At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh – Al Jazeera

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  1. At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh  Al Jazeera
  2. Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake  BBC
  3. Aftershock shakes Bangladesh as earthquake death toll rises to 10  Yahoo
  4. Bangladesh 5.5-magnitude earthquake – what we know so far  Al Jazeera
  5. At Least 8 Dead, More Than 450 Injured After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake  People.com
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A lot of axolotls: the amphibian-themed banknote Mexicans don’t want to spend

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Nearly 13m people are hoarding millions of dollars’ worth of the stylish 50 peso note, featuring Mexico’s cutest critter

For most of her life, Gorda was just an axolotl who lived in a museum in Mexico City – that is, until she became the star of the country’s favourite banknote.

The note, which features a depiction of Gorda as the model for Mexico’s iconic species of salamander, went into circulation in 2021, dazzling the judges of the International Bank Notes Society, who declared it the Note of the Year.

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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old Roman tomb in Budapest | Daily Sabah – Daily Sabah

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  1. Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old Roman tomb in Budapest | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
  2. 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus unearthed, revealing treasures buried with woman of "higher social status"  CBS News
  3. Today In History 1123  Yahoo
  4. Hermetically Sealed Roman Sarcophagus Discovered in Heart of Budapest  Ancient Origins
  5. Glimpse of Roman life seen from intact sarcophagus dug up in Budapest  MSN
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Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept ‘loss of our children’ – Euronews.com

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  1. Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept 'loss of our children'  Euronews.com
  2. Outcry at army chief's warning France must prepare to 'lose children' in war  BBC
  3. France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children'  France 24
  4. French army chief warns France should be 'prepared to lose children' in face of Russian threat  Le Monde.fr
  5. French general sparks uproar with warning of ‘losing children’ in potential Russia conflict  politico.eu
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Three-metre giant oarfish, ‘palace messenger’ of doom, washes up on Tasmanian beach

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The enormous, serpentine fish, regarded in Japanese folklore as a herald of disaster, usually live deep below the surface and are only sighted when sick or dying

It was a beautiful warm day in north-west Tasmania when a fish with a reputation as a harbinger of doom washed ashore.

Tony Cheesman, who lives in the seaside town of Penguin, was walking his two dogs, Ronan and Custard, along the beach at Preservation Bay on Friday morning when something silvery and surrounded by gulls grabbed his attention.

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