear virus risk

News Lens / 24 Jun

The eclipse arrived on the northern hemisphere's longest day of the year - the summer solstice - when the North Pole is tilted most directly towards the Sun

'Ring of Fire' eclipse darkens sky across Africa, Asia

News Lens / 22 Jun

Katie Hopkins has been widely criticised for comments on social media

Katie Hopkins 'permanently suspended' from Twitter

News Lens / 20 Jun

Sri Lanka's multi-billion dollar tourism industry came to a halt in March due to Covid-19

Sri Lanka opens undersea museum for post-virus tourism

News Lens / 19 Jun

A US Army helicopter airlifted the 1940s-era vehicle from its spot west of the Teklanika River yesterday (Pics: Alaska National Guard)

Abandoned 'Into The Wild' bus removed by authorities

News Lens / 19 Jun

Bandaged and bruised, but expected to recover

Bear rescued from Colorado wildfire set to recover

News Lens / 19 Jun

The shop has since withdrawn the special offer

French police use pepper spray on PS4 bargain hunters

News Lens / 17 Jun

Downing Street said there were no reports of anyone being injured in the incident

Johnson involved in minor car crash in Westminster

Diego weighs about 80kg, is nearly 90cm long and 1.5m tall

Diego the tortoise retires at 100 after fathering 800

News Lens / 16 Jun

The three male cubs, now exactly 12 weeks old, were born on St Patrick's Day (image: Darragh Kane)

Three Northern cheetah cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park

News Lens / 11 Jun

Bristol City Council shared a video of the statue being removed (Pic: Twitter/Bristol City Council)

Statue of slave trader lifted out of Bristol Harbour

Image: Queensland Department of Environment and Science/Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Drones help scientists monitor turtles off barrier reef

News Lens / 11 Jun

Will Callaghan was found by a volunteer after two nights exposed to freezing temperatures

Joy as missing teen is found in Australian bushland

France, Japan and the US are among the more than half-a-dozen nations that Vilnius residents can get a taste of without leaving the Baltic city

Lithuanian capital to mimic holiday destinations

News Lens / 09 Jun

The geographic footprint of the US Covid-19 epidemic has shifted to the midwest and southeast, including Florida

Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau

News Lens / 09 Jun

Visitors welcomed the experience, describing it as 'unusual' and 'completely different'

German artists set up drive-through exhibition

News Lens / 08 Jun

Artist Mickey Docherty removes a photo used to paint a mural of George Floyd in Belfast

Belfast marks Black Lives Matter movement with mural

News Lens / 06 Jun

The mayor had the road painting done today (Pics: Michael Philip)

DC paints 'Black Lives Matter' on street to White House

News Lens / 05 Jun

A statute of King Leopold II was set on fire in Antwerp

Belgians call for removal of statues of colonial leader

News Lens / 05 Jun

'I've just reseeded that', a local told the Australian prime minister (File pic)

'Get off the grass!' - Australian PM told to move on

News Lens / 04 Jun

The 2kmfromhome website now allows users see overlapping areas where they can meet to exercise

Website shows overlapping areas where people can meet

News Lens / 03 Jun

The WHO has cited research that found Covid-19 could persist for up to 24 hours on cardboard (Stock image)

Can you catch Covid-19 from delivered packages?

News Lens / 03 Jun

The 38,000 square kilometres destroyed in 2019 made it the third most devastating year for primary forests since the scientists began tracking their decline

Rainforest area the size of Switzerland destroyed

News Lens / 02 Jun

The building's fate was the subject of a lengthy legal battle with the house's owner, which only ended last year

Hitler's birth house to be turned into police station

News Lens / 02 Jun

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