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An overhead view of a drawing in the sand of David Attenborough at Morecambe Bay in the UK

Portrait in the sand marks Attenborough's 100th birthday

Veteran British natural historian David Attenborough, who will turn 100 on Friday, has had his likeness drawn in the sand at Morecambe Bay in England.

News Lens • 07 May

a View of the north arm of Tracy Arm, a fjord in Alaska near Juneau

2025 tsunami in Alaska fjord second-highest on record

Tracy Arm Fjord, in southeastern Alaska within the Tongass National Forest, presents a majestic vista, with a narrow sea inlet surrounded by towering granite cliffs, waterfalls and glaciers.

News Lens • 07 May

Khao Sok National Park in Cheow Lan Lake, Surat Thani, Thailand

Thailand targets 'inappropriate behaviour' by tourists

Thailand has vowed to tighten oversight of tourists' behaviour after a series of incidents involving foreigners caught having sex in public, warning they damaged the country's image.

News Lens • 06 May

New forensic leads revive Italy's Garlasco murder mystery

Nearly two decades after 26-year-old office worker Chiara Poggi was found dead in her home in the small northern town of Garlasco, a case that ⁠once seemed closed has been reopened, reviving doubts about one of Italy's most scrutinised murder investigations.

News Lens • 06 May

Visitors explore the Russian Pavilion at Giardini at the 61st International Art Exhibition

Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Resignations, boycotts and threats to cut funding, the Venice Biennale has opened to the press in turmoil over the return of Russia for the first time since the Ukraine war broke out.

News Lens • 06 May

Yoko says 'Oh no' to John Lemon beer

The old saying about lemons and lemonade has borne fruit for a French craft brewery, which was ordered by Yoko Ono to stop making its "John Lemon" beer - and has now nearly sold out thanks to the publicity.

News Lens • 05 May

Former African child soldiers taught to sew

In a classroom in Bria in the unstable eastern Central African Republic, former child soldiers were learning to sew.

News Lens • 05 May

Undated handout photo issued by the University of Southampton of an artificial island

Neolithic wooden platform found under Scottish crannog

Archaeologists have used innovative techniques to reveal the secrets of a Neolithic artificial island in a Scottish loch, discovering a large timber platform hidden beneath it.

News Lens • 04 May

Participant during a sleeping competition in South Korea

Seoul holds 'Power Nap Contest' in sleep-deprived S Korea

Hundreds of South Korean residents turned up at a park by the Han River at the invitation of Seoul city to try to do something many overworked South Koreans never get enough of - sleep.

News Lens • 02 May

a woman cooks a chapati over an open flame

India's cows offer biogas alternative to energy crunch

Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cyclinders.

News Lens • 01 May

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A

SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion

SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing its next-generation Starship rocket, according to the company's IPO registration reviewed by Reuters.

News Lens • 01 May

Participants dressed as a Samurai warriors look on before the start of the second day of the two-day Hinode Sai, or Sunrise festival

Mountaintop festival marks arrival of spring in Tokyo

A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo yesterday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit.

News Lens • 30 Apr

Last hereditary peers exit House of Lords for final time

A centuries-old element of Britain's parliament has come to an end as hereditary peers took their seats in the House of Lords for the final time.

News Lens • 30 Apr

OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma is to go into bankruptcy

Purdue Pharma sentenced ahead of bankruptcy

A US federal judge criminally sentenced OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid crisis, ahead of upcoming bankruptcy proceedings and its dissolution.

US • 29 Apr

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - JANUARY 30: Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (not seen) make statements to the press following Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was shot dead in his

Sweden to fine social media sites over 'murder adverts'

Sweden's government has said it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take down criminal gangs' 'murder adverts' within an hour or face hefty fines.

World • 29 Apr

Helpers pour water on a stranded humpback whale covered with blankets to protect the animal's skin

Germany holds breath as stranded whale sets off in barge

A special boat carrying a stranded humpback whale whose weeks-long struggle to survive has captured hearts in Germany set off for the open seas this evening in a last-ditch rescue attempt.

News Lens • 28 Apr

Police officers stand guard at the entrance of a courthouse after a gunman opened fire and wounded four people in Athens, Greece

Man, 89, arrested after four injured in Athens shootings

Greek police have arrested an 89-year-old man after two shootings wounded four people in Athens, reportedly sparked by problems with pension payments.

News Lens • 28 Apr

17th-century warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden

'Unique' 16th century wreck found off Sweden

A 16th century shipwreck providing "unique historical and archaeological information" has been discovered off Sweden's southeastern coast, officials have announced.

World • 28 Apr

A collage of one man and two women speaking a reporter

Watch: Londoners share views on UK smoking ban

A UK ban on future generations buying cigarettes will come into law this week.

News Lens • 27 Apr

An orangutan crossing a canopy bridge in northern Sumatra

Orangutan uses canopy bridge in 'world first' - NGO

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said.

News Lens • 27 Apr

A woman holds a Bank of England five pound note, featuring former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Paddington, Attenborough among UK public's banknote ideas

David Attenborough, Paddington Bear and Winston Churchill were among the most popular ideas suggested by the public for the new UK banknote designs.

Business • 27 Apr

Palestinian children play with animals at the rehabilitation space in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, founded by displaced Palestinian man Rashid Anbar, in Deir al Balah, Gaza

Gaza children find joy through support animals

Light-hearted chatter ripples through a tent in central Gaza as a boy in a wheelchair gently strokes a white rabbit and another stands entranced by a bright green bird.

News Lens • 24 Apr

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan

US soldier charged over bet on Maduro raid in Venezuela

A US special forces soldier involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 (€342,480) in an online betting market, officials said.

News Lens • 24 Apr

Phones displaying screenshots of a video from Chinese model and influencer Christine Li accusing an AI microdrama of stealing her likeness

'Clearly me' - Chinese AI drama accused of stealing faces

Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.

News Lens • 24 Apr

In the Visitor Center of the Abruzzo National Park of Civitella Alfedena you can see specimens of wolves rescued inside the park and not available for release, Italy. (Photo by: Paolo Picciotto/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Poisoning suspected as 18 wolves die in Italian park

Italian authorities are investigating the deaths ⁠of at least 18 wolves and several other wild animals found in recent days in a national park, in what conservation groups say is one of the worst attacks on wildlife in Italy.

News Lens • 23 Apr

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Portrait in the sand marks Attenborough's 100th birthday

2025 tsunami in Alaska fjord second-highest on record

Thailand targets 'inappropriate behaviour' by tourists

New forensic leads revive Italy's Garlasco murder mystery

Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Yoko says 'Oh no' to John Lemon beer

Former African child soldiers taught to sew

Neolithic wooden platform found under Scottish crannog

Seoul holds 'Power Nap Contest' in sleep-deprived S Korea

India's cows offer biogas alternative to energy crunch

SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion

Mountaintop festival marks arrival of spring in Tokyo

Last hereditary peers exit House of Lords for final time

Purdue Pharma sentenced ahead of bankruptcy

Sweden to fine social media sites over 'murder adverts'

Germany holds breath as stranded whale sets off in barge

Man, 89, arrested after four injured in Athens shootings

'Unique' 16th century wreck found off Sweden

Watch: Londoners share views on UK smoking ban

Orangutan uses canopy bridge in 'world first' - NGO

Paddington, Attenborough among UK public's banknote ideas

Gaza children find joy through support animals

US soldier charged over bet on Maduro raid in Venezuela

'Clearly me' - Chinese AI drama accused of stealing faces

Poisoning suspected as 18 wolves die in Italian park

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