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The verdant Cuña Pirú Valley is the home of the Aldea Yvytu Porá community (Credit: Megan Eaves)

The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars

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  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024

"See this path of stars?" Domingo Moreira said softly, pointing up at the sky. "In Guaraní, it is called Mborevi Rape – the road of the…

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Clark has been working as a sailor for private yacht owners in the UK and "in some nice sunny places around the world"

Saskia Clark: First Women's America's Cup is 'really exciting'

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  • Wednesday, 14 Feb, 2024

Saskia Clark, 34, from West Mersea, Essex, is a three-time Team GB Olympian.

The professional…

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Covid-19: Himachal Pradesh govt makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for tourists

Covid-19: Himachal Pradesh govt makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for tourists

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  • Wednesday, 04 Aug, 2021

A negative RT-PCR report is now mandatory for tourists travelling to Himachal Pradesh. Tourists can also show vaccine certificates to get access to the…

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Equestrian vaulting

Equestrian vaulting: Italy’s disabled riders competing in horseback gymnastics

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  • Sunday, 07 Jan, 2024

Also preparing for her moment in the spotlight is eight-year-old Beatrice, but in the tense run up to the competition, there…

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Climate change

Climate change: The villagers building 100ft ice towers

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  • Sunday, 07 Jan, 2024

The night of 5 August 2010 is still fresh in the memory of the people of Ladakh, in northern India, when it felt like a…

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Climate change

Climate change: The villagers building 100ft ice towers

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  • Sunday, 07 Jan, 2024

The night of 5 August 2010 is still fresh in the memory of the people of Ladakh, in northern India, when it felt like a…

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Black Mermaid

Black Mermaid: I was always the only black person on the boat

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  • Sunday, 07 Jan, 2024

"And there was this narrative of, 'Black people don't swim, we don't do that stuff,'" she says.

So…

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With no cities or courts, the formidable and nomadic Xiongnu kingdom sent princess emissaries to control its frontiers.

With no cities or courts, the formidable and nomadic Xiongnu kingdom sent princess emissaries to control its frontiers.

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  • Sunday, 07 Jan, 2024

he raiders came from the north. They came on horseback, the skilled bowmen shooting powerful arrows with expert precision.…

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