Japan enlisted the help of hundreds of volunteers to move a portion of a 360-tonne castle more than six feet back into position, inch by inch, following renovations to the structure. About 1,800 people gathered over the weekend to pull large ropes attached to the Hirosaki Castle keep in Aomori Prefecture , The Independent reported. The keep — which is a fortified tower within a castle — was moved so repairs could be completed on a wall damaged during a major earthquake. The wall has since been r
A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.
The death of country music legend Dolly Parton sent shockwaves around the world, but most notably in her beloved home state of Tennessee.
Thirty-three British citizens including a 13-year-old girl are among more than 400 travellers missing after a flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, according to Nepal’s tourism board. The sudden flood happened on the Tibetan side of the Bhote Koshi River at about 8.30am local time on Wednesday. The 33 UK citizens are among at least 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for. Alpine Eco Trek, which offers guided tours and expeditions in Nepal, said 12 British nationals on its tour across the border w
Baldoni and his former "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively have been embroiled in a yearslong legal battle.
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PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour Andy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations, causing anger among activists and Labour MPs who have long campaigned for change to the way parties are funded. The prime minister has decided not to back amendments to the elections bill, which would cap the amount a person or an organisation can give in a single donation, according to government sources.
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Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is facing backlash after declaring that the United States is "no longer" the leader of the free world and pointing instead to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the national leader putting his country "on the line for freedom." "I would say we are no longer the leaders of the free world. In fact, if anything Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the primary national leader who is putting his country’s men and women on the line for freedom," said Coons during the town hall earl
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Michelle Monaghan is making the most of another adventure in Indonesia. The 50-year-old actress shared a series of vacation photos from the tropical getaway, posing in a colorful string bikini while spending time in the clear blue water. Monaghan opened the Instagram carousel with a playful photo of herself standing thigh-deep in the sea with her arms stretched out to either side and her tongue out. JESSICA SIMPSON TURNS HEADS IN BIKINI PHOTOS FROM TRIP TO TURKS AND CAICOS She wore a multicolore
