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Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home photos

Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home

  • Nail houses sometimes make headlines for delaying money-spinning construction projects or forcing developers to divert roads or build around shabby older homes
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Man who let snakes bite him 200 times spurs new antivenom hope

Man who let snakes bite him 200 times spurs new antivenom hope

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Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped video

Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped

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Influencer and TikToker Khaby Lame is pictured during an interview with AFP on September 18, 2024 in Milan. (AFP)

Top TikToker Khaby Lame detained by US immigration

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Pope Leo XIV faces funding challenges for cash-strapped Vatican

Pope Leo XIV faces funding challenges for cash-strapped Vatican

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A British TV art expert who sold works to a suspected Hezbollah financier is sentenced to prison

A British TV art expert who sold works to a suspected Hezbollah financier is sentenced to prison

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Five things to know about the St Catherine monastery in Egypt's Sinai

Five things to know about the St Catherine monastery in Egypt's Sinai

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A falling tree in Venice injures a dozen people, including foreign tourists

A falling tree in Venice injures a dozen people, including foreign tourists

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Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert

Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert

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Bee alert: US police warn after 250 million insects escape

Bee alert: US police warn after 250 million insects escape

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In Marseille, a shadow becomes art in Banksy’s latest street mural

In Marseille, a shadow becomes art in Banksy’s latest street mural

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Ex-assistant testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

Ex-assistant testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

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Rescued giant moths emerge from cocoons in Mexico’s sprawling capital

Rescued giant moths emerge from cocoons in Mexico’s sprawling capital

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Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
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Man who let snakes bite him 200 times spurs new antivenom hope
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