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The story of the champion swimmer who saved 20 people from a sinking bus

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The story of the champion swimmer who saved 20 people from a sinking bus

When a trolleybus plunged into a lake in Armenia in 1976, champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan (23) dived into the frigid water…

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The Household Surrealism of Helga Stentzel: helping people to connect with their inner child

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The Household Surrealism of Helga Stentzel: helping people to connect with their inner child

London -based visual artist Helga Stentzel’s playful images are created from common objects to make you look twice, and her style…

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Russia says it will release almost 100 orcas and belugas held in “whale jail”

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Russia says it will release almost 100 orcas and belugas held in “whale jail”

The decision to free nearly 100 whales, stuck in holding pens after being captured for the Chinese aquarium trade, coincides with…

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Russian snow leopards now protected by the ex-poachers who used to hunt them

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Russian snow leopards now protected by the ex-poachers who used to hunt them

Former hunters and locals are now providing protection for one of the key habitats of the snow leopard in Russia with…

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Russian family has saved hundreds of orphaned bear cubs

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Russian family has saved hundreds of orphaned bear cubs

Based in Bubonitsy, Russia, this groundbreaking project has become a world leader in bear rehabilitation.

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